Detroit Free Press — There's been a whole lot of chatter since the Wednesday night announcement that "American Idol" offered Paula Abdul's vacant chair to that dancing fool-talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. Host Randy Jackson said to People that the decision, da... more info

VH1 News — Paula Abdul wished Ellen DeGeneres the "best of luck" on "American Idol." "Ellen DeGeneres is wildly funny and talented in her own right," Abdul said of her replacement. more info

Star Online, Malaysia — LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paula Abdul is wishing Ellen DeGeneres luck in her new "American Idol" role. more info

Perez Hilton — So it was finally about time. Paula Abdul has officialy released a statement about her new replacement on American Idol, Ellen DeGeneres. Says Miz Abdul: "AMERICAN IDOL is a fantastic show that offers an invaluable platform to young talent. Ellen De... more info

People.com — The ex-judge Tweets that her American Idol replacement is "wildly funny" and "talented" more info

TMZ — Filed under: TV Paula Abdul has finally broken her silence about American Idol's decision to replace her with Ellen Degeneres -- releasing the following statement: "AMERICAN IDOL is a fantastic show that offers an invaluable platform to young talen... more info

Live Daily — Comic, actress and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres has been selected to take the "American Idol [ tickets ]" judge's seat recently vacated by Paula Abdul. She'll join judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi on the upcoming ninth seaso... more info

Perez Hilton — With the exciting news breaking yesterday that Ellen DeGeneres is going to be the 4th judge on the next season of American Idol, Paula Abdul is said to be "very upset" at being permanently replaced. A source close to Fox says that Paula, like Ellen, ... more info

Perez Hilton — We wonder how many jobs they have between them! As previously reported, Ellen DeGeneres will be replacing Paula Abdul as American Idol judge, so it seems apropos that the funnywoman found time to call her new costar, Ryan Seacrest on Thursday to chat... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — She has a few qualifications that make her uniquely suited to the position vacated by Paula Abdul. more info