Howard Stern tells 'American Idol' to pay up! Since Simon Cowell announced he would be leaving Fox's hit reality series "American Idol" at the end of the season, there have been rumors floating around regarding who his replacement will be. The previous rumors claiming Howard Stern would be coming on board have now become fact, however, he wants a lot more money than what the producers are offering him.

Stern recently joked on his radio program, saying "There's not a better job on the planet than judging that f--king karaoke contest. It might be possible, we'll see. They'd have to pay me a ton of dough because I already make a ton of dough."

Well, Howard Stern, if you're reading this and you did get the job on "American Idol", I'd stop watching the series. I honestly can't f--king stand you! You're ego is even bigger than that greasy hair wad of yours. Anybody who'd like to can quote me on that!