Simon Cowell offered millions to stay on American Idol
Before leaving the series that made him world-famous, American Idol co-creator and ``mean'' judge Simon Cowell was offered a whopping $130 million a year by none other than Fox media mogul Rupert Murdoch, if he would stay on the show for one more year and bring The X Factor to the US, according to American Idol:
Simon Cowell announced he is leaving ``American Idol'' when his contract expires in May 2010, Reuters reported.