Jennifer Lopez Signs $12 Million Deal To Join American Idol

Jennifer Lopez has long been rumored to be hired as one of the next American Idol judges and yesterday it was made official with a deal reportedly worth just over $12 million for one year. What has she done to prove she deserves $12 million a year to judge peoples singing talents? Let's take a look at the awards she has won:

2000 MTV VMAs - Best Dance Video for "Waiting for Tonight"
2002 MTV VMAs - Best Hip-Hop Video for "I'm Real"
2007 AMA - Favorite Latin Artist

As you can see, 2 of the awards she won were for videos in which she danced around half naked and the other was for a made up category. Favorite "Latin" artist? Are you kidding me?!? Her competition in that category was Daddy Yankee and Juan Luis Guerra.


Apparently J. Lo wanted more money as well as movie and TV deals with the signing but Fox told her to go pound sand so she accepted the $12 million. This comes after other recent reports of J. Lo acting like a bitch, specifically in her search for a new assistant. Life & Style reported that the assistant is basically a slave and lists the job description as...

"The person has to be graceful under pressure, have a thick skin, and be resourceful in foreign countries, among others things. You'll be expected to travel at a moment's notice and must know how to adjust in each city. The job is 6 days a week, at least 12 hour days with one day off, but you may not get off for weeks. You'll be on call 24/7 and you've got to be organized and always on point. You have to change diapers, work on little sleep and cook if the butler is away. You have to know when J. Lo has her snack time. She won’t say she’s hungry, you’re just expected to have food waiting." "The salary for this gig? $55,000 to $65,000."

I was actually interested in this gig up until I read that I'm supposed to know when she's hungry and have snacks ready for her. What is she, an infant? I don't want to be blamed by the American public for contributing to her already existing weight problem, especially now that they will see her on TV 12 nights a week.