Following last year’s continued ratings slump, American Idol is experiencing more shake-ups than J-Lo’s booty in last week’s earthquake.
Apparently Simon Cowell is miserable working on the show, so he’s being paid a TON to stay. If it weren’t for the paycheck and Cowell had his druthers, he’d quit, take time off and bring his UK hit X-Factor (the show that discovered singing sensation Leona Lewis) to America.
While the show believes they can’t lose Cowell, they were willing to throw a few other Idol veterans overboard.
Despite reports that executive producer Nigel Lythgoe quit, the truth is, according to one very well-placed source, he was fired, along with another executive producer and the director, both of whom had been with the show since its inception — a decision that came as a huge surprise for everyone. That’s a pretty brutal way to try to keep the show relevant.
Expect to see some major changes as the new season of Idol returns to Fox in January 2009.
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Roda Monroe refused to go on american idol
Roda Monroe really should have considered going on american idol. I would have loved that.
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i personally think that simon should quit or be fired, and randy and paula should remain on the show as the remaining two judges for the upcoming season. i don't like simon at all-he's too negative!!! i would be much happier if he quit and never came back!
that is juicy and saucey!
No one does DRAMA and CELEBRITIES like those Brits!
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