Ellen DeGeneres To Replace Paula Abdul On American Idol
Fox has confirmed that Ellen DeGeneres will be replacing Paula Abdul on American Idol after the spot was vacated this summer.
“I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol,” Ellen said following the announcement. “I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save from not having to text in my vote.
I dunno - weak choice! Can't they at least get someone who is in some way, shape or form connected to the music industry?
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Paula Abdul Is Leaving American Idol
Paula Abdul announced tonight via her Twitter page that she will be peacing out from American Idol.
Paula Abdul Not Returning to "American Idol"
Paula Abdul may not return to American Idol next season. Abdul is reportedly asking for $20 million dollars to come back to the hit Fox show. A demand that has been turned down so far. The other side has supposedly presented the idea of around $10 million.
Her manager David Sonenberg is playing tough, and probably made a few network execs squirm this weekend when he told the Los Angeles Times, "Very sadly, it does not appear she's going to be back on Idol."
Sonenberg says Fox has not put a contract on the table. “I find under these circumstance particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful. I find it kind of unconscionable and certainly rude and disrespectful that they haven’t stepped up and said what they want to do,” he adds.
Paula Abdul On American Idol Singing-Im Just Here For The Music
Paula Abdul Admits Painkiller Addiction
I'm not really sure what Paula Abdul truly "revealed" in this article - but she has admitted to a painkiller addiction.
"I could have killed myself," Abdul, 46, tells Ladies' Home Journal in its June issue. "Withdrawal – it's the worst thing." Abdul says she checked herself into the La Costa Resort and Spa, in Carlsbad, Calif., last Thanksgiving to help beat her use of medication. "I was freezing cold, then sweating hot, then chattering and in so much pain, it was excruciating," she says. "But at my very core, I did not like existing the way I had been."
Call me stupid - but it looked like Paula was having the time of her life. Holla! I guess the main difference is that Paula's word slurring resembled a drunk Dog The Bounty Hunter, which should have been a dead giveaway that she was deep in Percocet Paradise.
SourcePaula Abdul Leaving American Idol?
Paula Abdul could possibly be quitting American idol after her contract is up at the end of this season. The singer denies reports that new judge Kara DioGuardi was hired to replace, but says it may be an opportunity for her to move on from Idol.
“This is my last season under contract. I love the show, I do,” she says in a new interview with Nightline host Cynthia McFadden. “I love what I do on the show and I’m loving it more this season than ever. It’s taken me a while to get comfortable in my own skin with the show.” “I don’t think anyone [can replace me]. First of all, Kara says ‘I could never replace you.’ And I said whenever there is change it’s not about replacing anybody, it’s about possibly moving on,” Abdul adds.
Abdul’s comments about leaving the show echoes those of fellow judge Simon Cowell, who also admitted he is considering leaving the show after his contract is up.
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A Scandalous 'American Idol' Tell All Book!
A scandalous new book is out called "Stage 46: The Reality of Reality Television," it was written by journalists and bloggers and is being referred to as "the American Idol tell all book!" The book gives a behind the scenes look into drug abuse, sex scandals, money laundering, unfair employment practices, and daily verbal attacks from the executives of a top rated show.
According to a source, who is friends with two former Idol employees who were both interviewed last Jan/Feb for a planned book that was to be written about the behind the scenes workings of idol based on what employees and contestants witnessed. They were both told by the author during the interviews that everything in the book would be changed just enough so Idol would not be able to sue them, but the readers would know exactly what show the book is about.
It's called Stage 46: The Reality of Reality Television. People who have read it and reviewed it on amazon.com are referring to it as the Idol book as well. The author has stated in interviews that he interviewed several former employees and contestants of a top rated reality show.
I don't know for sure if this is the book that my source's friends were interviewed for, but chances are it is. The book is very scandalous and talks about the female judge's drug use and the contestant sex scandal she was involved in, how show contestants are exploited and lied to, and gives several examples of how the show could be fixed. Also the show in the book is called "Next Singing Star" and is the number one reality show on television. So you can see there are quite a few similarities.
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