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"Ryan Seacrest may be forced to take a pay cut on American Idol.  The Fox host&amp;#039;s current contract, which pays him $15 million (\u00A39.7m) a year to appear on the musical competition, is set to expire, and Seacrest is reportedly unlikely to secure another deal of that magnitude, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s no way Fremantle and CKx (producers of American Idol) will continue to pay Ryan that kind of money when he can be replaced for $2 million to $3 million,&amp;quot; a source said.  However, another insider revealed that Seacrest has a number of options for the future, including potentially replacing Matt Lauer on NBC&amp;#039;s The Today Show. &amp;quot;NBC would love to get Ryan out of Idol because they have The Voice,&amp;quot; the source said. &amp;quot;Ryan is using it to renegotiate his deals, and NBC is looking for leverage with Lauer.&amp;quot; Seacrest was first reported to be in talks for The Today Show in early December. The 11th season of American Idol premieres on Wednesday, January 18 on Fox.  &amp;gt; American Idol judges: &amp;#039;Season 11&amp;#039;s Hollywood Week brutal, intense&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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