DeGeneres

Update: Read what Fox’s Mike Darnell told the Hollywood Reporter about choosing DeGeneres.

She’s an avid fan, and now Ellen DeGeneres is the No. 4 judge on “American Idol.” Fox announced Wednesday night that DeGeneres will join the show for the season beginning in…

Peter Rice, the new chairman of entertainment for Fox, was looking forward to his first confab with the Television Critics Association. Then Paula Abdul Twittered Tuesday night that she was leaving “America Idol,” and Rice no longer looked forward to…

Paula Abdul will meet with Nigel Lithgow, executive producer and judge on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” this weekend in Las Vegas to talk about a possible role on the show, Lithgow told TV critics at a “SYTYCD”…

In a statement Tuesday night on Twitter, now answered by Fox, Paula Abdul says that “with sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return” to “American Idol” next season. She adds, “I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but…