Jennifer Lopez is close to coming back to American Idol, since all she needs to do is sign her name on the dotted line. Even though Lopez and Keith Urban are joining the judge’s panel, there is still one more seat left to fill and the person to do that might just be will.i.am.
As we reported last week, Lopez was reportedly “very close” to returning to the show she starred on in 2011 and 2012. Then, Fox entertainment chief Kevin Reilly confirmed that there were discussions with the “Dance Again” singer, but said the deal wasn’t done yet. Reilly also confirmed that country singer Urban would be returning to the show. He is the only judge from last season to be coming back .
Now, a source for The Hollywood Reporter claims that Lopez could make the news official any day now and that Fox is in talks with the Black Eyed Peas singer. While will.i.am hasn’t judged a reality show in the U.S., he did appear on the U.K. version of The Voice.
THR’s source said that Lopez and will.i.am are “hilarious together,” so clearly the Idol executives aren’t interested in having a combative judge’s panel like it had with Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. Also, THR does note that talks with Jennifer Hudson and Adam Lambert have stalled.
Swedish Idol’s Per Blankens is the new executive producer for Idol. Carey, Minaj, Randy Jackson and executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick have left the singing competition.
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