Letting go of the American Idol experience can be tough for any contestant who tried but failed to make it. It seems to be even harder for Idol judges cut loose from the show (or did she quit?). Kara DioGuardi is now hard at work writing her memoirs for the two years she sat alongside [...]

Remember in July when I told you Fox had Kara DioGuardi fired from American Idol 2011? Then a few weeks ago Kara tried to spin it that she had quit American Idol? Yeah, well the word has officially come down from Fox that DioGuardi is now Dio-Gone-i: After spending two seasons as one of reality [...]

Did Kara quit or was she fired from American Idol 2011? Just a month ago we were told that Kara DioGuardi had been let go by producers at nearly the same time that Ellen DeGeneres had backed out of her two-year contract. Now a source has told E! that it was Kara’s idea not to [...]

Wow, the punches just keep landing this week for the American Idol 2011 judges! After learning last night that Ellen had quit from her 2-year contract after just the first season it’s now being said that Kara DioGuardi has been fired from Idol! I’m hoping that means they’ll bring just 2 new judges in, not [...]

In Tuesday night’s episode of American Idol, Shania Twain will join our panel of judges in Chicago and hopefully bring some much needed compassion to the table. Mary J left me with a bad taste in my mouth and Victoria’s only contribution was telling Simon off for rolling his eyes. Shania could actually be the person [...]

Love her or hate her, Kara DioGuardi, the 4th judge on the panel, is returning for American Idol 2010. Likewise, Simon and Ryan Seacrest have been confirmed for returning in 2010 with massive paychecks. Paula Abdul’s return to American Idol remains uncertain and perhaps unlikely as her demands for a pay raise have gone unanswered. [...]

American Idol 2009‘s new judge, Kara DioGuardi, didn’t take kindly to Paula Abdul‘s comments yesterday that having a fourth judge, “doesn’t work.” DioGuardi expressed her disappoint over the harsh words: “Paula has a right to her opinions, but I was disappointed by her comments, and hurt that she did not address them to me in [...]

More Paula Abdul news today and this one is even better. In an interview with OK Magazine Abdul doesn’t mince her words when it comes to describing new Idol judge, Kara DioGuardi: Paula Abdul isn’t too keen on the addition of fourth judge Kara DioGuardi to “American Idol” this season. It’s nothing personal, she says [...]