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Ellen Degeneres is the newest kid on the American Idol block, and she wants to make sure she doesn't make any enemies.

She talked with Ryan Seacrest this morning on his radio show and told him, "I'm not going to be mean. I hate it when Simon's that mean."

Ellen, being the sweetheart she is, is also very concerned with how Paula Abdul is dealing with the news. She told Ryan, "I hope Paula's OK with it. I don't...
Congrats to Ellen Degeneres, who will soon be dancing her way into the fourth judge's seat on American Idol! Fox announced on Wednesday that Ellen will join Simon, Randy and Kara for the ninth season of the hit show.

So what's going to happen with her Emmy award winning talk show? She's going to have "a day job and a night job," she says. "The times we're living in," she joked, "we're all doing that."

"Hopefully, I'm the people's point of...
Rob Pattinson became an overnight sensation, and he is still trying to cope with his fame.

After just one big movie the entire world knew who he was and not only did they recognized him, they fell in love with him.

He admits that fame made him "really paranoid" but he realized that he will just have to "accept it".

Pattinson explained: "I was getting really paranoid. But then I realized that if tomorrow I say, 'OK, I've had enough...
This whole time we’ve been thinking that Paula Abdul ended up leaving American Idol because of a contract dispute. But in a new interview with TV Guide, the former Idol judge says there was much more involved in her ultimate decision.

Paula says her decision to leave wasn’t just a fight about her paycheck. She tells them, “I had to stand on my principle. I’m going to miss the experience of watching young talent evolve into a place where they...
Don't expect to see Paula Abdul back on American Idol, because the negotiations are reportedly over.

A ton of celebrities including Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Joe Jonas and Kelly Clarkson have already agreed to join Idol as guest judges this season, but will that fill Paula's void?

Paula's manager David Sonenberg says there are "no discussions whatsoever about Idol" and Paula returning. And Paula twittered to confirm the news herself. She tweeted on Tuesday night, "with sadness in my heart,...
Victoria Beckham was so desperate to impress everyone as a guest judge on American Idol, she hired someone to help her with "facial expressions" before appearing on the show.

A source said: "Victoria knows she has a very thick British accent and is sometimes misunderstood in America. She wanted to come across the best she could on 'American Idol', so she took some private lessons on how to properly pronounce words and how to make appropriate facial expressions.

"Victoria is...
Paula Abdul wasn't kidding when she said she had "other offers" on the table. ABC has already come forward and said they would "love" to have Paula join their hit show Dancing with the Stars.

“Absolutely. I would love that,” ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson told reporters at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena on Saturday. “I was a little stunned by the decision, and we would love to have her on Dancing.”

McPherson added she'd be welcomed...
Hollyscoop is on Idol overload this week! After news broke that Paula Abdul was leaving the show, we got word that Victoria Beckham would be a guest judge on the new season.

While American Idol execs try to figure out who they'll replace Paula with permanently, Victoria says she's "beyond excited" at the idea of being on the show, even if it's just for one episode.

“I am beyond excited. When I got the phone call, I just couldn’t believe...