Hm, you know, I totally did not see this one coming. Starting January 2010, Ellen DeGeneres will be the fourth judge on “American Idol,” filling the seat left empty by Paula Abdul’s interesting departure. Ellen made the historic announcement today on her daily talk show. I guess the whole thing was really top secret ‘cause not even people in Ellen’s inner circle knew. You can really see in her face how excited she is to be joining... 

Leaving American Idol, silly, not the Psych ward – Paula Abdul will never leave kooky town. Paula Abdul’s new manager David Sonenberg says the American Idol judge is not happy with the way things are going and she just might not be back next season. “Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on Idol, I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful. I find it kind of unconscionable... 

Adam Lambert is gay. In other news, the sky is blue. Duh!! In the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert finally admits what most of us have known all along – he’s gay. “I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay,” Lambert says in the new issue of Rolling Stone, hitting newsstands this week. The flamboyant Idol singer hits our cover and bares all, talking about... 

Wanna hear a secret? And by secret I mean something we’ve all known for years and years. Ready? Paula Abdul was addicted to painkillers. Why, after all this time is she finally admitting to her drug use? Just two weeks ago she was swearing up and down to Cynthia McFadden on Nightline that she’s not an addict and has never had a problem. “No, no, no, no, no. Will not take those drugs [she said referring to prescription pain medications]... 

Sad news to report from the American Idol world tonight – Adam Cook, the oldest brother of American Idol season 7 winner David Cook, lost his battle with brain cancer at 1:00 a.m. on May 3, 2009. David Cook announced his brother’s death Sunday morning in Washington D.C. where the singer was serving as grand marshal for the 12th Annual Race for Hope 5K Walk/Run. “I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn’t... 

Joaquin Phoenix appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman last night. And by appeared I mean Joaquin Phoenix sat there being weird while Dave tried to get the actor to actually answer a question. Phoenix was at the Ed Sullivan Theater to promote his new movie “Two Lovers” but in his messy black suit and tie with a heavy beard and black sunglasses, he seemed more interested in acting like Andy Kaufman than a talented actor. Letterman,... 

I love American Idol. I love The Simpsons. Therefore, I love this: Elvis is The King. Celine Dion is frightening. This is kinda creepy, but I like it: And of course, Jack Black always rocks: Fun facts about Jack Black: His parents, who were both rocket scientists, divorced when Black was 10. Jack’s nicknames are: JB and Jables. Jack is mentioned in Bowling For Soup’s song “High School Never Ends”. Jack has had... 

Jennifer Hudson first made her mark on American Idol. Now she has joined the Hollywood elite with today’s Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Dreamgirls. Although Beyonce Knowles is “the bigger star”, it is Jennifer who has the strongest song in the movie. Congratulations Jennifer Hudson! Suck on that, Simon Cowell! Fun facts about Jennifer Hudson: Jennifer was advised to slim down on her...