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ELLEN DEGENERES BEGGED AMERICAN IDOL PRODUCERS NOT TO FIRE HER!

ELLEN DeGeneres begged the producers of American Idol not to fire her — according to a new report. As previously reported on ShowbizSpy.com, although Ellen claimed she left the show on her own accord, producers actually told her she was wasn’t wanted. Insiders say Ellen was desperate to…read more

ELLEN DEGENERES WAS FIRED BY AMERICAN IDOL BOSSES — CLAIM!

ELLEN DeGeneres didn’t leave American Idol on her own accord — she was fired, according to a new report. American tabloid the National Enquirer says the chat show host — who recently announced that she’s leaving the FOX TV talent series — wasn’t popular with Idol executives, so…read more

PORTIA DE ROSSI TAKING WIFE ELLEN DEGENERES’ LAST NAME!

PORTIA de Rossi is planning to become Portia DeGeneres. The former Ally McBeal star — who married chat show host Ellen DeGeneres in August 2008 — has filed a petition to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres. She filed the papers in L.A. County Superior…read more

Simon Cowell Respects Ellen DeGeneres

SIMON Cowell has “huge respect” for Ellen DeGeneres. The music mogul says he admires DeGeneres’ decision to quit American Idol after just one season. “As I got to know Ellen, I grew to really, really like her,” said Cowell, who left Idol at the end of its most…read more

ELLEN DEGENERES QUITS AMERICAN IDOL!

ELLEN DeGeneres is bowing out of American Idol! “A couple months ago, I let FOX and the American Idol producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” Ellen said in a statement Thursday. “I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and…read more

Ellen DeGeneres to Dish The Dirt on Anne Heche Romance?

ELLEN DeGeneres is set to dish the dirt on her romance with Anne Heche in a new tell-all memoir. According to American tabloid the National Enquirer, the lesbian TV talk show host — who recently inked a publishing deal for a new book — will tell the world…read more

Ellen DeGeneres Vows to be Tougher on Next Year’s Idol

ELLEN DeGeneres has vowed to be more mean when she returns to the American Idol judges’ panel next year. The chat show host — who replaced Paula Abdul on the smash hit TV talent show — says she’ll be a “little hard” on the wannabe singers. “Your first…read more

American Idol Judges Brace Themselves For Blood Bath!

HIT TV show American Idol is due for shakeup — and no one’s safe, insiders say! Bosses are desperate to revive the once red-hot TV talent series when Simon Cowell leaves at the end of its current season and sources say the remaining judges – Randy Jackson, Kara…read more

Ellen DeGeneres Knows Who She Wants as Simon Cowell’s Replacement

ELLEN DeGeneres knows who she’d like to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol — but she isn’t saying! “I have people I would like,” Ellen told US TV show Extra. “But I’m not gonna tell you.” Simon, 50, leaves the show at the end of Idol‘s current season…read more

Ellen DeGeneres on The Verge of a Breakdown?

ELLEN DeGeneres is on the verge of a breakdown, insiders say. The 52-year-old star is said to be struggling with the demands of being an American Idol judge and hosting her own TV program, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We fear she’s headed for a total breakdown,” a source…read more