"Idol" Exec to Rosie: We're Not Weightist, Look at Randy!

If Rosie O'Donnell was looking for a new Donald Trump, she's found him.
Nigel bashes Rosie on KISS FM
Adding more fuel to TV's newest burning rivalry, "American Idol" executive producer, Nigel Lythgoe, phoned into "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" this morning, and dragged Randy Jackson's plus-size stature into the raging dawgfight.

During the call, Lythgoe called Rosie "utterly crazy" for accusing "Idol" of being racist and "weightest," saying "look at our past contestants, Ruben for instance, Randy Jackson himself ... these are not small people!" That's gotta make Randy feel good.

Lythgoe added, "Once you get into a situation where you can have a view and then put it on television ... that comes with responsibility and that responsibility is you think before you open your mouth."

Your move, Ro.



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16. I can’t wait to read that Rosie is finally dead! The world will be a better place without that big fat pile of sh*t! I really hate her! She’s just a female Andy Dick (I need attention).

If you don’t like Antonella then don’t vote for her. It’s your choice. I’d to see her stay. I hope that Antonella and Sabrina stay till the end.

Posted at 11:48AM on Mar 8th 2007 by MrMike

17. That Rosie is crazier than a shithouse rat




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Posted at 11:51AM on Mar 8th 2007 by Happyjoe

18. Rose is paid BIG BUCKS to give her opinion on The View - that's her job. It's said that Barbara Walters, not Rosie, will be given the boot, for one reason, she is getting too old. I like both of them okay and enjoy hearing their opinions, whether I agree or not.

Remember tho, that's what she is SUPPOSED to do for The View, give opinions and cause folks to get riled up.

Posted at 11:53AM on Mar 8th 2007 by MyOpinion

19. nigel is fug. if what rosie is saying about american idol is false, why is nigel wasting his breath talking about it? everyone involved should STFU because this is boring. yawn.

Posted at 12:02PM on Mar 8th 2007 by winoforever

20. So now American Idol THINKS it's the only one on tv that gets to have a "view". Sounds like they can dish it out but can't take it.

Posted at 12:51PM on Mar 8th 2007 by tammie

21. Haven't like Nigel since the 2nd season of So You Think You Can Dance. He's a ratings whore just like all the rest of them.

I don't think he's being racist on AI, but I DO think he's being a weightist. Get real, Nigel and don't try to deflect things by using Randy as an example. You & your show are happy to have fat men, but God forbid a fat woman comes on. Doesn't matter if she can sing or not. You want the skinny, hot lookingt babes and it doesn't matter if they sing or not, just as long as they can get you ratings.

OBTW, when are you going to admit you have a problem with the way votes are cast and DO something about it???? HUH????? AI is a HUGH joke because of this problem.

Posted at 1:13PM on Mar 8th 2007 by pepsipup

22. Rosie talks so much trash about everyone else, she needs to look at her fat A** and stay out of people's business. She really get on my nerves. I can't stand her.

Posted at 1:24PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Lids

23. Trust teh British to serve it back to Rosie...Go IDOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 2:01PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Miapocca

24. Rosie needs to put in a stray jacket...........
If you can find one big enough.

Posted at 2:38PM on Mar 8th 2007 by Lydia

25. Big Mouth Ro I can't wait till she's off the VIEW. Most everyone could care less what her opinion is anymore. Who is she anyway? What makes her an expert on anything? She just has a BIG MOUTH! With a foot in it! Take a cruise ro

Posted at 2:56PM on Mar 8th 2007 by ad

26. Latest that I read about Rosie is that she is on antidepressants........since Columbine. Something that TMZ has not reported yet...and I am suprised! I admit Columbine was something that went terribly wong. But now we know the real reason Rosie is the way she is, A DEPRESSED INDIVIDUAL!

Onto her latest issue,

Idol being racist, I think that is a stupid remark. I do believe that Antonella should have been taken off the show when word got around about her photos. Frenchie was booted off for the same thing. Antonella cannot sing and just because she is pretty dosen't mean she should still be on the show.

Posted at 5:49PM on Mar 8th 2007 by grapeape73

27. I agree with said article, the REAL LOSER is the guy who posted the photos... Then Ro, she is the loser on this one also! she should clean up her own act!

Posted at 3:18PM on Mar 8th 2007 by ------->ad

28. Rosie is always trying to start controversy. She is not very happy with her life and always looking for a way to make herself feel better by starting trouble. I know what going on with idol isn't fair but maybe the producers want to let America decide this time if she should go.

Posted at 5:16PM on Mar 8th 2007 by one up

29. I rather think I prefer Star over Rosie...

Posted at 5:57PM on Mar 8th 2007 by M

30. The difference between Frenchie and Antonella is not weight or race. Think back...it wasn't even the fact tha the photos were nude--remember all parties acknowledge that she volunteered the information prior to being selected for the show. The problem was that the website on which she posed (meaning the company that cut her the check) was being investigated for promoting child porn because some of their pictures contained underage girls. So 'Idol' essentially had a contestant who was previously employed by alleged child pornographers. Even though Frenchie was not aware of that, it certainly did not fit in with the 'Idol' image. And when you associate with scum, you can expect to get dirty.
I am not a fan of Antonella...she can't sing. But I have looked at all of the pictures and it seems clear as day to me that the ones in which she is blowing that guy are not her. Her breast shape is totally different than that person but even more convincing are the ears. Ears are as unique as fingerprints and the ears on Antonella could not be more different than the girl in the porn shots--antonella has very round ears and the girl in the sex pics has very long ears. And I actually just Googled it and the pictures come from a porn site and there are TONS of pics of the same girl doing the same sorts of things and it is clear that it is not Antonella--someone just took a couple of the pics that are at an angle that they resemble Antonella. The rest of Antonella's pics are just private pictures of her goofing off with her friends that some ass decided to leak. She didn't make any money from them and never expected them to be public.
That is the difference.

Posted at 2:52AM on Mar 9th 2007 by lost_grrl

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