Randy Jackson The Last Judge Standing – Kara Dioguardi ‘Fired’ From American Idol

This is beginning to look like a shakedown. The TV news circuit is overflowing with reports of American Idol’s latest offing. First, Ellen Degeneres announced she was voluntarily bowing out of the show – never a great fit for Ellen anyways – and now comes word that American Idol brass are not picking up Kara [...]
Ellen Degeneres Out of American Idol

This is not nearly as surprising as the news that she would be a judge to begin with. Ellen Degeneres has bowed out of American Idol and will not be appearing on the upcoming season. So no Simon, no Ellen. Looks like American Idol is due for a major face lift. Would this be an [...]
Ellen DeGeneres welcomes Wanda Sykes, ‘American Idol’s’ Jason Castro

Fresh off some excellent jokes on “Idol Gives Back,” Wanda Sykes joins “American Idol” judge Ellen DeGeneres on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
Sykes compliments DeGeneres on the great job she’s doing so far and then picks Crystal as her favorite. “She is something special … in a different class from everybody else.” Sykes also says [...]
‘American Idol’ Carrie Underwood on ‘Ellen’: ‘So honored’ to be in ‘Idol Gives Back’

Carrie Underwood stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to hand out two tickets to “Idol Gives Back” to an audience member.
Carrie shows off her ginormous yellow diamond engagement ring, but says that the wedding planning is going to be pretty laid back.
“We’re trying to keep it as small as possible,” she tells current “Idol” [...]
‘American Idol’s’ Kimberley Locke: Judges are ‘the foundation of the show’

Kimberley Locke’s new single “Strobelight” debuts Tuesday, April 6 but she’s still found time to check in with “American Idol” this season. She tells Zap2it what she thinks of the judges since her days on the show.
Kimberley on Kara DioGuardi:Kara has grown on me. In the beginning, I wasn’t so sure how I felt about [...]
Ellen DeGeneres: Now in comic book form

Comedian, Emmy-winning talk show host, “American Idol” judge: Ellen DeGeneres already has a pretty extensive resume.
Now you can add “comic book heroine” to the list.
DeGeneres is the late
‘American Idol’s’ Paige Miles on ‘Ellen’: ‘These are my farewell pats’

Paige Miles tells Ellen DeGeneres she had a feeling she was going home because host Ryan Seacrest kept giving her “farewell pats.”
Paige Miles performed “Living for the City” on Sunday, March 28th at the Universal City Walk in Orlando as part of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s” trip to Florida.
Ellen asks her how she kind of [...]
‘American Idol’: Alex Lambert sings ‘Let Me Love You’ on ‘Ellen’

Ellen DeGeneres has been reunited with her ripened banana.
“American Idol” Top 24 contestant Alex Lambert stopped by the “Idol” judge’s talk show to tape the special St. Patrick’s Day episode airing Wednesday (March 17).
It’s all really sweet: How he admits to horrible stage fright and how his mom made him audition.
And then Alex broke out [...]
‘American Idol’: Kara DioGuardi hedges her bets on ‘The Tonight Show’

“American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi was a guest on “The Tonight Show” Monday (March 15), but try as he might, host Jay Leno couldn’t get her to say who her favorite contestant is.
“There are a bunch of them,” she tells Leno in the clip below. “I was kind of shocked by Lilly [Scott] leaving. She [...]
‘American Idol’s’ Kimberly Caldwell makes ‘Mess of You’ on ‘Ellen’

“American Idol” season two alum Kimberly Caldwell stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Tuesday, March 9 to promote her debut album “Without Regret.”
She sang “Mess of You,” looking totally hot in all black with her signature platinum locks. Her husky alto voice sounds great on this rocker chick song.
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