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Pop diva Mariah Carey has been paid the  queenly sum of $17 million to be a judge on “American Idol” the  same amount Jennifer Lopez sought to stay on another year, an individual close  to the negotiations told TheWrap.

The insider said the $17 million made her the highest-paid judge on a  television singing competition, a claim that could not immediately be  confirmed.

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