AUDIO: Ryan Seacrest Talks Ellen's Exit From American Idol
Posted on Jul 30, 2010 @ 07:40AM
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest bid a fond farewell to departing judge Ellen DeGeneres on his KIIS-FM radio station Friday, just a day after DeGeneres quit the show after only one season, saying it wasn't the right fit for her.
"I'm sad that she's not gonna be on the show, but happy for her if this is what she wants to do ... we will miss Ellen DeGeneres, we love Ellen DeGeneres, and its not like she needs to work, right?" Seacrest said in an audio excerpt we have for you right here on RadarOnline.com.
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Seacrest did not comment on reports that Idol judge Kara DioGuardio had been fired.
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In a statement put out by DeGeneres on Thursday, she said factors in her leaving included that the show wasn't the "right fit,” her work schedule was overloaded and she didn't have the mean streak needed to tell someone they couldn't cut it.
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"I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings," DeGeneres said in the statement.
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Seacrest agreed with the final assessment, saying DeGeneres "is so sweet, its so true.
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"I think that she really had a difficult time being tough on them, and certainly didn't ever want to hurt anyone's feelings,” he said. “We love Ellen, and we'll miss her."
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I bet she was fired but had it in her clause she would be allowed to publicly "quit". I dont get the lopez tyler thing. the show is awful as it is now... with no simon there will be no reason to watch
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 3:57pm
I think Mel Gibson should be the new Host !!!!!
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 2:15pm
Ellen is a Seacrest lookalike . However Ellen is a rug eater and Ryan is a pole smoker
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 1:21pm
wow #1 useless post. wtg
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 3:56pm
She's right...she never was the right fit for the job. Most of the time she came across as silly...didn't really have the knowledge she needed for the job. But I like her and she is too sweet!
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 1:08pm