Rosie O’Donnell predicts big success for Ellen DeGeneres as the Emmy-winning talk show host prepares to take over the fourth judge’s seat on American Idol.
“I think she’ll be very good at that show,” the outspoken comedienne, who is gearing up to host her own radio show on SIRIUS XM this fall, said during Fashion’s Night Out in New York City on Thursday evening.
In fact, Ro believes Ellen will be a better Idol judge than Paula Abdul, “who was often incoherent.”
The cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta acted completely “project” during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Friday.
All Hell broke loose after Ellen made the misstep of inquiring about the infamous wig-pulling between socialites Kim Zolciak and Sheree Whitfield on the popular Bravo reality show.
“Kim’s a habitual liar,” Whitfield said. “She was saying things personally against me, like I bounced checks.”
Kim shot back, “Who pulls someone’s hair? Real classy – at 40… I don’t care if you bounce checks all day long. Just don’t do it to people I hook you up with.”
The pair exchanged further heated words, which included Whitfield swiping at Zolciak for dating a married man and accusing her of being a hooker booker. Ellen had to step in and intervene.
When the program returned from commercial break, all five castmembers – including NeNe Leakes, Kandi Burruss and Lisa Wu Hartwell – played a game of musical chairs to Zolciak’s new single “Tardy For The Party.”
“Forever Your Girl” and Always A Lady. There’s no bad blood between former American Idol judge Paula Abdul and her replacement comedienne/daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
On Thursday, the former singing star released a statement congratulating Ellen on her new job as the fourth judge on television’s top-rated talent competition.
Is music industry novice Ellen DeGeneres ready to take over as a judge on American Idol?
On Wednesday, the talk show hostess announced that she will be taking over as the fourth judge on the FOX reality talent competition, and in a new interview with colleague Ryan Seacrest on Thursday, Ellen revealed why she’s a good fit for the show.
“I love music, period. I’ve always loved music. And i’m a huge fan of the show. I haven’t missed one show since season one,” Ellen say in responses to critics who claims she lacks the background essential to selecting an Idol champ. “The people are the ones that choose the American Idol. Ultimately it doesn’t come down to some expert in the music industry, it comes down to everybody at home that says ‘that’s the person I relate to, that’s the person that I’m going to buy music from’.”
American Idol judge Randy Jackson is reacting to the news that daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will be joining him at the judges’ table when television’s most-watched program kicks off its ninth season on FOX next year.
“[Ellen] can be the voice of the people among us,” Jackson said Fox & Friends on Thursday morning. The record producer was responding to a question of whether it was “okay” for Ellen to judge a singing competition when the comedienne has virtual no background in music. Read the rest of this entry »
On Wednesday, comedienne Ellen DeGeneres was named the new fourth judge on American Idol, replacing Paula Abdul, who quit the most-watched show in America after a salary dispute last month.
“….Getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save from not having to text my vote,” she said in the statement.
Here’s a video of Ellen’s announcement, to air on Thursday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The ninth season of the show returns to TV in January 2010.
Ellen DeGeneres is about to tickle the funny bone of millions of music lovers — the comedienne will replace “Forever Your Girl” star Paula Abdul as a judge when the 9th season of American Idol kicks off in January 2010.
Ellen says she’s thrilled to take over the seat left vacant after Abdul quit the series in the middle of a salary dispute with producers last month.
The Emmy Award-winning TV talk show host announced the news during a taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday.
“I have a big announcement to make. No one knows this. I just finally got the OK … just moments ago to announce this to you today…I am going to be the new judge on ‘American Idol,’” Ellen — who will continuing hosting her daytime series — told her audience on a show which will air on Thursday. “I’m not leaving here. Don’t worry about that. I’m going to have a day job and a night job,” she cautioned. Read the rest of this entry »
On The Ellen DeGeneres Show Wednesday, actor Antonio Banderas reveals why his wife of 15 years Melanie Griffith recently decided to re-enter rehab after six years of sober living. It had nothing to do with giving her an ultimatum or threatening to divorce her, despite tabloid reports to the contrary, he says.
“It’s not a rumor, but let me explain to you,” Antonio, 49, tells Ellen.
Bewigged, brash, and bodacious daytime newcomer Wendy Williams has devised a sneaky plot to snatch guests away from her Emmy-winning competitor Ellen DeGeneres.
The self-appointed Queen of All Media frequently found herself at the center of feuds with some of urban entertainment’s biggest names — including Diddy, Will Smith, and most notably Whitney Houston — during her more than 20 year career as a radio shock jock. Proving that her days as a mean-spirited chatterbox aren’t behind her, Wendy is reportedly courting a new battle with the beloved Ellen, as she bends the rules to snag guests away from the comedienne’s top-rated chatfest.
A message posted on the Twitter pages of Britney Spears and Ellen DeGeneres saying the Grammy-winning star and the Emmy-winning hostess had died has been blamed on elusive online hackers. Read the rest of this entry »
