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September 9th, 2009
In what is probably a huge shock to American Idol fans, Ellen Degeneres has officially been announced as the new face of American Idol. Degeneres replaces former fan favorite, judge Paula Abdul. “I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol,” DeGeneres said in a Fox press release. “I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save from not having to text in my vote.”
During a taping for a yet-to-be-aired episode of her talk show, DeGeneres told the studio audience show would still continue to front
Ellen. “I’m not leaving here. Don’t worry about that. I’m going to have a day job and a night job. The times we’re living… in we’re all doing that. Hopefully I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you,” she added. “I sit at home and I watch it and I don’t have that technical…I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person. So I’m hopefully going to be that voice of what we’re all doing at home.”
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