In between guest judges, bad auditions and pretty good talent, there are the other bits that happen within the
American Idol universe. Should work, right? Then again, in this edition we have bits about guest judges. And
Project Runway and Kris Allen.
Katy Perry as permanent judge? Lemme think about it. "The
American Idol experience was awesome,"
she told MTV News. "If I was offered that job as a permanent host, I would ditch my career and take on that career ... It was so easy. I didn't really make anybody cry, but I did tell the truth to some kids that might have needed to hear it."
So what was Daniel Franco doing here? The former
Project Runway aspirant did pop up on last night's Los Angeles auditions--Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle crossed?--and he's there because he just loves to sing. "I've been singing before I thought of becoming a fashion designer,"
he told Entertainment Weekly. He says he fell in line like everybody else, but he's too old for the show, so he plans to join the American version of
The X Factor.
No longer safe, really? So there's news of Simon arriving late to an
Idol taping, and the reason that report leaked out suddenly? "The show no longer feels the need to protect him," an insider
told PopEater's Rob Shuter. "Simon has been late for years and is baffled that all of a sudden, after he announces he is leaving the show, leaks to the press have started to occur." Sounds a bit harsh, if you ask me.
Nope, he's not going to Haiti yet. Sure, Kris Allen said that he'll be headed for quake-stricken Haiti, but perhaps the announcement came in too early. "Not going to be able to go this week but sometime in March,"
he tweeted. He does have a couple of international gigs to go to next month, so I understand the prep time, but the announcement was a little too early, don't you think?
And finally... We have ripped pants. No, really. Michigan-based hip-hop duo
The Green Brothers are claiming that Larry Platt's viral hit "Pants on the Ground" took off from their 1996 song "Back Pockets on the Floor". They're not suing anyone, though: all they want is for their song not to be overlooked, so here's their YouTube video. Fifteen minutes of fame?
(Image courtesy of Fox)