Judge Judy reveals how she successfully negotiated her $47 million salary By Megan Stone
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Judge
Judy
Sheindlin is one of the highest paid television stars after negotiating an astounding $47 million salary. In a new interview, the Emmy winner revealed how she secured that high number.
Speaking with
Judge Judy wrapping with its 25th season, the 78-year-old luminary spoke about the mindset she adopted going into her big discussion.
“
The Tonight Show has had several hosts. But
I Love Lucy only had one
Lucille Ball,” the reality star explained. “So, almost 20 years ago, I told the company that I worked for this: ‘I want to be more of a partner. Don’t treat me as a paid employee. I could make this show without you. ”
Judge Judy Sheindlin Ends 25-Year Run; Talks IMDb TV s Judy Justice
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Judge Judy Sheindlin will be hanging up her
Judge Judy gavel- but she won t be gone for long (and will still be holding on to the title of being one of television s highest-paid on-air hosts). With what s looking like a 2022 premiere, Sheindlin will be returning for Amazon-owned IMDb TV s
Judy Justice, a court show format with a twist in that it will have more of an arbitration-style approach to it. And she will be very well compensated for it when she does- a matter she s always been more than fine discussing. Without giving you specifics, because that s a little unseemly, my compensation has not been a secret. It s been out there for a long time not by me, but it got out there and had its own life, Sheindlin explained to
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It’s a dumb idea. We’ve worked brilliantly in this country with the Supreme Court exactly the way it is. Changing it makes absolutely no sense to me, except politically. As vacancies become available, the next crop may represent one view and it may not. Judges very often become chameleons when they take the bench. Judge Judy Scheindlin, offering her thoughts on the possible expansion of the Supreme Court under the Biden administration. Following a 25-season run, the final episodes of Judge Judy will air sometime this year. She’ll soon begin production on Judy Justice, an arbitration-based reality show for IMDb TV.
Sheindlin, 78, admits that despite remaining at the top of her game, she is not a fan of cancel culture and is unafraid to give her unfettered opinion on the PC police
The Judge has spoken.
Judge Judy Sheindlin is striking down cancel culture and called the now-common societal practice a frightening place to be in the sense that people could be afraid of expressing their true and authentic opinions.
Despite the presence of cancel culture being prevalent in the entertainment and showbiz space, Sheindlin, 78, maintains that she will remain as brash as ever and continue to shoot people straight regardless of how others may feel about her stances. Though, she certainly has no worries about that given the fact she carries a reported net worth of some $440 million, thanks to her mega-popular show Judge Judy, which is coming to an end on CBS syndication after 25 seasons.