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Paula Abdul was rumored to be joining Dancing With The Stars and even Simon Cowells’s newest venture in the US, X Factor, but rumor has it that she will be hosting and/or judging a new Star Search remake.

The show ran from 1983 to 1995, with host Ed McMahon running things. In 2004, Arsenio Hall tried to take the helm, but was unsuccessful. Now Paula is said to be taking over as host/judge for the show.

According to the Ausiello Files, Paula is in the process of closing the deal for the show:

The Alphabet network had been wooing Abdul since last summer when she officially announced her departure from Idol. There was talk of her joining Dancing With the Stars in some capacity, but a deal never came to fruition. It’s not clear if Abdul’s Star Search gig would preclude her from joining former colleague Simon Cowell as a judge on the forthcoming US version of his UK monster hit, The X Factor, which is slated to debut on Fox in the fall of 2011. (Star Search is being targeted for this summer.)

Do you think this is a good career move for Paula? Or should she have waited for X Factor to make its stateside debut?

Apparently “American Idol” is ready to jump on the Howard Stern bandwagon. After Mr. Nasty, Simon Cowell, announced that he was jumping ship next year for “X Factor” in the States, that left a lot of people wondering who is going to fill his shoes.

According to Page Six, it may just be the Shock Jock himself. Idol insiders say that Stern is their top pick for a replacement for Cowell and they have approached him to take his empty judge’s seat on the singing competition.

A source said, “It’s one of the few shows that could compete with Stern’s $100 million-a-year Sirius contract, and Idol bosses think he’s be even nastier than Simon. They know he would be great TV and would clash with the other judges such as Ellen DeGeneres and the contestants. Idol will do what it takes to sign him.” (continue reading…)

Susan Boyle’s idol, Elaine Paige calls the Scottish singer a “virus” and has dismissed her method of rising to fame.

Paige said, “I don’t particularly feel any pride for her – I’m sure she is proud of what she has done. It’s all about turning someone into an immediate celebrity at the expense of longevity and working hard and experience. Susan Boyle is doing terribly well considering she literally came to the attention of the world with the advent of Youtube. She was like a virus really that spread across the world in a nanosecond.”

She added, “She is a girl with no experience of anything to do with theatrics, the music business, or art in any way. Longevity is gained through knowledge, experience and effort so it will remain to be seen (if she will last). When I started (my career) YouTube didn’t exist but even then with 15 years of experience prior to my success (starring in the musical) Evita it was difficult, so I admire the way she has handled her sudden success. Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor just take a bunch of people from real life who think they can sing and try and turn them into overnight ’stars’ with a couple of songs. It’s not entertainment.”

Snap. But why so mean? Susan has had nothing but love for Elaine.

Update: Via Elaine Paige’s official Facebook, she has clarified her statements:

“I was dismayed to read the remarks attributed to me today in the Daily Mail which were incomplete and misinterpreted.

I am a huge supporter of Susan Boyle and admire what she has achieved; she has handled the extraordinary situation of being catapulted to worldwide stardom with tremendous strength, charm and dignity and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her on the ITV special we recorded together only last month.

I have always said it’s very hard for someone to be fast-tracked to stardom without any prior experience – I know this as it happened to me when ‘Evita’ opened and I found it extremely difficult in the beginning; today, of course, it’s much harder with the phenomenon of the internet – Facebook, YouTube etc – it seems it only takes minutes for fame to spread around the world – and that’s why I used the word ‘virus’! I wasn’t referring to Susan herself; I was referring to the speed of her fame spreading as fast as a worldwide viral marketing campaign.”

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According to TMZ, Paula Abdul might just be bringing the vicodin parade to the upcoming season of dancing competition, “Dancing With The Stars”.

ABC reportedly offered Abdul a $1,000,000 development deal, which has a catch, she would have to appear on DWTS.

With rumors swirling around that the former Idol judge is set to join Simon Cowell’s “X Factor”, this would leave her plenty of time to do both. I love Paul, I don’t know why they didn’t renew her “American Idol” contract. Maybe Simon was just saving her the drama?

“Dancing With The Stars” makes its premiere this March. Think she should go for it?

Simon Cowell knows a cash cow when he sees one! And “Twilight” actor Robert Pattinson is no different.

According to “The Sun“, Cowell approached Pattinson to sign a record deal.

In case you’ve missed it, RPattz does sing a little and has even contributed a song or two to the “Twilight” soundtrack.

A source said, “Robert is reluctant to be turned into a pop star – and takes his music very seriously. He is a bit wary of signing up with Cowell, who is, of course, associated with X Factor and pop.”

Should he do it???

Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell discussed Simon’s departure from “American Idol”.

Basically, Simon said that he was going to do both shows, originally, but “you can’t be on TV too much.”

Check out the mp3, after the jump! (continue reading…)

Paula Abdul is out and has been replaced as the female judge on “American Idol”, but rumor has it that Simon Cowell is going to be checking out of the singing competition next year, as well.

According to his brother, Tony Cowell, he’s gearing up for retirement from the show.

Tony said, “A press statement is being prepared which will confirm what everybody expected: Simon will leave Idol at the end of 2010 to concentrate on bringing the American version of ‘X Factor’ to U.S. TV in 2011.”

I’m not feelin’ that British BS — or as they say, bollocks.

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Britney Spears performed on the X Factor today in Britain. She is making me get sick of hearing Womanizer, but with every performance, there is improvement.

Britney is definitely on her way to a comeback.