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As if it were possible -- Ellen DeGeneres told a few paps yesterday she's going to be mean on "American Idol."
That would be like Simon, well, being nice.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, American Idol, Ellen DeGeneres
Victoria Beckham has landed and is ready for her closeup ... as a temp judge on "American Idol."
With Paula Abdul off "Idol" -- for now -- the former Spice Girl arrived in Denver on Friday just in time for the start of the show's auditions.
If anyone can help crush the hopes and dreams of thousands of wannabe singers ... it's Victoria.
Filed under: TV, American Idol, Becks & Posh
Paula Abdul is pissed off that Ryan Seacrest is a very rich man, our "American Idol" spies say.
Abdul isn't angry at Ryan personally for his new $45 million, 3-year deal, but she's bent out of shape at producers that she's making minimum "Idol" wage -- we're told between $2 and $3 mil a year.
Our spies say producers want Paula back for sure, but she's now doing the Hollywood thing of pretending like she'll walk.
Here's the fun part. Auditions for the next season start on August 6. We're told there are already plans to start the auditions without her if they don't have a deal.
As for what Paula wants -- we're told somewhere between 2 and 3 times what she's making now. Here's our guess -- $4.5 a year ... a lot better than the $5,000 a week she pulled in for season one.
Filed under: TV, American Idol
Just because several million more people like one over the other, it doesn't mean "American Idol" champ Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert can't enjoy a meal together.
After appearing on "Larry King Live" together, the pair hit up a local Poquito Mas with some friends.
So, who picks up the tab -- the guy Simon wanted to win or the guy America wanted to win?
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, American Idol, Adam Lambert
The American Idol Finale was filled with huge stars, huge moments -- and thanks to Bikini Girl, huge ... 
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Big mishap at the "American Idol" rehearsal.
You know the staircase Ryan Seacrest walks down at the beginning of the show? Well it's supposed to retract as he walks but it retracted too soon, badly hurting the stage manager.
Debbie Williams was following Ryan down the stairs when the mishap occurred. She tried holding on but couldn't and fell down the stairs.
Williams suffered what we're told is a "nasty gash" on her leg and was taken to the hospital.
We don't know of any other injuries. But someone who was there says he heard an explosion of glass and there was "debris and glass ...there was panicking and pushing and screaming and Ryan tried to calm people down" as the studio was cleared.
Pretty ironic ... Simon Cowell was on "Ellen" today talking about the staircase that "almost killed Ryan's career this year...."
Story developing...
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Paula Abdul usually does a good job embarrassing herself on her own, but last night she had some help -- from a dude who told her he'd be picking up some "diarrhea medicine" for her on the way home. 
That's what friends are for.
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Once again, our TMZ mole has successfully infiltrated the set of "American Idol", where the first twelve contestants were rehearsing for tonight's live performance.
The big scoop: Two wannabes are busting out Aretha Franklin jams -- it's on!!! No word if they're rocking an over-sized hat to match.
According to our mole, Anoop had to restart his song 4-5 times because the band kept messing up. Danny Gokey was the best (the crowd loved him) and Casey Carlson was the worst, with a "Sarah Palin-esque type performance full of winks and poses."
Here's the final rundown for tonight's ep:
Jackie Tohn: "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley
Ricky Braddy: "A Song For You" by Leon Russell
Alexis Grace: "I Never Loved a Man" by Aretha Franklin
Brent Keith: "Hicktown" by Jason Aldean
Casey Carlson: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by the Police
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: TV, American Idol, Exclusives
It seems as though you can count on every group of fresh-faced "American Idol" finalists to harbor at least a few hardened criminals. But surprisingly, it looks like only one of this year's Top 36 has spent time in the slammer.
Jessica Langseth, a singer from Minneapolis, was busted a few years back on DUI. She pled guilty, spent four days in jail and was put on probation for two years -- more than enough time to master the art of bare-knuckled combat. Jessica's probation was cut short and she officially became a free woman last December.
Let's just hope there aren't any sharpened toothbrushes lying around the set. You know, for Simon's sake.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, American Idol, Exclusives
Kelly Clarkson is officially crawling back to people that made her who she is ... by reselling out and hitting up an "Idol" event at, of all places, Disney World.
In the greatest gathering of minds since the creation of NATO, sources say Clarkson -- who has dissed "A.I." and Clive Davis in the past -- is joining the other six winners (and a slew of losers) from the show for the debut of the "American Idol Experience" at Disney World in Orlando tonight.
The "A.I." experience is a 365-day-a-year dream-crushing extravaganza for all the wannabe singers at the park -- not including the employees forced to sing "It's A Small World" by the bathrooms at the Kilimanjaro Safari.
Filed under: Music, American Idol
TMZ has learned Top 36 "American Idol" contestant Joanna Pacitti was forced to pull out from the show because of ties to an A.I. exec.
Last night Joanna made the cut, but this morning "American Idol's" website revealed this: "It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition."
So what the hell does that mean? Glad you asked: Joanna's former manager at Geffen (yeah, she had a record deal) is now a big wig at 19 Entertainment (which produces "Idol"). It's unclear how that went unnoticed for five months, but we're told producers demanded her resignation yesterday. We're told Joanna refused to do it.
"American Idol" told us "No comment." Felicia Barton took her spot.
Filed under: TV, American Idol, Exclusives
"American Idol" hit up the Big Apple and Puerto Rico last night. Hilarity ensued ...
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"American Idol" went to the hometown of David Archuleta in hopes of finding another #2.
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"American Idol" blew over the sunshine state like hurricane Andrew, leaving nothing but a few soggy singers.
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Kentucky gave "Idol" a taste of its local talent last night. Colonel Sanders is rolling in his grave.
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