American Idol is giving me whiplash. Season 10 auditions have already started despite the fact that we still don’t know who is coming back as a judge next year.
Ryan Seacrest has two years left on his contract as host and is the only one shown on videos of Season 10 auditions. But who in the world is doing the judging?
Out of the four judges from last year, we have this scenario as of today:
Simon Cowell left in May.
Ellen DeGeneres quit Thursday.
And now, TMZ reports that Kara DioGuardi has been fired.
TMZ and a few other sources who are all quoting The Insider report that Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez have both signed on as brand new judges on American Idol.
That would leave Randy Jackson who so far seems to have survived the judges’ panel shakeup that Fox had promised earlier this week.
I don’t know if the Kara, J Lo, Tyler rumors are true, but, someone please buy me a neck brace either way because I can’t take all of this jerking around. I tell you though, if J Lo and Steven Tyler in fact appear on the judging panel once all the rumor dust settles, I will be the first to crown Fox and Idol executives with the “Best Save” award of the decade for having raised the fast-sinking Titanic!
Brilliant moves.
But they kept Randy?
Kara never was a good fit for Idol. I am sad to see Ellen go but JLO would be a great addition.
“But they kept Randy”,,HAHAHAHAHAH!
They had to keep my dog, yo. Y’know, Keepin’ It Real, dog. And it’s a shame Kara is gone. She was candy for my eyes. :-p
I like Ellen, but J-Lo will have more industry experience. My husband will enjoy seeing her every week! Steven should be interesting!