Fox honcho: We really value Ryan Seacrest and want to keep him on ‘Idol’

Who has the leverage between Ryan Seacrest and Fox? I’d say Seacrest. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/[email protected] At the Television Critics Association winter session (which I haven’t attended in five years), Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly said he really does want to keep Ryan Seacrest as host on “Idol.” And after the disaster over at “The X Factor,” he admitted to appreciating Seacrest’s value that much more. The Hollywood Reporter last week speculated that Seacrest has plenty of other options and Fox may be hard-pressed to pay him the $15 million they are paying him now. “It’s… >>

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