Social media users went off on the two judges for their verbal attacks before the channel that carries its version of the popular reality television show fired them. (CNN) — If you thought Simon Cowell was mean, wait till you hear what this judging duo had to say on New Zealand’s spinoff of […]
*Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban were officially announced today as judges for season 13 of “American Idol.” It’s the first time in the show’s history that the panel consists entirely of singers — like NBC’s “The Voice.” Lopez returns after a two-season run as judge in 2011 and 2012 that was […]
*“American Idol” is considering former contestants to fill out the vacant spots on the judging panel next season, according to a new report by Vulture. Although both Fox and the companies that produce the show have yet to comment, sources tell Vulture that Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson have both been approached, and that Adam […]
After a season full of feuds, drama and outrageous outfits, Nicki Minaj is stepping down as an “American Idol” judge. “It’s safe to say she isn’t coming back to ‘Idol,'” an insider reportedly told Us Weekly, adding that she would be shifting her focus back to her music career. “She’s OK with it. She had […]
Okay, I, admittedly, haven’t been a (loyal) American Idol viewer since the adroit Carrie Underwood went all the way during season four. I actually cried and cheered when Idol almni Fantasia Barrino, Ruben Studdard, and inaugural winner, Kelly Clarkson, snagged their respective crowns on one of television’s longest-running and most successful talent competitions. My interest […]
*The Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey feud flared up again this week. A day after getting into an argument with Carey on “American Idol,” Minaj tweeted a series of insults at her fellow judge, referencing a recent report that said “Idol” producers considered replacing Carey with Jennifer Lopez. On Wednesday’s “Idol,” Minaj disagreed with Carey’s critique of […]
The judges haven’t been interacting with one another that much at all this season on “American Idol.” Perhaps that’s because when they do, things get contentious as they did this week when Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey disagreed on a critique. It all went down after Kree Harrison’s performance when Nicki said she didn’t agree […]
Tuesday may have been an elimination night on “Dancing with the Stars,” but the focus was again on the feud between D.L. Hughley and judge Len Goodman. Hughley took Goodman to task while speaking with CNN after Monday night’s show, accusing the Brit of being a “coward and a bully” for continuing to criticize his Monday […]
Another season of “Dancing With the Stars” came with another terrible first-episode performance. It seems that there is always someone who just bombs completely in the first episode of a new cycle. That dubious honor went to D.L. Hughley for the latest season. And the judges didn’t mince words with him. “That was ya-ya-ya-ya-yikes!” Carrie […]