Paula Abdul won’t be hosting a reboot of Star Search after all.
Rumors have been abuzz this week that the former American Idol judge would front a revival of the popular TV talent show that originally aired between 1983 and 1985, but the deal did not go through, according to Reuters.com.
“A deadline was given and no agreement was reached. And she was offered a lot of money…It looks like we hit the end of the road with Paula.”
Abdul was reluctant to take a accept less than $5 million to host the show, and ABC was reluctant to offer her an unprecedented salary for launching an untested reality show into a marketplace filled with similar successful series.
The failed deal makes it unlikely that Star Search will return to the small screen anytime soon, since ABC’s interest in reviving the program was contingent on Paula’s participation in the show.
Paula, on the other hand, is still considered a front-runner to join best pal Simon Cowell when he launches the US version of his British hit, The X Factor, in September 2011.