Finally, American Idol is playing it smart. After Simon stated he was going to leave, we just found out that Ellen slid out now too. Ellen stated that she could no longer do the show because of scheduling conflicts and that she could not be mean to contestants. In all reality it was probably her scheduling, I mean she is the most famous person on that panel. She was hilarious and kept the show alive too.

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who became a full-time judge on the show during its ninth season, is bowing out of the series, PEOPLE has learned.

“A couple months ago, I let FOX and the American Idol producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” she says in a statement. “I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for.”

DeGeneres adds, “I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings. I loved the experience working on Idol and I am very grateful for the year I had, I am a huge fan of the show and will continue to be.”
In the same statement, Idol creator and executive producer Simon Fuller says, “I loved Ellen’s passion for the artists and her nurturing skills. She brought honesty and optimism to our judging panel and I will miss her greatly.”

Peter Rice, the FOX entertainment chairman, says, “We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of Idol. We were fortunate to receive the humor, energy and love for talent that she brought to the show.”

A longtime fan of Idol, DeGeneres signed on to replace Paula Abdul after Abdul Tweeted about her departure in August 2009. “I’m going to have a day job and a night job,” DeGeneres said at the time. “This is exciting for me.”

In January, Cowell announced he was leaving to concentrate on bringing his U.K. hit The X Factor to the U.S

Now here is the great part. American Idol has decided since Simon and Ellen are gone, maybe we should just start all over. So, they kick Kara DioGuardi’s ass out of there. Kara did not volunteer to leave like Ellen, her ass was fired. Kara was by far the worse and annoying judge on the show. The show is now returning with just three judges.

So who is going to judge? Well American Idol finally realized that maybe, just maybe we should put some people who have singing talent and know what they are doing in the judges panel. So who do they get. Jennifer Lopez and the one and only Steven Tyler. Yes, Aerosmith front man himself.

Deadline Hollywood reported:

We’ve just learned the backstory of how Ellen DeGeneres bowed out of American Idol and who will be the new judge taking her place. It’s Jennifer Lopez, whose singing and acting career has been on the skids after her recent movie failed at the box office in the spring and she was dropped by her record company Sony Music Epic Records this past winter. We hear her manager Benny Medina (whom she once fired) orchestrated the meeting with the American Idol producers a month ago, and negotiations have been ongoing ever since. We’ve learned a deal was closed earlier this week under the utmost secrecy. Today’s news came shortly after Nigel Lythgoe returned to Idol as an executive producer. He has vowed to shake up the show’s team of judges in the wake of the departure of Simon Cowell, publicly stating that he always thought a panel of three and not 4 made the most sense.

Still to be decided is who will replace Simon Cowell. Everyone associated with the show wants Elton John, but we hear he’s asking for too much money and has too many touring commitments he can’t get out of.

2ND UPDATE: Tonight, unconfirmed reports say Idol has offered Cowell’s judge seat to Steven Tyler. 3RD UPDATE: And another unconfirmed report claimed judge Kara DioGuardi has been fired to bring the panel count down to just 3, not 4.

As for Ellen Degeneres, we’re told she wanted off the show two months ago and complained that Idol producers “couldn’t control Cowell”, one insider tells us. Least of all Cecile Frot-Coutaz, the CEO of FremantleMedia North America. “Cecile is doing X Factor with Simon, so she’s in his back pocket.” DeGeneres and her reps went in to to see Fox Broadcasting’s Entertainment Chairman Peter Rice and Alternative TV President Mike Darnell and asked to be let out of the year left on her contract. “She’s not comfortable. She’s not happy. It’s not been fun,” Fox was told. But Rice and Darnell responded that, with Cowell leaving, “We can’t let you out now because it would be bad for our franchise. Give us a chance to figure out who we could get.” In the end, all the show’s producers — Fox, Fremantle, and 19 Entertainment — worked it out. “Peter Rice was awesome,” an insider tells us. “Ellen is thrilled and relieved.” We’ve learned that serious conversations took place between Idol and Jessica Simpson to replace Ellen. But once Jennifer Lopez was locked in this week, the DeGeneres announcement went out.

…Her replacement JLo badly needs this high-profile boost to her flagging career. The actress had many hits with Sony Music Epic Records, so it was a shock within the recording industry when her longtime label dumped her.

So which one of these three judges are going to be the mean one? You know it won’t be Randy. Hell, maybe American Idol might kick his ass out too. I mean all he has ever done is play keyboard and a few things with Mariah Carey and other singers. I can see JLO being a bitch, and Steven Tyler doesn’t seem like he talks to much.

Afternoon Delight

• Levi Johnston is now only one of three possible daddies of some slut–celebitchy
• Lady Gaga in Vanity Fair, looks terrible–dlisted
• Sandra Bullock wants removed from her Gulf PSA–Eonline
• Tom Welling sure knows what he is doing when producing the Hellcats, look at those butts–Egotastic
• Daniel Radlciffe gets stoned and drunk for birthday–JustJared

We have another new cast member of Glee for all you Gleetards. His name is Chord Overstreet. Overstreet has starred on iCarly. Chord will be playing the character of Sam. Sam is Finn’s protege on the football team, but later becomes his competition.

His first appearance will be the first episode of next season. The season kicks off September 21, so excited!!! GlEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Here is some slices of The View yesterday. I still believe Whoopi is the best on that show. All these other ladies on here are nags and just drive me nuts. Anyways, Whoopi just got back from flying and has to take drugs to calm her down on the plane. Anyways, the drugs did not wear off in time.

Look at her funny moments on the View from yesterday.

Morning Ketch-Up

• Lindsay Lohan’s most recent lawyer quits, she has to turn herself in this morning–celebitchy
• Sharon Stone starts crying in public(NSFW)–DrunkenStepfather
• Mickey Rourke to play openly gay ruby player in biopic–Towleroad
• John Stamos has a great line up despite court case–Eonline
• Kim Kardashians ASSets–Superficial
• JWOW Maxim Shoot–celebuzz
• This is like 100th reason why Adrianne Curry is the perfect women–Egotastic
• Lindsay Lohan as a nun in Machete–JustJared
• Janet Jackson bikini bod in Italy–PopSugar

This is Whoopi now defending herself about her comments she made. You go Whoopi.

Afternoon Delight

The new Hawaii Five-0 preview. It is a bit too long for me, and I already lost interest in the preview. It is a shame because I like Scott Caan and Daniel Dae Kim.

Weekend Ketch-Up

• Avril Lavigne see thru shirt with skull bra–Popoholic
• Man does Axl Rose look like shit–ICYDK
• Angelina Jolie on the cover of Vanity Fair–Eonline
• Prince Harry falls flat on his rear end–dlisted
• Snooki letting it hang out in her bikini–JustJared
• Mel Gibson and ex both pointing fingers at abuse–PopEater
• Vienna storms off interview, Jake has no respect for her–celebitchy

Glee star, Chris Colfer, is not just a great guy on the show,but in person he is outstanding. Colfer plays gay student, Kurt. He is absolutely amazing at singing and has one of my favorite voices of the entire show. It has now come out in the Enquirer that Chris has a big heart, and has spent many years taking care of his 14 year old sister with epilepsy.

Enquirer reported:

Teenage “Glee” star Chris Colfer spent much of his young life taking care of his severely epileptic younger sister before heading off to seek fame and fortune in Hollywood.

In an exclusive Enquirer interview, Chris’ proud mom said he’s a “hero” for the sacrifices he’s made for his sister. “Chris was always instrumental in Hannah’s life – he still is,” Karyn Colfer says.

Chris, 20, plays Beyonce-loving gay singer Kurt Hummel on the hit musical comedy. In real-life he was a three-time speech and debate champion at Clovis East High School in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

But he spent much of his time caring for his little sister.

“He was the center of her world, taking the time to do whatever she wanted to do,” says Karyn, 47. “Chris was absolutely selfless when it came to his sister – he gave up a great deal of his social life for her.”

Hannah, now 14, was crushed when Chris decided to strike out on his own, says Karyn. But a few days before he left, he bought web cams so the two could teleconference through Skype when they started missing each other.

“Chris is a great brother. He’s a hero to Hannah.”

Karyn told the Enquirer that Hannah can have as many as 50 seizures an hour, and has not responded to several different courses of medication. Hannah recently underwent operations to implant nerve stimulators, and the family is hoping the procedure will improve her condition.

Karyn adds: “You know, when Chris was growing up, people would ask him, ‘Are you going to become a doctor so you can find a cure for your sister?’” And he would say, ‘I’m going to grow up and become a famous actor so I can pay someone ELSE a ton of money to find a cure.’”

True to his word, Chris recently donated a large sum of money to the nonprofit group CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy).

I love when stars have heart felt stories like this. It shows that small people with distraught lives can dream big and make it big. Lets just hope he never gets the attitude of Lea Michele.

Afternoon Delight

• Mel Gibson gets restraining order against baby-mama Oksana–celebitchy
• Did Playboy offer Justin Bieber’s mom to be in Playboy, she is a MILF–dlisted
• Vanessa Hudgens on Glamour cover–JustJared
• Look at those fun bags on Katy Perry, tease–Egotastic
• Alicia Keyes performing with baby bump–PopSugar

Ryan Murphy, creator of Glee, recently did an interview with Britian’s Heat Magazine. In the interview he spoke about how he tried banning all the cast members from having sex in their trailers. How cruel is that? Anyways, he stated that it did not work. So I just imagine in my head this massive Glee orgy. I can see 20 years down the road we are going to have Glee stars talk about how Puck rocked Santana’s socks off. The two are rumored to be dating, but both have not come forward about it. Another Glee couple that seem to have hooked up is Kevin McHale(Artie) and show girlfriend(Tina), Jenna Ushkowitz.

I would love to walk down the set of Glee to be seeing trailers rockin back and forth. I’m sure there are other stars hooking up. How awesome if it would be Mr. Shue and Rachel banging away in a trailer. Teacher and student…you naughty student you!

Telegraph Reported:

Ryan Murphy, one of the creators and producers of the smash hit American musical comedy show, was forced to issue the special guidelines for the series’ young actors after the breach of the on-set rules.

He said he banned sex in cast trailers, in an attempt to stamp out romances between the young actors spiralling out of control and to maintain discipline.

He admitted he often felt like “the dad” on set and despite the long production days and the physical demands he insisted they keep professional and not act on their urges on set.

He declined to name the actors who had breached the rules.

“I’ve certainly dated people I’ve worked with and, you know, when you work on a set for 18 hours a day I think it’s natural,” he told Heat Magazine.

“But I have a rule: don’t do it in your trailer. They’ve broken that rule on many occasions. I’m like, ‘I know you guys are young and hormonal, but don’t do it in your trailer’. I’m the dad, that’s what I say’.”

His comments come after Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale, who play Tina Cohen-Chang and Artie Abrams, a wheelchair-bound character, on the show, were photographed at a London nightclub together and frolicking on a beach in Monaco.

Morning Ketch-Up

• Vienna said she wasn’t getting enough from Jake, claims Vienna slept with “Greek” star–dlisted
• Thanks for the view Jessica Alba–Egotastic
• Jerry Seinfeld can not stand Lady Gaga, and I cannot stand Jerry Seinfeld–Eonline
• Look at Conan the Barbarian, Jason Momoa–JustJared
• Khloe Kardashian says she paid the 400K Rolls Royce herself–celebitchy

Kai Hibbard was a contestant on season three of “Biggest Loser”. She recently told the Early Show that “Biggest Loser” makes people misbelieve and could actually hurt people. She lost 118 pounds on the show, but has since gained 70 pounds back.

Some of the claims she has made is that the show forces the people to work out even if they are injured. She was to be dehydrated so they could have less water weight. Nutritionists told her not to eat how the trainers make you eat on the show. Also when people think they lose that much weight in a week, it is really longer then just week. She said after the show was over she lost hair and her family had to stage a food eating intervention for her.

It makes sense, any trainer will tell you that what that show does is unsafe. I mean besides celebrities who gets the time to work out for several hours a day like that. Majority of Americans have jobs where they have to work several hours a day then roughly get 4 hours to themselves afterwards. I know I work out roughly an hour every day and then gives me an hour for dinner prep and cooking and eating at home. Then I get usually 2 hours of relaxation before starting my routine life over again.

Afternoon Delight

• Lady Gaga on cover of Rolling Stone–Rolling Stone
• Chris Klein checks into rehab–celebitchy
• Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols helping gulf through twitter–EOnline
• More on Jeremy London’s odd kidnapping–dlisted
• Glee’s newest star–JustJared
• Anna Lynne McCord nip slip(NSFW)–Egotastic
• Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom engaged–PopSugar

On the Today Show a little girl was telling her story about some one who was bullied through texting. They asked her what the text message said and she told them. Unfortunately what she said should not be aired. Check out this adorable foul mouthed girl.

This show looks absolutely hilarious. I did not think Shatner had this comedy in him, but it is great. I am so looking forward to seeing this show and peeing my pants.