Simon Cowell offered $144 million to extend his American Idol judging contract

Simon Cowell gets an offer he possibly couldn't refuse!

I guess it pays to be obnoxious.

The American Idol producers are hoping that their Brit judge Simon Cowell will stay with a $144 million pay package.

This figure dwarfs the reported $36 million Simon is said to make last year.

His contract ends next May 2010.

The figure was reportedly leaked, the source unknown.

The show makes about $900 million a year, so they could afford to part with the offer I reckon.

But I guess this will probably makes the other judges sit up and go WHAT, their probable next move is likely to ask for more money themselves.