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American Idol has scored another guest judge! The very musically-talented Kristen Chenoweth is the latest to join the show! You may remember Kristin from Pushing Daisies, and from playing Glinda in the Broadway show Wicked. And now she’ll be on one of the most popular shows on television!

She’s currently in Orlando shooting the auditions there. She wrote a message on her Twitter, saying, “In Orlando so excited to see great talent tomorrow.”
What do Kelly Clarkson and the Jonas Brothers have in common besides singing?? They’ve all been tapped as the next guest judges for American Idol!

The original Idol winner and all three Jonas Brothers will reportedly sit in the open judge’s seat left empty by Paula Abdul.

A source tells Pop Tarts, “At this stage it doesn’t look like Paula [Abdul] will be replaced by one person. The celebrity...
Another next guest judge has been brought in to fill in on American Idol until the producers find a replacement for Paula Abdul. According to E!, Shania Twain will be taking the hot seat for two days, helping out Simon, Randy, and Kara with the Chicago auditions this week.

Shania joins Victoria Beckham, Katy Perry, and Mary J. Blige as the known short list of substitutes on the first season without Paula. The rumors Jessica Simpson...
Victoria Beckham was originally only supposed to be on American Idol as a guest judge, but as of now, we’ll be seeing her on at least two episodes now!

Posh sat in for the Denver auditions last week, and yesterday she arrived in Boston for callbacks! Ryan Seacrest producer Natalie Eshaya was on the same plane to Boston, and tweeted about seeing Posh, saying, “Hmmm victoria beckham on our flight to boston....hmmm! We are going...
Paula Abdul may be officially out, but we’ll have at least three more seasons of Simon Cowell. The infamous judge will remain on American Idol for the time being, thanks to a pretty hefty contract.

After this past season, Cowell had hinted about leaving the show because his contract was up. That prompted Fox to begin negotiations with him to stay for at least three more.

Idol’s parent company CKX was in charge...
The Queen may be heading to the judges’ table! According to a new report, Queen Latifah has been approached to be fill Paula Abdul’s spot on the show.

Access Hollywood says she’s just one of a long list of celebrities being considered for the coveted position.

Latifah’s rep couldn’t be reached for comment. One rumor we can squash, however, is the J. Lo one. Media Take Out had reported she was in active negotiations for...
We still don’t know if Paula Abdul will be returning to Idol, but Kara DioGuardi is all set to come back!

Sources tell E!, "Her deal is done. There are no ifs, ands or buts. Done. She will be back."

So now we have Randy, Simon, and Kara, but still no Paula! It would be like breaking up the band if a contract isn’t worked out for her!

According to Kara’s...
A New Jersey man has been arrested in connection with the death of past American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen. 23-year old Daniel Bark has been arrested for an alleged hit-and-run that occurred Friday night in Seaside, New Jersey. He remains on $35,000 bail.

According to the New York Daily News, Bark was taken into custody yesterday on charges of being the cause of Cohen’s death by reckless driving, and for leaving the scene of an accident.