Ellen DeGeneres is leaving “American Idol” after one season as a judge for the hit Fox TV singing contest. Surprised? Not so much. I don’t think that was really a good fit for her.

So with Ellen not returning for the 10th season, there are now two vacancies on its judging panel. Fox has yet to announce a replacement for Simon Cowell, although names like Brett Michaels, Chris Isaack, Jessica Simpson and Courtney Love are being thrown around.

Let’s hope Fox takes this opportunity to revamp the judges panel ….for the better this time.

I vote for Courtney Love and Brett Michaels. They would totally offset all the “dawgs” coming from the other end of the table.

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