Paula Abdul's excellent buddy and previous American Idol wannabe Michael Johns speaks it's time for the reality show's makers to pay up.
He doesn't understand why they didn't give the ousted judge what she wanted to stay on.
"She's not asking for what [Ryan] Seacrest is getting paid," Johns told us last night at In Style editor Ariel Foxman's Summer Soiree party at the London hotel in West Hollywood. "She's asking for $20 million over three years, so I think she totally deserves that money. She's a huge reason people tune in to the show…I think Fox should pull their finger out and pay her what she deserves."
Johns said Abdul confided in him during the negotiations.
