It is turning out to be a mass exodus of celebrity judges on the hit FOX reality show ‘American Idol.’ Jennifer Lopez is the latest panelist to confirm that she is not returning for season twelve.
This revelation comes just one day after Steven Tyler announced that he’d rather focus on Aerosmith after a two year judging gig that no longer trips his trigger.
Lopez phoned the Ryan Seacrest radio show Friday and said, “I honestly feel like the time has come that I have to get back to doing the other things that I do. Something has to give. We had an amazing run.”
Rumors strongly suggest that Randy Jackson will have a different role on the next season of ‘Idol’ that might involve the type of mentoring that Jimmy Iovine provided to the final twelve this past season.
The only personality with a firm contract is host Seacrest, who signed a two year deal in April.
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