Ellen DeGeneres On American Idol (Hollywood Week)

Even before Ellen DeGeneres took her seat on "American Idol" the roar began. Cries of "What does she know about music" and "Bring back Paula Abdul" lit up on Blogs And Message Boards Then another shoe dropped-anchor judge Simon Cowell announced that the 9th Season would be his last Fans had barely adjusted to the addition of a 4th Judge , Kara DioGuardi the season before Once it was announced that DeGeneres was coming onboard,naysayers were even more perturbed The Whole situation brought DeGeneres into a whirlwind of drama exacerbated by rumors of her not getting along with Cowell Now after fans have had a week to check out DeGeneres live judging of the talent show, the talk show host and comic appears to be almost as polarizing as last season's runner-up,Adam Lambert Brian Wheaton who started a Facebook Group Called "Ellen Is Going To Ruin Idol!" is part of the negative critics We hear @musicstore2006 think Ellen is doing a great job and is an extra dose of laughter when tears start to take over.(read more)