Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Are Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler the new judges?

It appears that Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler are the frontrunners for being judges on American Idol. On the surface they actually appear to be good choices - and it seems that the decisions haven't been finalized yet. We'll watch and wait along with the rest of the world. The article below lays out the timeline for the decision.
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'American Idol' Judges -- Dangerous Strangers
8/10/2010 12:30 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

Sources connected with "American Idol" tell TMZ ... execs on the show recklessly rolled the dice by choosing Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler as the new judges.


Our "A.I." spies tell us producers have never put Lopez, Tyler and Randy Jackson in the same room to see if they have the right chemistry.  As one source put it, "It's ridiculous not to road test these people before committing ... it's insane."


We're told before choosing Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, Exec Producer Nigel Lythgoe organized dinners with the three prospective judges, to see how they meshed.  We're told Nigel even had Simon and Randy go to a few strip clubs together ... to see how they got along.


FOX, we're told, was adamantly opposed to Paula because the Network felt she was "washed up," but Nigel convinced the execs it was all about the "magic" between the three.


Turns out ... there's still time.  High level sources tell us the deals with Lopez and Tyler still haven't been signed, and auditions with the judges are just a month away.


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