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Ellen Talks Idol to ET

02/04/2010- by Natasia Langfelder It was surprising to everyone when FOX announced that Ellen DeGeneres would be filling the vacant judging spot left by Paula Abdul. It was however, a genius move. America loves Ellen. She gave an interview to Entertainment Tonight about her upcoming appearances as a judge on American Idol. She says about the show:

“I had one idea of Simon when I came in, and it’s changed. He’s actually meaner than I thought. … It’s hard to listen to him tell people things and me not to go, ‘You poor thing!…I’m getting good at delivering bad news, myself, but I’m trying to do it in a tender way. … I hate hurting people’s feelings, so that, I think, is the hardest part…I think we have good people … I’m going to fight very, very hard to keep the people that I believe in, so that we have a wide variety … somebody for everybody, I hope.”

Ellen’s statement is in line with her personality, there is no way she is going to bring the bitter bite that Simon Cowell brings when it comes to judgingthe contestants. Ellen makes her debut as a judge on the February 9 episode of the show. Simon will exit the show at the end of this season. I’ve never watched American Idol, but I’ve been watching this season so I will know what to expect when Ellen is on the show. Will you be watching Ellen on American Idol?

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