New American Idol judge Ellen Degeneres dished to Ryan Seacrest this afternoon about her new gig. The lesbian comic sounds like she’s going to be playing it real safe – saying she wishes Simon Cowell wasn’t so mean, and that she really hopes America doesn’t think she stole Paula Abdul‘s job. We’re gonna need more […]
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Goodbye Paula, Hello Ellen Degeneres!
Ellen Degeneres is the new judge on American Idol. In shocking news that rocked America on Wednesday, the funny lady was handpicked by producers as the fourth judge. Says Ellen: “”Hopefully, I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you. I sit at home and I watch it, and I don’t have that […]
Remember Danny Gokey?
Me either! Well, he was that guy who rode to the semi finals of American Idol on the sympathy vote train, but then didn’t get a record deal after the show like most third place contestants do. Well, he finally got one! Danny ‘karaoke’ Gokey got a sympathy deal with RCA/19 recordings. 4 months after […]
Avril Lavigne to Judge American Idol
Avril Lavigne is expected to be the latest in a slew of celebs judges that will fill in for Paula Abdul on American Idol. The singer will sit in during one of the Los Angeles audition days. I imagine basically every audition to end with Avril saying, “Umm…yeah that was good, I guess. But I […]
Paula Abdul Enters The D List; Announces VH1 Divas Live Hosting Gig
Honestly, we expected a flashier post-Idol gig than this. Paula Abdul has announced via her Twitter that she will host the upcoming 2009 VH1 Divas Live. A gig great for Kelly Rowland or Nancy McKeon perhaps, but our Paula? Straight Up – this sucks eggs! Tweets Paula: “Hi guys! im really excited 2 announce ill […]
What Happened to Flowers and Underwear? Sex Toy Thrown at Adam Lambert Onstage
I hope if I ever become a pop star that I’m so flamboyantly Jewish people throw money at me on stage. Adam Lambert is so flamboyantly, uh, sexy, that people at his concerts throw phallic sex toys at him. In the clip below, Adam, who actually is a Jew but has other, much more apparent qualities, […]
When You Know Your Career is in the Shitter
Spotted: American Idol season 4 contestant Mikalah Gordon seriously singing karaoke at Big Wangs in Hollywood on Wednesday night. Show off.
Lambert Leaving Fans Disappointed?
Adam Lambert’s approval rating could be dropping at a rate faster than Barack Obama’s. That is with the screaming Lambert fans who have been disappointed recently after him snubbing them during post show autograph signings. Last week Lambert was forced to tweet; “Hey guys. I have gotten a few negative messages about not signing autographs. […]
NY Times On Paula And Idolgate; Co-Workers “Didn’t Want Her Back”
As more and more news about Paula Abdul‘s descent from American Idol is released, we’re starting to discover a common thread… Paula Abdul is an intense negotiator who wasn’t well liked by associates on the show! An article in today’s NY Times reveals that the “people’s host” polarized Fox associates with her constant negotiating. Some […]
Don’t Cry For Paula, American Idol
The truth is – she’s got a lot of offers comin’ in. According to the Twitter Quitter (who, it seems, has abandoned a slew of management peons to deal directly with the world through the social networking service) Miss Paula is movin’ on. Yesterday, a tweet from Idol alum Melinda Doolittle reduced the former judge […]
