Well, the rumor mill was right. The last seat on the judges’ panel for the upcoming The X Factor has been filled by…Paula Abdul.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Abdul just completed last-minute negotiations, perfectly in time for the show’s first pre-taped episode which starts today!
Abdul will join Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid as judges for the new show.
Pussycat Doll and former Dancing With the Stars‘ mirrorball champion Nicole Scherzinger will serve as co-host for the show, along with Steve Jones, a British TV personality.
The adorable Paula confirmed the news of her new gig herself by sending this message via her Facebook page and Tweeting the photo of herself and fellow judge Cheryl Cole below:
Paula Abdul: “Facebookers, yes yes yes I’ll be judging on X-Factor. There’s a ton of stuff going on right now, but I’ll pop in as much as I can. love you ALL & thank you for your constant, love, support, encouragement & just EVERYTHING! xoxoxoxoP”
What do you think of this line up? Do you think it’s a good idea to reunite American Idol judges Cowell and Abdul in a whole new setting?
SPOTTED: Josh Hopkins of Cougar Town at The Grove filming an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra. Despite recent rumors that Josh is dating his co-star, Courteney Cox, Josh made it very clear during the interview: He is single and looking ladies!
We were down to the Top 5 on American Idol at the beginning of the night on May 5.
Here is a LIVE RESULTS AND ELIMINATION SHOW RECAP BLOGGING (EASTERN US TIME):
SPOILER ALERT:
8:00 Dramatic recap video: “They had one night…and two chances…to win your vote…” 8:01 Judges intro. Tour Tickets on sale next Friday…60 Million Votes were cast – highest number for this season 8:03 Top 5 Group Number Happy Together 8:07 The Idols cook with Gordon Ramsey – Video 8:10 Commercial Break 8:15 Lady Antebellum performs new single, Just a Kiss 8:20 Commercial Break 8:25 Video Montage of Idols Talking About themselves 8:26 Ryan Secrest is dividing Idols in two different groups: Left Side: James Durbin Right Side: Lauren Alaina 8:29 Commercial and Jennifer Lopez to perform after 8:33 Gordon Ramsey is doing test tasting with Idols 8:37 J.LO is performing On The Floor 8:40 Commercial Break 8:44 Teaser of JLo’s next song, I’m Into You
8:46 IDOLS still divided in two groups:
Left Side: James Durbin, Haley Reinhart Right Side: Lauren Alaina, Jacob Lusk
Scotty McCreery – SAFE! Ryan Asked Scotty to go stand with group he thinks is “safe”. Scotty told Ryan, “Don’t do that to me man. I can’t do that.” Ryan then lead Scotty next to James and Haley and announced that ALL THREE ARE SAFE! Lauren and Jacob are bottom two! 8:52 Commercial Break
8:56 JACOB LUSK VOTED OFF AND ELIMINATED! COME BACK TO SEE WHO WAS VOTED OFF, ELIMINATED AND SENT HOME!
Justin Bieber is scheduled to perform two concerts in Japan later this month, one in Osaka and another in Tokyo.
But his crew is refusing to go because they’re afraid of possible cancer risks from the recent nuclear disaster. And of course, they also fear that there will be another earthquake.
TMZ reports that The Biebs’ manager, Scooter Braun, is so pissed off, he went off at the crew and told them: “Man the f**k up and do the right thing by these kids.”
But the crew is adamant against going, citing that Avril Lavigne and Slash had also canceled their Japan concerts.
TMZ reports that Hines Ward, Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver and Dancing With the Stars contestant, was a passenger in a car which was pulled over by police in Los Angeles early this morning around 2 am.
That’s not the only newsworthy part. Apparently, the owner of the car who was in the car had reported the car stolen mistakenly so once the police pulled them over, they also drew their weapons and handcuffed Ward and the woman.
The woman later said she had reported the car stolen after an incident involving a valet, then somehow forgot to call the police back and retract her report.
Once the misstep was verified, Hines was released. Here is what Hines has to say about the whole thing on his Facebook page:
“The incident in the news that involved me getting pulled over. I want everyone to know that this was a complete misunderstanding. The police were just doing their job. Apologies were made and it’s now in the past. Moving forward… Hines”
Haley Reinhart nailed her performance of The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals.
This was Haley’s second song for the night and it was the kind of performance which can catapult a contestant to stardom on American Idol.
Haley’s performance on May 2nd was so outstanding that Randy Jackson said, “The award tonight for the best performance of the night goes to Haley!”
This was a great come back for her after being less than stellar on her first song of the night, a rendition of the not-yet released You and I by Lady Gaga.
SPOTTED: Celebrity Sighting of The Day: Eva Longoria looking stunning and seen leaving in a dash outside of stylist Ken Paves Salon in West Hollywood, CA May 4, 2011.
On Wednesday (5/4) night’s American Idol, James Durbin showed us that he is a rocker–but one with a soft, tender heart.
While listening to the lyrics of Without You as performed by Harry Nillson, tears rolled down James’ face and he simply broke down. He later said he is on the show to make a better life for his family and he gets extremely sad when his family comes to briefly visit him but has to leave to allow him to work on reaching his goal and dreams.
James was again moved to tears and overcame with emotion during his live performance. Here is what the judges had to say:
Randy Jackson: “As Steven and Jennifer will attest to, this is a mark of truly a great performer. I could feel your emotion as we started, as we were watching the package, and you thinking about your family and the journey that you’re on here and I tell you man, just fighting back through the emotions, for you to give a vocal like you gave, no, it wasn’t perfect, but it was emotionally perfect…I’m telling you right now, this competition is yours to lose.” Steven Tyler: “James man, when you sing as good as you do and you can let a song get the best of you. That’s crazy time, that’s a beautiful thing. That’s as beautiful as it gets. I loved that. Pitchy at times in a strange James Durbin kinda way. Your emotions were incredible.”
Jennifer Lopez: “That’s the thing with you. Everyone knows you can sing. You’re not just the guy that can wail right into the stratosphere. You have the heart and soul to back it up. You are an artist. You are a true true artist. He’s amazing you guys. Amazing.”
