"Idol" host Ryan Seacrest signs $45 million deal

I cast my vote on passing on Kara as an Idol judge. She takes up too much time, has nothing new to add, and her rambling full-of-herself comments are annoying. She fouls up an other wise very good show.

$45MIL??!! For an MC? Damn, how do I get in this business??!!

Flipping ridiculous that people in the enterainment industry make money like that.

Great to hear that show host can receive all that money, when the economy is in a sink hole. He would have returned at a MUCH lower rate, guaranteed! But they seem to think more rich to the riches. Way to put the money into the economy. Keep watching "America" you will only make THEM richer.

American Idol is one of the only shows I watch reguarly. After reading this about salaries I might have to think awhile before I watch any more

Just watching that guy's face annoys the heck out of me, so knowing that he's making that kind of money is telling me there's something wrong with the world today!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lohans sugar daddy!!! lol

That 45 million could do a lot of good for needy people all over the world. Too bad it's going towards a celeb's salary. Is it really that necessary to pay them that much??

Unreal!!!!!!!!!!people have lost their jobs all over this country and this jerk is getting 45 mil to just stand there and talk. OMG what has our country become? This big business greed is going to be the downfall of our country. God help us.

the dumbing down of america is real. look at this bs. and you people actually watch this crap?

All of you need to stop "hating" on this guy. If any of you could do the job he's doing and get paid that type of money, you would do it in a heart beat! To Ryan Seacrest I say congrats and make that money, man!

what do you expect from fox the big 3 wanna be.

the $45 million contract is with the company CKX...the CEO and Chairman is Robert F.X. Sillerman...guess what "religion" he belongs to...

That is a huge slap in the face to us hard working Americans. They are paying this guy $45 million for a stupid reality show while we all try to stay afloat. This show along with the other dumbass shows need to go off the air. There are too too many reality shows out there.

Ryan Seacrest I love, but 45 million? All I can say is WTF?

Just think after OSAMA gets thru taxing that 45 mil. he may have enough to drive to work and buy a drink with, He must be a very bad guy because anyone making over 250000. is the devil just ask that joke of a leader we have.

Totally insane. He should donate a huge percentage of that $45M to the adopted children of that couple that was murdered in Pensacola Florida. Do some good with his windfall gains...

Much of Seacrest's millions will unfortunately be used to pay medical bills. He has a severe intolerance to glutin, and for some reason Adam Lambert likes to put wheat on his pecker.

Never did watch that show, and I still won't

pretty sick how people who are qualified to work hard make maybe make about $30- $50k a year at most and Hollywood pays Seacrest $15 mil a year for little 5 minute segments. I understand he does more behind the scenes I'm sure but not $15 mil worth

Why do these people make so much money? Where does it come from? During this time of economic troubles, how to sponsors justify the ads which go to pay these judges and other executives. It all rolls downhill to us, the consumers! As much as I enjoy Idol, I am now considering boycotting. No one pays me $15 million to watch me do my job.

45 million for a no talent hack on a show that shows how stupid the people of this country are.

who the hell is this guy??????? hate hollywood and all that goes with it. If it was up to me they'd all be in the unemployment line? And if they are all in Cali. making that kinda money why the hell is that state BROKE?

This is why Hollywood should stay out of the political arena, they are not in the real world. Nothing against them but they are not Average Americans and have no idea what makes an average Americans pay check.

I didn't know dildos cost THAT much...

He needs that 45 million, to buy new knee pads and elbow pads every week. I hear he’s got quite a collection. Do you know who much chapstick coasts in Hollywood these days.

officer lindsey man 45 million

maybe now he can buy a comb,and change clothes.

costs???

The show is worthless tripe watched by the American idle. We will all pay this contract through higher priced advertised good and services.
Great.