Ellen To Replace Paula On “American Idol”
Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry
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8:00AM, Thursday September 10th 2009
Fox has jut announced that they’ve found a replacement for Paula Abdul on “American Idol.” The new judge who will be sitting alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi? Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen released this statement:
“I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol. 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. Hopefully I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you. I sit at home and I watch it. … I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person. I’m going to have a day job and a night job. The times we’re living in ... we’re all doing that.”
So, Fox managed to find someone with greater STAR QUALITY than Abdul, but Ellen also has less—and it hurts to say this—of a musical background. So what do we think of this news? Will it make the show as entertaining? [DListed]
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skywalk
wrote on September 10 2009 @ 07:11 am: [report]
This doesn’t make sense she’s not in the music industry?
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on September 10 2009 @ 07:14 am: [report]
@skywalk: Yeah, but she is funny, and can dance!
JamiGirl
wrote on September 10 2009 @ 07:30 am: [report]
I’m excited. I love Ellen. She mentioned in her quote that she’ll be representing the fans, the people who will buy the records. I love her taste in music and have no problem with her representing me.
*sam*
wrote on September 10 2009 @ 07:32 am: [report]
I absolutely *hate* the show as well as the singers produced by it, but at least Ellen will make the weekly discussions around the workplace that I can’t seem to escape more amusing
PotteryGirl
wrote on September 10 2009 @ 01:55 pm: [report]
I LOVE Ellen, but…I think Victoria Beckham and Paula were both more…I hesitate to use the word “legitimate”, but as skywalk already said, both were in the music industry.