Hopefully there’s just a part of Abdul who’s glad that the show has been able to progress to the point where the producers understand the worth of the talent they have on the judging panel, and are willing to pay up to keep them around, especially when Perry and co-hosts Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie have careers they have to put on hold for a bit to stick around the judges table.
Considering how relatively low Paula Abdul’s salary was for American Idol during what was, arguably, the heyday of the show, Andy Cohen is right that she’s got a good attitude about Katy Perry making so much for the same job.