Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Ellen Replaces Paula on American Idol

In a press release from Fox and the producers of the show, it was announced today that Ellen Degeneres will be the new fourth judge on this season's American Idol. Degeneres, who describes herself as a longtime fan of the show, will replace Paula Abdul who left the show after a salary dispute.

There have been several guest judges that will lead up to Ellen's debut as the permanent judge for this season and perhaps beyond. In case you missed it, here is a list of the guest judges this season:

Neil Patrick Harris

Katy Perry

Mary J. Blige

Shania Twain

Kristin Chenoweth

Joe Jonas

Victoria Beckham

Avril Lavigne

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am not a fan of her at all. What are they thinking? Uggh.

AMW said...

I adore Ellen. While she's hilarious, I hope she'll be able to provide productive feedback to the contestants. I have a feeling she could over-do it with the one-liners and steal the lime light. But maybe she'll reign it in for the show...

AMW

Anonymous said...

I don't think this is a good idea. She is funny but not right for the show.

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