VIDEO: Kara DioGuardi 'High As A Kite' After Eating Pot Brownies At Paula Abdul's House!
Posted on May 26, 2011 @ 04:30AM - 4 comments
Take it from former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi: know what you’re getting into before you eat brownies from Paula Abdul's fridge.
The Grammy-nominated songwriter said she was staying at Abdul's L.A. home when her late night munchies inadvertently landed her in the E.R., as she didn't know the sweets she scarfed down had marijuana baked into them.
VIDEO: Kara DioGuardi Jabs At American Idol -- 'It Was Like I Broke Up The Beatles'
Posted on Apr 26, 2011 @ 10:45AM - 2 comments
Former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi took a few jabs at her old show in an interview with The Today Show on Tuesday.
The Grammy-nominated songwriter, who was on the judge’s panel in 2009 and 2010, said she thinks the show did not give her the best introduction.
"I think people were so confused ... it took viewers awhile to figure out why I was there,” DioGuardi said. “It was like I broke up the Beatles.”
'Fall Out' From Kara DioGuardi's Sexual Abuse Revelations Anger Ex-Congressman Father
Posted on Apr 22, 2011 @ 12:30PM - 2 comments
By Cliff Renfrew
Radar Staff Reporter
Kara DioGuardi’s former Congressman father Joe DioGuardi has reacted angrily to the ‘fall-out’ from shocking sexual abuse revelations his famous daughter made in her new book A Helluva A High Note.
The former American Idol judge reveals in the ‘tell-all’ that at the age of 11 a teenage family friend repeatedly molested her.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Kara DioGuardi Praises New Idol Judges: 'They Have Good Chemistry'
Posted on Apr 01, 2011 @ 05:40AM - Add a comment
Former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi has nothing, but good things, to say about her replacement Jennifer Lopez.
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We caught up with DioGuardi on Thursday in Los Angeles and she praised the new line-up, including Steven Tyler, telling RadarOnline.com: "They have good chemistry."
"They're a good mix and it's coming from their heart," she added.
VIDEO: 'Standout' Pia Toscano No Pretender On American Idol
Posted on Mar 03, 2011 @ 05:45AM - 2 comments
On Wednesday's American Idol, the second of three episodes airing this week, judges Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez checked out the dozen remaining girls, and Pia Toscano stole the show with a jarring rendition of The Pretenders' I'll Stand By You, radiating the same kind of star power Kelly Clarkson did in the show's inaugural season.
After her performance, the entire audience -- including the judges -- stood up and gave Toscano, a 22-year-old New Yorker, a standing ovation for her power ballad.
VIDEO: Steven Tyler Curses (Out Of Excitement) On American Idol
Posted on Mar 02, 2011 @ 05:54AM - Add a comment
On Tuesday's American Idol, the first of three special episodes airing this week, judges Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez checked out the dozen remaining male talents, and if you thought the eccentric Aerosmith rocker could make it through these season without letting the F-word slip, you had another thing coming.
Following James Durbin's rockin' rendition of Judas Priest's You've Got Another Thing Comin,’ an impressed Tyler yelled "F---! Holy s---!" in amazement.
VIDEO: American Idol Narrows The Field To 24; 7-Time Loser Flips Off Judges
Posted on Feb 25, 2011 @ 06:30AM - 3 comments
The stage is set -- American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez whittled the pool of contestants to 24 Thursday, indirectly ruining the birthday of Jessica Cunningham, an aspiring singer who’d hoped to make the cut.
Thursday marked Cunningham’s seventh try-out for the Fox hit, but it would not prove to be a lucky number for the Maine native.
AUDIO: J.Lo Speaks Out About Crying On American Idol: 'It Was Really Hard'
Posted on Feb 24, 2011 @ 01:00PM - 6 comments
Jennifer Lopez is no Simon Cowell.
The Jenny On The Block singer turned American Idol judge told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show Thursday that eliminating Chris Medina, the Illinois barista with a touching backstory, "was really hard" for her to do on Wednesday.
VIDEO: J.Lo Breaks Down Crying After Booting Chris Medina Off American Idol
VIDEO: J.Lo Breaks Down Crying After Booting Chris Medina Off American Idol
Posted on Feb 24, 2011 @ 05:20AM - 4 comments
Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez searched for the next American Idol in Las Vegas on Wednesday's show, where their job was to narrow the herd of 61 hopefuls down to 40, which would then be trimmed to 24 as the show returns to Hollywood and takes on its' normal weekly format.
VIDEO: Hollywood Week Kicks Off On American Idol
Posted on Feb 11, 2011 @ 04:27AM - Add a comment
The search for the next American Idol took judges Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez back to Southern California on Thursday's show, as the show's Hollywood Week kicked off from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, where the star trio had to whittle down the 327 hopefuls they approved during the show's audition phase.
Again, we saw a parade of contestants who look poised to make a good run, with the lethal combination of raw talent and a sob story to tug at the judges' heartstrings.
