Mia Michaels did a Paula Abdul and announced she is leaving SYTYCD via Twitter.
I AM OFFICIALLY AN ADORING FAN OF SYTYCD….THANK U FOR 5 WONDERFUL YRS
TO CREATE MOMENTS AND MOVEMENT FOR THE WORLD TO SHARE WITH ME WAS A GIFT…..
THANKS SYTYCD AND LOOK FORWARD TO WHATS AHEAD FOR ME…LOOKOUT WORLD!!!!!
I wonder if like Paula, her departure is over contract negotiations gone bad. Was she mad that Adam Shankman got the third judging slot over her? Did she think she needed more money because she got one Emmy and several noms? Did she want to do a dance a week? I doubt she will talk, but now that Nigel Lythgoe confirmed the news to Watch with Kristin I am sure he will at some point explain why she left the show. Although he says she is welcome back anytime she wants.
I personally don’t mind her being off the show. I hated when she was on the judging table because she said weird sh!t that didn’t make any sense or she was just bitchy. Yes, she did some great dances, but so have a lot of the choreographers. Change is good and now that we are on to season 6 it is much needed.
Simon Cowell is in talks with Fox to bring his show X-Factor to the US according to The Hollywood Reporter. Simon’s American Idol contract is up this year and part of what they say he is negoitiating with Fox is not only that he would stay on Idol for 2 years, but that they would also add X-Factor to the lineup. The reality show mogul would make a rumored $50 million a season each for both shows. (I’m sorry, but WTF does someone need to earn $100 million a season for? And I do mean him too. No one in the world is worth that amount of money.) Now back to X-Factor, THR is also reporting that Paula Abdul is a candidate to Judge the show if Fox picks it up. Oh wait dealing with Paula again might be the reason why he is asking for that much money!
Yesterday it was announced that Ellen DeGeneres would be the fourth Judge on American Idol which means that Paula Abdul is officially out of work. So last on The Late Late Show, Craig Ferguson demonstrated what could be her next TV job. Craig really does a good Paula, looks like he had to go back to the days he wrote about in his book American on Purpose that is out on September 22nd to really transform in to her. Make sure to watch it all the way through because the last one is the best!
And since you know he live, he was too busy prepping for the show that goes on 3 hours after the announcement to mention that Ellen is the new Judge! LOL! Seriously what awesome timing was that skit, since you know it was live!
BTW tonight on CBS’s Late Late Show at 12:35a he has on Kate Beckinsale!
Ellen DeGeneres announced on her site that she will be replacing Paula Abdul on American Idol when the season starts up in January. At this point I am just taking it all in, so you guys tell me how you feel about it and that will me decide if this is a good or bad thing. I do know one person who won’t be happy with the news…Paula Abdul…
UPDATE: Fox confirmed the news on the American Idol site.
UPDATE 2: Ellen DeGeneres did an interview with Ryan Seacrest today and in it she talks about her new job. She says that she will not be mean, which has me nervous. She also said that it might’ve come about after she appeared on SYTYCD as a judge over the summer and that has me even more nervous. Her time on that show was just a bunch of cheesy one-liners with out adding any substance to the show and I really hope that is not all her camera time on AI will be.
Days before they started the audition rounds for season 9 of American Idol, Paula Abdul quit the show. Fox was left scrambling to find someone to replace her, so they decided why go with one person when you can test out several others. So far they have announced or used people like Victoria Beckham, Shania Twain, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Joe Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris and Kristin Chenoweth to fill in for Paula; and today EW is reporting that Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne will be sitting in on the LA auditions. I know that Katy Perry was already announced, but I still feel she is a one album wonder and what gives her credentials to judge the future American Idol. And when it comes to Avril Lavigne, does she have enough to say to make her appearance watchable? Has she ever done an interesting interview?
When you look at the last few names like Neil Patrick Harris, Kristin Chenoweth and Avril Lavigne, it is almost like Fox and American Idol will take anybody who says yes. I feel for the people trying to fill Paula Abdul’s seat because it is looks they are scrapping the bottom of the barrel. I am afraid to think who else they will get.
Seriously if they keep it up with these names, I am not sure I will be watching the American Idol auditions when the show comes back in January. And for some reason, I don’t think I will be the only one.
