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Apparently, it does pay to be cruel. American Idol meanie Simon Cowell will earn a reported $1 million to return for a second season of Fox's reality phenom. Cowell is the first Idol judge to sign up for the upcoming sequel, although fellow pundits Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson are expected back as well. For a preview of tonight's two-hour finale, click here.
Apparently, it does pay to be cruel. American Idol meanie Simon Cowell will earn a reported $1 million to return for a second season of Fox's reality phenom. Cowell is the first Idol judge to sign up for the upcoming sequel, although fellow pundits Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson are expected back as well. For a preview of tonight's two-hour finale, click here.