American Idol will have set of new judges next season, with the exception of Randy Jackson. Yesterday Ellen Degeneres quit from the show, saying the show was not for her. Today there are reports that Kara DioGuardi has been fired from the show. As you may know, Simon Cowell also quit the show a few months back so he could start his own competing show called X-Factor, which is already a successful show in the UK for a few years.
Ellen said: “A couple months ago, I let Fox and the `American Idol’ producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” The comedian-talk show host said she realized that while she “loved discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings.”
Simon Cowell reacted to Ellen’s departure as follows Ellen said: “A couple months ago, I let Fox and the `American Idol’ producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” The comedian-talk show host said she realized that while she “loved discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings.”
Ryan Seacrest posted on his Twitter page “Spoke with ellen d tonight aka @theellenshow. I will miss her on Idol. She’s one of the kindest and most talented people in Hollywood,”
It is rumored that the new judges in the next season will be lead singer of Aerosmith “Steven Tyler” and Jennifer Lopez. The show will be going back to 3-judge format.
