Did 'American Idol' Spend Too Much on Katy Perry?
by EG
She’s worth it! Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of FremantleMedia North America, which produces American Idol, defended Katy Perry’s reported $25 million salary to be a judge on the reboot.
She claimed to The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published on Thursday, August 3, that American Idol’s production costs are on par with other similar shows — even with Perry’s staggering salary.
"The show is not more expensive than its competitors in the genre. If other networks can make it work on similar properties, then there's no reason why ABC couldn’t,” she said. "This notion that the show [costs] a lot more than any other is completely untrue. We know that because we've made other shows in other genres. ABC wouldn't order something that didn't work for them financially.”
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