American Idol Nice & Nasty: Ellen DeGeneres vs. Simon Cowell
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will make her American Idol debut as a permanent judge in the panel that includes Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi and the vicious Simon Cowell during the Hollywood round starting on Tuesday (February 9).
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Ellen and Simon will battle it off – nice vs. nasty as Entertainment Weekly called it. Ellen doesn’t deny there’s some tension between the two but that is what makes show interesting. Ellen still respects Simon as a guy who knows what he is doing!
Ellen said, “I think he’s a funny guy and I think he’s a smart guy. I like Simon. He’s going to be a challenge. He’s Simon, and I’m me. We are completely different people. We’ll see how it goes.”
As for her own judging skills, Ellen is still trying to get used to it by being honest without being too harsh and completely shattering someone’s dream.
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Ellen revealed, “I want to be really, really honest. And sometimes the best way for me to be honest is to use humor, so I think I’m going to try to cushion it with humor, and at the same time not belittle the situation. Yes, it’s a show and I want it to be entertaining and I want to be funny, but at the same time it’s possibly somebody’s career.”
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