Simon Cowell - Simon Cowell Tripling Jessie J's Salary For X Factor Move?

26 March 2012
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Simon Cowell Tripling Jessie J's Salary For X Factor Move?

Simon Cowell is plotting to poach Jessie J from new Bbc show 'The Voice' in a sensational deal that would triple her current salary of 200,000. Cowell's show Britain's Got Talent clashes with the new singing show, and the music mogul is keen to dispose of the competition by stealing its biggest star, reports the People newspaper.

Cowell, 52, said of Jessie J, "I love that girl. She's one of the best things to come out of British music in years. I want to snap her up". He is reportedly ready to up her wages to 600,000, though instead of joining rival show Britain's Got Talent, Cowell plans to install Jessie J as a key judge in the next season of The X Factor. Though the move will be played down by Bbc bosses, the pop singer has starred on Cowell's show before as a part-time mentor with Tulisa Contostavlos. A source said, "He thinks Jessie is a huge star.He wants her and he will do anything to make sure she is his.He knows it could be a tough battle but it is one that he is determined to win". A source from the Bbc said, "She is a brilliant person to draw in a younger audience and the Bbc won't take kindly to Simon trying to nick her. She was a brilliant coup for The Voice so Simon had better keep his hands off".

Cowell has a history of poaching Bbc stars for his own shows - he left rival TV bosses fuming after stealing Alesha Dixon from Strictly Come Dancing to be a judge on Britain's Got Talent.


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