Now the burning question is… what does Cowell think?

WON’T WATCH IT AGAIN!!!

This could turn out to be a “jump the shark” moment for Idol

I’m officially through with the show! Will never watch it again!!!

This is a JOKE. Why not bring in someone who is respected and proven in the music industry?

I love Ellen she will do awesome the show needed a fresh new face

This has got to be the biggest mistake Idol will ever make!

WILL NOT WATCH IT and i have never missed an episode and voted!!!!!!!!
Ya’ll are crazy….

I’m through with it,I can stand her

love Ellen, not as an idol judge doesn’t even fit right, bad move american idol. have to watch and see it will probably be the last time but O’well

My husband and I have loved the show for years. We decided that we wont watch it with Ellen as a judge. It should be someone in the music industry to criticize the talent.HUGE MISTAKE!!!!!!!

Who knows what will happen. Not a big fan of Ellen but the show is not about the judges it is about the talent. Paula was a joke anyway at least we won’t have to hear the babble that comes out of her mouth everytime she spoke or the crazy outfits she tried to promote that are 20 years too young for her.

This is the worst possible choice. She is a very annoying person. She will make a big joke of a show I haven’t miss since the beginning. Cannot watch her!!!!

Stand up and take a bow, Ellen! You are the show’s official token representative of “Gay America.” Hate to say it, Ellen, but you are Idol’s new defense against claims of bigotry against gays. Remember the last Idol where that moron with the stupid hair lost? People were saying that Idol never has had a gay winner…well, not that they knew of at the time anyway. Well, now we’re sure to have a gay winner, right? I mean we have a gay judge, so that’s a shoe-in, right? Well, let’s hope its because the jerk has talent, not because of what he/she does with his/her privates. Most of all, I’m sad for Ellen that they are using her in this way.

My family will not watch the show again either. We enjoyed the program but Ellen is not the right pick.What are u thinking Simon. Paula was a good judge and she is music business. Please Simon bring Paula back.

Wife and I are well into our 60s and have been avid fans but this woman offers nothing we are interested in and we will not be tuning in any longer… we will miss the show… sad!

I can’t think of a better person in the whole world. Ellen was guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance and she’s brilliant. Can’t wait!

I like Ellen…but think she’s the wrong pick for Idol. She goes on and on to be funny, and we need Paula or at least someone in the music industry to help us go in the right direction. May not even watch this year.

As Woody Guthrie said, Big money and nonsense–the poor (who only have something to lose) fighting for the rich. OK, maybe I’m a bit off-topic.

Simon Cowell’s Margaret Thatcher, a pretentious moron. It don’t matter what he (big daddy) thinks. What matters is what you (democracy) thinks.

Someone as lost as Ellen DeGeneres can only help the show

I am through with American Idol.
Loved Paula, hate Ellen.
I guess they have to get a gay person on every show.

i think Ellen will be a great addition to the show, she is funny. i think she will mesh very well with the judges. why everybody gotta be so critical – give the lady a chance

I don’t like this pick of Ellen at all. Don’t mind her show but for Idol NO way!!!!

“Idol” its talked about a lot in my home, but with this crazy move, we’ll have to find another “word”. So long Idol!

This has the makings to be really good or go horribly awry. I’m wishing for the best!

Ellen is going to be great. I think we all know that. Her humour and honesty will probably go a long way. I don’t see it any other way, actually.

PAULA OUT , ELLEN IN, WHO CARES, AT THE END IT’S AMERICA WHO DECIDES AND MOST OF THE TIME HAS GOTTEN IT WRONG (RUBEN, TAYLOR, FANTASIA, ALLEN)IT’S REALLY A SHAME BECAUSE THEY DISRUPT THE CONTINUITY OF THE SHOW, PAULA WAS RECOVERY FROM DRUGS NOW SHE GETS DUMPED, NO A NICE FUTURE AHEAD OF HERS, HOPE SHE FINDS HELP FOR THE DEPRESSION.

Good bye idol.
Won’t spend time with Ellen or promote her lifestyle by supporting the show. I’m sure plenty of others will embrace it, so our family is no loss.

Love Ellen’s comedic genious.
However, after seeing her as a guest judge on ‘U Think U Can Dance’, (which sucked BIG TIME by the way!)one has to wonder why the H*LL they thought she would be a good choice as a judge on AI!
It reminds of the time when Dennis Miller was brought onboard as a commentator for Monday Night Football!(That sucked Big Time, too!)
That went over as a LEADED LEAD FILLED LEAD BALLOON
Needless to say, It didn’t last!
No offense Ellen, I don’t think you’re going to last either!
Your jokes are going to get old really fast!

who cares?….oh wait, me D: lol

ELLEN IS A PERFECT FIT, SHE IS WITTY AND SPONTANIOUS, SHE REPRESENTS THE AVERAGE PERSON THAT LISTENS AND LOVES MUSIC,THATS WHAT THE SHOW NEEDED NOT A MUSIC INDUSTRY PERSON.

Thanks to the few posters here who remind us that homophobia is still around, and that there are mouth-breathers who look for a forum to express their bigotry. I’m certain that none of the advertisers who buy Idol time will miss you.

unfortunately most serious idol watchers are inbred homophobes who have shit taste in music. not all of them, but a good majority of comment posters here. its a shame, i like the show and think ellen will be good.

Ellen is a brilliant comedian and an awesome choice! I personally don’t watch American Idol, but I will definitely give it a chance just to hear her witty comments. If you’ve ever seen her stand-up, you would understand that she does in fact know a great deal about music!

On a side note, I am saddened by the high level of bigotry and ignorance found in some of these comments. So sad.

Give the lady a break. She turned her lover from gay to bi-sexual. She’s a miracle worker and she’ll work miracles on Idol. From a top rated show to the dump.

I didn’t even think about her being gay until I read these posts. Now that I think about it, I’m pretty proud of that.

BYE BYE AMERICAN IDOL NO ELLEN IN MY HOUSE

Her sexuality has nothing to do with the show. However, it has a lot to do with the ‘reasoning’ behind many of these comments. DUDES: you just can’t stand the fact that a woman has more power, money, character, and sexuality than you…AND that she could plz your woman 5 times better.
CHICKS: You can’t stand a woman being so successful, ya bitch for the rights than become you own worse hypocritical enemy.
She broke many boundaries early in her career and paid for them. But, she opened the door for many ppl after. She will rock on Idol or anything else she does…because b4 being ‘gay’ she s talented, intelligent, and funny as hell.
My hubby and I will tune into Idol for the first time since week 5 of Season 1…because of her!!!

NO MORE IDOL FOR THIS FAMILY. THE PRODUCERS REALLY HAVE THEIR HEAD UP THEIR A-S…

seriously? you will not watch idol because ellen is gay, but you will watch with paula who is HIGH most of the time…? You won’t support ellen’s lifestyle, but you will support paula’s? this makes no sense. listen to what you are all saying…and if you don’t support the “gays”, did you support clay aiken or adam lambert…or was the show tuned out during their performances?

Sad to see so many homophobics in a rolling stone blog. Can’t youz read something else? Or listen to Rush Limbaugh? Welcome to the Show Ellen!

I think its amazing that in our country, supposedly the best and most free in the world, we still have the evangelical freaks who refuse to change becuase they repress themselves. I pray for your eternally burnin’ souls.

It is the jump the shark moment for this show

Won’t watch ….All friends agree too…..SICK Choice!!! Bring Paula back DUH!!

(Hard To Do)

love, love Elen. Best. decision. ever!

I think Ellen is awsome and she is soooooo for real, we all need someone like her in our lives Her love of people and life itself means so much

I think Ellen will be fine, but I will still miss Paula, after all she was there from the beginning and did a great job!

Paula was BAD (yuck!) ! Ellen sucks too in all respects. Can somebdoy stop brining rich people as judges who know crap about music ???

At least I dont have to share the stage with MC SCAT CAT!

If ‘the people choose’ then why is a non-industry voice needed on the panel? isn’t the whole point of the judges that ‘the people’ are given expert industry opinions to consider along with their own personal reactions to the performers?

What does Ellen’s ‘lifestyle’ (whatever that even means) or sexuality have to do with her being a judge on a talent competition. Is this 1951?

Good ears and great taste are what it takes to judge American Idol. Ellen has both and I bet she’ll be a better judge than those stalwarts in the music industry. As Adam Lambert sings… a change is gonna come… and that’s Ellen’s inclusion in the next season.

Go Ellen!

she will be fine because the show is kind of a joke anyway. The other 3 judges are pretty okay, and of course Simon is intelligent, funny, and rude. So, the circus moves forward.

get ready for at least 3 seasons of lesbian chicks winning on this show.

hey, if they let me in on the action i’d vote for ‘em too!

Won’t be on my tv.

The people that moronically say they will not watch the show because of Ellen are just that …. MORONS. The show isn’t about the judges, it’s about the talent. While I know it’s not perfect, look what Idol did for Carry Underwood, Chris Daughtry and Jennifer Hudson. Paula was annoying at timnes so I just hit the “fast forward” button. I’m not a big fan of Ellen’s but who cares? Land of the free, home of the brave … pull your homophobic heads out of your bigoted asses!

This show sucks either way.

AI is (at best) virtual music for virtual people. No probing essentialists; just skating existentialists

What a GREAT choice. Finally some good entertainment with the judges. Paula was cute, but she rambled her thoughts. GO ELLEN

I love Ellen. She’s one of my favorite comedians. Ellen, being an avid fan of music, will add a fresh touch to the show. I never thought I’d watch American Idol after Adam Lambert was on it, but now I can’t wait to tune in and witness magic.

By the way: It doesn’t matter what sexuality she is, or anyone is, at all. It’s best to focus on her achievments and who she is as a person.

Much love.

i think Ellen will be awesome i just can not stand the way the people posting comments are stuck in the 50’s i have always watched AI since it started Paula has always been the one i wanted to shut the hell up she talked a bunch about nothing she was just a seat filler glad they choose Ellen that my help me love this show again

People will tune in for awhile for novelty, ‘the without Paula factor’. Then Am Idol will peter out in ratings. Alot of males watched Am Idol because of Paula -very fanciable-and alot of women watched with the interplay between her and Cowell. Result: no Paula means I reckon a drop in ratings by at least 30 to 40%. Idiots!!

I wonder how much they are paying Ellen, vs how much they offered Paula.

fuck ellen, she sucks ass and is totally overated and her lame ass dancing makes me want 2 puke…AI offically jumped the shark

I am still anxiously awaiting when they replace Randy Jackson, with a kid from a Retard Academy. No one will ever notice the difference.

fuck ellen

ellen a no-talent liberal fraud whore

Ellen is nice and a good choice but Paula was my favorite and irreplaceable. The very reason she left ~ the outrageous wage discrepancy is just another example of our unjust society. In my opinion, all start get overpaid. But for Paula to get less that Ryan or Simon is just wrong.

I love Ellen, and I’m glad she’ll be part of the show.

Some of you are really rude.

Dick Clark–the one and only–just wrote a book, Why American Idol Liberates Nobody

send ellen 2 iraq, and cut her head off!!! love George

Ellen is tragic AI mistake. She has no- absolutely zero – ability to judge music and singing competition. What she will say to talented singer except her jokes?
There is nothing about her lifestyle. SHE HAS NO ANY EXPERIENCE IN MUSIC FIELD. NEVER HAD. And she’s a judge. What a joke! Funniest joke she’s ever made. There will be no more trust
on AL judgement.AND THIS IS VERY SERIOUS.If AI wants to live longer.
Ellen must always to agree with experienced Simon, Randy and Kara, or to say something she can afford-jokes. I like- I don’t like is working on usial viewer level, not AI judge.

All businesses and shows have it’s own uperfections. That’s what it is. Why AI is adding extra unperfection- Ellen as a judge?, along with not perfect voting system, judges mistakes on vision of talent and so on.. Ellen is real and perfect unperfection.

We all know that Ellen is talented comedian. Now Ellen DeGeneres is making herself a national joke. Well , it’s her choice to be. She will loose her image, because she’s OK in her own show. But it doesn’t mean she can be everywhere. Especially AI judge. It’s not her stage.

Guys, lets chill up. Too late. Ellen sighed up as AI judge for 5 years.

AI wants to increase its rate by hiring Ellen DeGenere as AI judge
in hope to bring her fans into a

AI wants to increase its rate by hiring Ellen DeGenere as AI judge
in hope to bring her fans into a

AI wants to increase its rate by hiring Ellen DeGenere as AI judge
in hope to bring her fans into a

AI wants to increase its rate by hiring Ellen DeGenere as AI judge
in hope to bring her fans into a

AI wants to increase its rate by hiring Ellen DeGenere as AI judge
in hope to bring her fans into AI show. I read today somewhere that it wll be curiousity factor, how she will do it. But it’s temporary. Then what?

It doesn’t really matter who replaces Paula because the only musical careers generated by American Idol are those that continue the status quo of the music industry. Elvis, James Brown,Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Elton John, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, U2, Nirvana – the truly revolutionary bands would never have made it on a show like this. This show proves that talent alone is not enough, and that’s all this show is – one big talent show.

Days of AmIdol numbered now. Cowels inytense covert attempts behind the scenes to get Abdul back have seemingly failed. What next? Cowel is no idiot, he knows the Abdul-Cowel thing means big bucks. Cowel also runs a UK show the X factor- like Am Idol for ALL ages. Prediction: Cowel, Abdul and maybe Sharon Osbourne in ‘X factor USA’, next year, when Am Idol flops just too much to hold decent ratings end of this year. This maybe all planned ya know…just a thought!

Oh, sorry, the new show with paula and Simon (and maybe Randy Jackson or Sharon Osbourne) will probably be ‘Americas Got talent’…that is teh current show in UK that replaced the ‘X factor’. Whatever the name…the changes made will be a reversion ultimately. Cowel controls this all most probably!

This is probably true, from all accounts. Man, that Cowel really does control the agenda in many ways. Also Paula wants a chance at a comeback-beautiful timing eh…so when AI flops, or ‘peters out’ as you say…then the time is ripe for the change and re-package!!!
Well spotted!!!

I have watched Idol on and off since the beginning, I have always liked Paula but she has some serious dependencies she needs to work out, so she was not really doing her job to the best of her ability. I love Ellen, I think her being on the show will bring it some much needed character. She is a funny woman with a good heart–just what the show needs. Sexuality is not an issue here and should not be an issue ever.