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Over the summer months, Paula Abdul shocked the world when she announced via her twitter that she wouldn’t be returning to American Idol to judge another season. Apparently the powers that be at the series weren’t willing to pay her the money she wanted to continue on. Simon Cowell even tried to push for her to be brought back in, but a search was made instead for a new fourth judge. We saw many join the other three in cities around the US as the contestants for this year’s competition.

Now we know who will join them at the judge’s table when the series returns in January. The powers that be have chosen Ellen Degeneres as the new judge for American Idol. She will sit at the table with Simon, Randy and Kara. Fans of her talk show don’t have to worry though. That isn’t going away at all! She plans to do both during those months. We will have to wait and see what happens and how well she is able to handle both jobs. American Idol is a full time job all its own.

Ellen looks to be there to stay though. She has signed a five year contract with American Idol, and she will start with the series in November. What do you think of this decision? Was Ellen the right choice for American Idol?

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