Ellen DeGeneres Quits After One Season On American Idol
Posted on Jul 30, 2010 @ 07:10AM
Simon Cowell has gone and so too has Ellen DeGeneres.
The television talk show queen is leaving American Idol after one season as judge on the hit Fox TV singing contest, RadarOnline.com has confirmed.
Read FOX's Official News Release On Ellen Quitting Idol
She just took to Twitter and confirmed: "Dim the lights...I've voted myself off American Idol."
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In a statement, DeGeneres said she advised producers of the show that she didn't feel the show was the "right fit for me".
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"I told them I wouldn't leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next," she said.
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"It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for.
"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.
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"I loved the experience working on "Idol" and I am very grateful for the year I had. I am a huge fan of the show and will continue to be."
Peter Rice, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Networks Group, paid tribute to DeGeneres.
"We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of IDOL," he said.
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"We were fortunate to receive the humor, energy and love for talent that she brought to the show."
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I thought Ellen did pretty good on Idol. She looked very tired all the time. I'm glad she quit though. After all she has many other projects going on. Her show, her dog food company, and she just started a record company called Eleven Eleven.
Posted Sat, 07/31/2010 - 3:35pm
they dont need two new judges, they need 1 really good one, that will cost Simon and Ellens salary to get on board!
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 1:22pm
Who was responsible for hiring this rug eater in the first place? Could never figure out why they wanted her to be a judge in the first place. The producers of Idol have ruined the concept of this show. BYE BYE IDOL
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 12:17pm
The show has run it's course. If they continue, I bet this will be the last year. NO ONE can take Simon's place. Ellen was a mistake from the get-go and it showed.
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:36am
Bring it on Chris Isaak!
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 5:05am
Simon was the smart one. He just lost interest when his sparring partner Paula left & he made it clear he wasn't happy about it. It was the judges that made the show a hit & when they broke up what worked that pretty much ended it.
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 2:03am
I honestly believe that Simon knew the show had run its course so he got out before it gets cancelled and with now it needing two new judges and with the tour failing I'm betting this will be the last season if it gets that far.
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 2:04am
Get rid of Kara and hire Neil Patrick Harris, Queen Latifah, and Victoria Beckham. AI would get the spark back with this crew!!!
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 1:10am
Ellen never should have been on this show! Nice that she realized the producer's mistake in placing her on it and left herself. This was simply a ridiculous fit.
Posted Thu, 07/29/2010 - 11:03pm
Sorry, but without Simon AI has just lost it's appeal. Love Ellen on her show, but she was never right for this one.
Posted Thu, 07/29/2010 - 8:42pm