The Voice coaches gig takes up less time than a spot on the American Idol judges panel. There’s no traveling around the country to audition hopefuls for one thing–The Voice is cast by show producers. Maybe that’s why Jennifer Lopez was angling for a spot on the new singing show, according to the New York Post.
According to sources, J.Lo — who’s recently been in hot water for making millions from privately singing for dictators and despots — offered her services to the NBC show as a guest star for its season finale. The answer was, “No thanks.”
“She made a formal offer to be on the show,” said an insider. “They said no to that.”
An NBC rep said it was due to scheduling issues.
However, our source added that J.Lo was further angling to be one of the “Voice” mentors, which was also shot down. “She also submitted herself to have a recurring role,” the source said. “When you submit yourself to be a performer, the show can see how [the fans] and ratings react to your episode. But, they said no to both.”
Aw. Poor Jlo. Left without a TV gig to goose her career. Maybe American Idol will take her back as a judge for Season 13.
