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So Ellen DeGeneres announced she's leaving American Idol...Jersey Shore came back...blah blah blah...who cares? The important thing is, dogs can now mow your lawn! Really! And your favorite...

Fox should have just given Paula Abdul the extra money she wanted when she asked for it! Then Simon Cowell would have probably stayed and NONE of this would be going on. That's what happens when a billion dollar franchise gets a little too greedy with their finances. In case you haven't heard, Ellen DeGeneres has quit 'American Idol'. ?A couple months ago, I let FOX and the American Idol producers know that this didn?t feel like the right fit for me,? she says in a statement. ?I told them I wouldn?t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for.? DeGeneres adds, ?I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to ...

Ellen DeGeneres was so blown away by the talent of 12-year-old "YouTube" sensation Greyson Chance that she started a record label just so she could sign him! "Greyson ... inspired me to start a record label called eleveneleven. He is my first artist, and we are making a record together," DeGeneres says. Lady Gaga's manager and Madonna's manager are going to co-manage him! Wow!! Greyson is still trying to fully comprehend what has happened in this short amount of time. His YouTube video now has had over 30 MILLION views between YouTube and other sites embedding it. "It's crazy thinking about 30 million people," he says. "It just makes me happy. It really just hasn't sunken in yet. It has been two weeks, and it still hasn't sunken in yet. It's awesome." One minute you are performing at a school talent show and the next you are on Ellen DeGeneres' Show and being signed to a record ...

Greyson Chance just took a big step toward becoming the next Justin Bieber. The 12-year old YouTube sensation taped an appearance on Ellen this week (it airs today) and learned that the talk show host has started a new record label. Her first signee? Greyson Chance! The company will be called "Eleveneleven" and Greyson will be co-managed by a pair of music heavyweights: Troy Carter (of Lady Gaga fame) and Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary. Speaking on his rise to fame, and the number of individuals that have watched him online, Chance said: "It's crazy thinking about 30 million people. It just makes me happy. It really just hasn't sunken in yet.  It has been two weeks and it still hasn't sunken in yet. It's awesome." Check your local listings to see when Ellen airs in your area. On the show, Greyson will perform an original single titled "Broken Hearts." Listen to it NOW!

Twilight actress Nikki Reed was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and shared a brand new clip from the upcoming "Eclipse" movie. What did you think? Does it look true to the books? Do you care if the movie scripts veer away from the books? I am really liking the new look of Rosalie in this film. It looks more natural and true to the description in the book. For the first Twilight movie, poor Nikki actually had her scalp burned and lost some of her hair because of the extensive dying they had to do! I'm sure she was much happier with a wig. Photos by WENN

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As recounted in our American Idol rundown from last night, we thought Ellen DeGeneres made an outstanding debut as a judge. She was fresh, funny and didn't try to overshadow the contestants. From most of what we've read online, almost all television critics agree with that assessment. So we found it odd that Kara DioGuardi spoke to E! News today and defended her new cohort from attacks on her Idol premiere, attacks we weren't aware existed. "How it's edited and what you see is very different from my experience," Kara said. "I remember just thinking she was very funny and critical and had heart... It's edited in a specific way. It has to be. It has to be about the contestants." The sentiment is nice, but it's hard for DioGuard not to come across as condescending, considering how many viewers don't like her very much. Kara added that it was impossible to compare Ellen and the woman in whose seat she occupies. "Paula and Ellen [are] ...

Ellen DeGeneres isn't the only one in her family taking on new projects with her 'American Idol' judging gig. Ellen's wife, Portia De Rossi, is writing a memoir, where she will talk about dealing with anorexia, her sexuality, and falling in love with Ellen. "It will deal with all the secrets that nearly killed me," De Rossi, who was born with the name Mandy Rogers, told an Australian magazine. "Nobody can really get inside the anorexic's mind like the anorexic," she said. "I abused my body. I had bulimia. I would use (diet drug) fen-phen. I wanted to talk about all that. But obviously I can't do that without talking about my sexuality. And although you can't really talk about one without the other, it still felt like two stories. The only thing that linked the two of them was me." Portia also plans to talk about how she found happiness in her life with Ellen. "Happiness is a choice, too. It's a choice ...

Last night, American Idol viewers met a pair of rumored semifinalists: Casey James and Haeley Vaughn. But while we're excited to hear more from them and other singers, the focus of the show will likely return to the judging table next week. That's because Ellen DeGeneres debuts as a panelist on Tuesday night. Asked about her co-star by Entertainment Tonight, Ellen recently said: "He's actually meaner than I thought. It's hard to listen to him tell people things and me not to go, 'You poor thing!'" Despite this critique, and despite rumors that she and Cowell are already fighting, an insider says everything is fine between the pair. Yes, Simon appeared late at a taping last month, but apologized and DeGeneres "accepted it right away and was fine," says the source. So, can Ellen offer any spoilers about which contestants make it far in Hollywood? No, but she does tease: "We have a wide variety [of talent]... somebody for everybody, I hope." She's already getting good ...

He's cute and all, but Josh Duhamel is no Flavor Flav. Still, the actor's not auditioning to join wife Fergie in Black Eyed Peas, but rather modeling a timely gift...

Ellen DeGeneres officially began her bid to try and outdo Ryan Seacrest in the multiple-job department by working her first day as an American Idol judge on Tuesday. While Fox...

We have a shocking development: PETA has made news for a reason other than taking off the clothes of a D-list celebrity! Has it saved a number of animals? Of course not. This organization doesn't actually care about that mission. Instead, it's named new American Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres and Project Runway host Tim Gunn as its Woman and Man of the Year, respectively. "Their message that animals must be treated kindly and respectfully has reached scores of people, and many of them have changed their buying habits, all because Gunn and DeGeneres spoke up for the voiceless," PETA president Ingrid Newkirk said in a statement this week. DeGeneres became a vegan in 2008; while Gunn always champions designs that use fake fur, faux reptile prints and other animal-friendly fabrics. We're just shocked PETA didn't ask either celeb to pose naked. That's the way it typically makes headlines, wasting millions of dollars on Khloe Kardashian nude billboards instead of actually putting that money where the ...

See, PETA doesn't just make lists of the people who suck at getting dressed. Ellen DeGeneres and Tim Gunn have been named Woman and Man of the Year by People for the Ethical...