Nigel Lythgoe Still Wants Elton, Blames Simon Cowell for Ellen’s Departure

Last night, Nigel Lythgoe hosted the eighth annual BAFTA TV Tea Party in celebration of the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards airing tonight on NBC. Nigel was his typical candid self, letting loose serveral interesting sound bites regarding the upcoming season of American Idol. He told Deadline Hollywood that he was sorry to see Ellen Degeneres quit.  He blames Simon Cowell for her departure: “I’m sorry she’s gone, to be honest with you,” he told me, “because I think there�...

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