Now that they’ve gotten rid of that pesky Paula Abdul..there’s plenty of room for fun and interesting guest judges. Yesterday (about four hours after Paula tweeted she quit) we learned that Victoria Beckham has a confirmed guest starring spot.

I don’t think the folks at AI are very upset that Paula may not be returning. They are lining up guest judges faster than you can say ‘it was pitchy’.

Katy Perry has agreed to be one-time guest judge on the ninth season of American Idol, kicking off in January, FOX executives announced on Thursday.

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