Katy Perry will be taking home a massive $25 million paycheck for American Idol, according to a new report. Executives at ABC, which won a bidding war this month to bring back the reality competition, wanted to secure a big-name personality for the show ahead of last week's upfront presentations. "Katy had all the leverage. If ABC ended up announcing the show without a judge, they'd be screwed," a source familiar with the situation claims. The producers behind American Idol previously tried to bring Perry on as a judge in 2012, when the series was still on Fox, but Perry turned down a $20 million offer. She was officially announced as the first judge for ABC's version of Idol early last week. They originally tried to enlist Kelly Clarkson, but she joined The Voice instead.