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Ellen DeGeneres Named
Paula Abdul’s Replacement
On Fox's AMERICAN IDOL!!

I am – Hercules!!

Comedian and talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres will replace departed pop vocalist Paula Abdul as the fourth judge on “American Idol.” She’ll join fellow judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi when the show resumes in January.

DeGeneres is contracted to continue her daytime chat show until 2014.

Guest judges during the show’s Abdul-free summer auditions have included Neil Patrick Harris, Kristin Chenoweth, Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry, Shania Twain, Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige and Joe Jonas.

Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here.




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Count of hands
by DanielPlainviewOnVacationInBos ton
Sep 10th, 2009
12:24:33 AM
But, in regards to the story
by DanielPlainviewOnVacationInBos ton
Sep 10th, 2009
12:25:29 AM
Well, at least she's coherent.
by lockesbrokenleg
Sep 10th, 2009
12:29:29 AM
No more AI
by butbadger
Sep 10th, 2009
12:31:28 AM
DanielPlainviewOnVacationInBos ton
by codymr
Sep 10th, 2009
12:39:52 AM
damn...
by codymr
Sep 10th, 2009
12:41:49 AM
That's Gay
by thefofo
Sep 10th, 2009
12:52:18 AM
So many gays on TV
by lockesbrokenleg
Sep 10th, 2009
12:54:53 AM
Dumbest move ever
by Jinxo
Sep 10th, 2009
01:00:35 AM
Portia De Rossi is hawwwwwt!
by nj13guy
Sep 10th, 2009
01:01:24 AM
Wow - finally, they have a judge on AI with the MOST musical exp
by geeko2000
Sep 10th, 2009
01:04:11 AM
erience!! Thank you!! Ugh.
by geeko2000
Sep 10th, 2009
01:04:53 AM
Eh, could make the show funnier.
by mistergreen
Sep 10th, 2009
01:05:00 AM
lockesbrokenleg: How many gays on TV? I can count on my Hands.
by mistergreen
Sep 10th, 2009
01:07:03 AM
Here's what's fucked up
by Mr Spork
Sep 10th, 2009
01:21:33 AM
Lol, I was just kidding, jeesh
by lockesbrokenleg
Sep 10th, 2009
01:25:53 AM
huh?
by Shakes
Sep 10th, 2009
01:28:50 AM
and
by Shakes
Sep 10th, 2009
01:30:37 AM
I love it.
by ParagonComplex
Sep 10th, 2009
01:33:30 AM
I thought this site was about cool news.
by Charger
Sep 10th, 2009
01:34:18 AM
DeGeneres is blander than Jay Leno
by BoRock_A_Boomer
Sep 10th, 2009
01:42:08 AM
Where's the Glee talkback?
by lockesbrokenleg
Sep 10th, 2009
02:08:44 AM
Ellen seems nice
by Dr. Butthole
Sep 10th, 2009
02:32:05 AM
Glad I don't watch it.
by Banditmania
Sep 10th, 2009
02:36:49 AM
If they wanted spectacular ratings
by Xiphos_2
Sep 10th, 2009
02:42:01 AM
Should have chosen Jennifer Lopez
by Mr. Profit
Sep 10th, 2009
03:12:50 AM
we could have had NPH? damn....
by smackfu
Sep 10th, 2009
03:13:42 AM
BLANDNESS INCARNATE + NO MUSIC EXPERIENCE
by Mullah Omar
Sep 10th, 2009
03:18:38 AM
OH GOD PLEASE NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
by UMAGA
Sep 10th, 2009
03:38:42 AM
WOW!!!
by Scumcock
Sep 10th, 2009
04:29:05 AM
Getting her to judge singing is like
by DrunkyMcLush
Sep 10th, 2009
04:34:59 AM
Don't think she will be a strong fit.
by BurnedNotice_Dude
Sep 10th, 2009
05:25:53 AM
HA I Posted This One Last Night, Herc
by My_IQ_is_135
Sep 10th, 2009
05:46:56 AM
THERE IS A GOD!!!!
by Karl Childers
Sep 10th, 2009
05:48:59 AM
As if there weren't enough reasons to NOT watch...
by Cletus Van Damme
Sep 10th, 2009
08:21:00 AM
Wait, so her contract for her talk show goes to 2014?
by JettL93
Sep 10th, 2009
09:06:23 AM
Makes more sense than Kirstie Alley joining the show
by Big Jim
Sep 10th, 2009
09:37:26 AM
So off the wall
by RosebudsStarfish
Sep 10th, 2009
09:40:14 AM
Paula Abdul
by johnnyangel
Sep 10th, 2009
09:43:36 AM
Snarky bitch needed
by johnnyangel
Sep 10th, 2009
09:44:45 AM
WHY NOT THE "WEAKEST LINK" CHICK?
by Mullah Omar
Sep 10th, 2009
10:02:19 AM
What are her qualifications for judging a singing contest?
by Royston Lodge
Sep 10th, 2009
10:48:26 AM
Belinda Carlisle would've been perfect
by jonsnow
Sep 10th, 2009
10:53:02 AM
Agree fire Kara
by jonsnow
Sep 10th, 2009
10:58:35 AM
Kristin Chenoweth
by palewook
Sep 10th, 2009
11:25:03 AM
They should replace Paula Abdul with...
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Sep 10th, 2009
12:01:40 PM
I don't think Whoopie has an orientation...
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Sep 10th, 2009
12:03:20 PM
"Get off the stage, Motherfucker!" - Samuel L. Jackson.
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Sep 10th, 2009
12:23:04 PM
That'd actually be my new fav show.
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Sep 10th, 2009
12:23:34 PM
He'd refer to Simon Cowell as "Ringo."
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Sep 10th, 2009
12:25:47 PM
They already knew not a single straight guy was watching
by SnowDogs
Sep 10th, 2009
12:33:19 PM
HERC is officially gayer than Ellen Degenerate
by Stabby
Sep 10th, 2009
12:42:54 PM
Ellen Degenerate stole her act from Bob Newhart!
by Stabby
Sep 10th, 2009
12:46:03 PM
They should have got that dude whose dating Lindsay
by Stabby
Sep 10th, 2009
12:46:58 PM
I'm just puking in my mouth thinking about Ellen doing
by Stabby
Sep 10th, 2009
12:49:26 PM
mistergreen, you must be Shiva
by Stabby
Sep 10th, 2009
01:02:12 PM
Don't do it Ellen!
by felwithe
Sep 10th, 2009
01:42:53 PM
If every episode features an Ellen meltdown
by Stabby
Sep 10th, 2009
01:47:58 PM
REGIS WAS ROBBED
by lockesbrokenleg
Sep 10th, 2009
02:08:45 PM
Glee's S1ep1 was not as snappy as the Pilot
by mistergreen
Sep 10th, 2009
02:26:49 PM
Stabby: Name them
by mistergreen
Sep 10th, 2009
02:28:57 PM
Hmm
by ToshiroShimura
Sep 10th, 2009
03:47:53 PM
Ok, mistergreen, here's 11, more than can fit on your hands
by Stabby
Sep 10th, 2009
03:49:22 PM
American Idol is dung.
by DarthCorleone
Sep 10th, 2009
03:58:52 PM
mistergreen: In addition to Stabby's list
by onenil
Sep 10th, 2009
05:33:35 PM
none of those are on TV
by Adelai Niska
Sep 10th, 2009
06:23:23 PM
anderson cooper is gay?
by soup74
Sep 10th, 2009
08:45:03 PM
Randy Yo Dawg Gay as a French Horn
by lockesbrokenleg
Sep 11th, 2009
02:10:41 AM
Ellen couldn't lick Kurt Sutter's balls
by Dead Snoopy
Sep 11th, 2009
03:29:26 AM
lockesbrokenleg (Glee threadjacking)
by TrueLies
Sep 11th, 2009
09:47:56 AM
because American Idol wasn't gay enough already
by Muki
Sep 11th, 2009
11:59:10 AM
She'll bring the "layman's touch." Meh.
by AnnoyYou
Sep 11th, 2009
12:28:32 PM
and thus, the shark has been jumped
by v1cious
Sep 11th, 2009
02:03:43 PM
Girls like Glee, men think it sucks. The End.
by lockesbrokenleg
Sep 11th, 2009
02:32:00 PM
all that and a bag of chips
by tgmee
Sep 12th, 2009
01:32:40 AM
Idol has officially jumped the shark
by Rene_Belloq_12inch_Figure
Sep 12th, 2009
09:55:12 AM
I heard Ellen can suck her own dick.
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Sep 12th, 2009
08:09:42 PM

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