American Idol Doesn't Want Jennifer Lopez to Leave
American Idol's executive producer wants Jennifer Lopez for the next season amid speculation that the singer and actress will leave the show.
"We want her back. I want her back," Nigel Lythgoe told celebrities' site TMZ.
"I know how much she loves doing the show and how much she cares for the kids," he said.
"It's a business. She has to weigh everything. I know she's gotten lots of offers to do movies and other things," he added.
Lopez told Ellen DeGeneres this week that she wasn't sure about renewing her contract as a judge on American Idol.
E! News reported that sources close to Lopez said she was "just too busy" and was thinking about leaving.
"Now this is my second year - I don't know if I can go for a third year. I miss doing other things. It really does lock you down, which was nice the first year with the babies being three, but now they're getting more mobile, they're about to go into school ... So I just don't know," Lopez told DeGeneres on Tuesday.
Lopez topped Forbes Celebrity 100 list as the most powerful celebrity in the world today.
