According to rumors, Ellen and her wife, Portia de Rossi have been looking back on past seasons if Idol to get a hang of what’s in store.

A source tells The National Enquirer, “Ellen and Portia have been watching old seasons on DVD to see how the judges interact with contestants and audience. Ellen wants to live up to the high expectations.”

It seems like host, Ryan Seacrest has very much embraced Ellen being part of the show and says that she’ll have one definite role – cutting the “sexual tension.”

He has said, "We love Ellen, she is a superstar. She will change the sexual tension. Simon and Paula had a specific sort of tension, but this will be quite different…"

I really hope Ellen will feel welcomed! Seems like she’s already become so devoted to the show. I’m sure she’ll add a lot to the show, and it should be interesting to see how she does!

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I’m glad I didn’t fall for that (even though it might be true) since E! Online is saying that Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and newest judge, Kara DioGuardi, are still negotiating.  Apparently, Paula’s agent said: "The RadarOnline info is incorrect. Negotiations are continuing. You probably won’t hear anything until closer to September, when judges are needed back to go on the road."

So, what would you like to see happen?  I’d actually like to see another season with all four judges.  I don’t think one year is enough to judge the addition of a fourth judge.

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Kris Allen admitted that being crowned the newest idol has not fully sunk in yet for him, and of course he was as humble as ever. Ryan asked him if he thought that the Christian vote played a big part in him winning, and he says that he really hoped it didn’t. He says that religion shouldn’t have anything to do with American Idol, and I’ve got to agree with him.

Adam’s attitude was great! He showed absolutely not bitterness or anything, which was great to see. He said that all he wanted to do was just do his best. Paula Abdul also joined the two after a while and said that the judges were happy no matter who ended up winning. Enjoy the videos!

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Danny Gokey spoke a bit about what he thought might have been the reason why Adam Lambert did not come out as the winner for this latest season of the show. He had some reasonable explanations! Alison Iraheta admitted that Idol has helped her come out of her shell a bit. Scott MacIntyre also joked about needing a recommendation for Dancing with the Stars after all the dancing that he did on the show.

Allison Iraheta, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Matt Giraud:

Lil Rounds, Anoop Desai, Scott MacIntyre, Megan Joy and Michael Sarver:

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Katrina left the competition during Hollywood week after being at odds with judge Kara DioGuardi and several of her fellow competitors.  I know I sighed with relief when I saw her dragging her suitcase toward the nearest airport.

She tells Access Hollywood: “[I’ve had] a lot of different offers, like Vegas promotion offers.  Of course, Playboy has called. I wouldn’t say no, but at the same time I don’t want to stunt my career by jumping into that too soon and be labeled once again, as ‘just a body.’ But I don’t knock it.” 

So, would she be willing to go totally nude or would she keep the bikini on?  “I don’t know. I would have to think about that,” she said. “My dad would probably kill me.”

She also claims that she was misrepresented during the Hollywood Week episode that portrayed her as not being particularly willing to work hard.  In an effort to set things straight, she made the following comment:

“I did rehearse a lot more than they showed. I had auditioned all day, then at midnight they gave me a new song to learn and then I had to be up and ready to perform at 7, so I stayed up ‘til 4:30 and then I started getting delirious,” she explained. “Then the girls were being catty, and it was impossible to work with them — one’s taking off and having cigarette breaks, the other one is a minor, has her parent looking over me the whole time and then the other one said, ‘ I’m the best singer and I should sing the beginning,’ and I’m like, ‘I’m so tired, I can’t do this.’ You know, I’m not in a girl group, I’m a solo artist.”

Well, at least she’s got a lot of confidence in herself, right?  *sigh* 

Aside from being scantily dressed and a nuisance to the other women on the show, Katrina was also known for kissing host, Ryan Seacrest, again and again.  “He seemed timid, scared. He was like, I wanna kiss back, but I can’t,” Katrina said of their smooch. “[Ryan’s] bottom lip pouted out [when I kissed him].” 

Is she interested in him?  “Yes, he’s hot, for sure,” she said.

Someone better warn Katrina that if she thought the girls on the show and Kara were harsh, she will be in for a real fight if she tries to move in on Ryan.  He’s an admitted “momma’s boy” and his mother, Connie, does not mess around!

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When he and Ellen started talking about romance, Randy said that Ryan Seacrest couldn’t be helped but that maybe they could do something to improve the love life of Simon Cowell.  The first thing he told Ellen was that Simon needed to stop riding around on a jet-ski with no shirt on (ha ha!).  They also had a good laugh when Randy suggested that Simon should improve his social skills. 

They also talked about new judge, Kara DioGuardi, and how they came up with the idea to have a fourth judge.

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I love that, like the one with David Cook, it reminds viewers of where it all began which is a nice way to also help them remember why the show is worth watching.  However, I understand why they chose to use Carrie’s “Just a Dream” in the background but the actual song’s meaning is not relevant to her success after Idol and, because of how powerful those lyrics are, it almost made me cringe to think the song was used to promote a television show.  Maybe it’s just the holidays making me more sensitive but that’s how I feel.  What do you think?

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She also mentioned her new show "Rah!" which is a her new cheerleader championship on the MTV network on January 3, 2009.  That could be good!

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I’m reading reports all over the place that Clay Aiken is dating Broadway dancer, Reed Kelly.  There’s a picture of them together here.

Apparently, an "insider" spilled the beans and said: "Everybody knows Reed as Clay’s guy.  Clay met him when he was doing Spamalot in early 2008, and that’s one of the reasons he came back to the show again."

Wow.  Could Clay be getting cozy with the Wicked cast member?  I hope so.  This year has been full of life changes for Clay and I’m hoping 2009 will translate into a year of happiness for the American Idol star. 

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She also told the story of how she met Kara DioGuardi on the street, invited her out to lunch and helped her launch her very successful songwriting career.  Now Kara is joining her on Idol!  Paula had a lot of interesting things to say.  Watch it all here:

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