When “American Idol” debuted in 2002, Simon Cowell was immediately branded the mean judge. But Mike Darnell, the former head of Fox’s reality TV division, says it was all an act. Darnell says, “In all the other shows before him, everyone was polite and nice, and I knew that [being mean] was going to be [his] thing. Simon, to…… MORE
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Katy Perry is so over hearing this Harry Styles song from American Idol hopefuls.… MORE
They called a truce a couple years ago, but does this post mean that they’re going to be working together? Fingers crossed.… MORE
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New Mom Katy is ready to feed her baby without having to strip down.… MORE
Audition virtually this year on Zoom or social media… MORE
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35 years later and it feels brand new now.… MORE
