Simon Cowell turned down $130 million deal

By now, everyone knows that Simon Cowell isn't returning to American Idol. However not many people knew how much money FOX offered Cowell to stay for a tenth season and beyond.

Simon Cowell mirroredIn a new book titled American Idol: The Untold Story, author Richard Rushfield spills the magic beans and lets the world know that Cowell was offered a cool $130 million to remain an Idol judge (via USA Today). Cowell turned that amount of money down and probably would have turned down any amount because he already US NEWS PAPER

Simon Cowell turned down $130 million deal