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Brody Jenner’s ‘Personal-Life Lips Are Sealed’ At ‘Hills’ Finale
‘I’m going to keep that part of my life completely separate,’ he tells MTV News when asked about rumored girlfriend Avril Lavigne.
By Cara Alwill and Jean Bentley, with reporting by Tim Kash
Brody Jenner
Photo: MTV News
Brody Jenner has been anything but low-key in his role on “The Hills.” He’s made his mark on the show as the playboy of the group and has been less than private about his relationships. But Tuesday night (July 13) on “The Hills” finale red carpet, Brody was singing a different tune.
From his notorious hookups with on-again, off-again girlfriend Kristin Cavallari to his tumultuous relationship with Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole, Brody has made waves with all the women on the show. He’s flirted with Audrina Patridge and even brought a new girl onto the scene when he briefly dated McKaela. But on Tuesday, Brody was tight-lipped when approached about his love life. Rumors have been swirling for months that Brody has been cozying up with singer Avril Lavigne, but he wouldn’t dish the dirt.
“No, [my relationship] doesn’t get addressed on the show,” he told MTV News. “I think that right now, at this moment, this is the last and final episode, so my personal life is under wraps from now. I don’t have a show to put it all on, so I’m going to keep that part of my life completely separate, and I’m going to keep my personal-life lips sealed.”
Brody has been quite candid about his former friend, Spencer Pratt. The two were close friends, but as Spencer began to get stranger, Brody became more and more distant. He, just like the rest of us, was wondering what tricks Spencer might have up his sleeve on Tuesday’s red carpet. Brody was just as much in the dark as the rest of us, proving only further just how far apart Spencer has grown from the group. Though he didn’t name names, Brody mentioned Spencer when discussing the show’s effect on his relationships.
“I lost a few relationships out of [the show], which obviously turned out to be a good thing, but really I’m a very personal person, and a lot of times you get these cameras, and they come into your life and it’s crazy and you feel like you’re obligated and you have to share those certain things, so now that it’s over [makes cutoff gesture].”
Do you hope Brody and Avril go public with their romance? Let us know in the comments!
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Avril Lavigne, Brody Jenner Tattoo Their Names On Each Other
Singer and ‘The Hills’ star have been dating for months.
By MTV News Staff
Avril Lavigne’s “Brody” tattoo
Photo: Sasha Mariotto DR/X17online.com
Just four months into her relationship with “The Hills” star Brody Jenner, Avril Lavigne has taken the plunge. No, the divorced 25-year-old singer isn’t getting married again, but according to gossip site X17, she and Jenner recently got each other’s names tattooed on their torso.
Paparazzi photos of Lavigne and Jenner on a recent trip to the beach show the word “Brody” imprinted just below Lavigne’s right breast and what appears to be her first name on the inside of his arm. The couple displayed their new ink during a recent July 4 outing in Malibu, California, where they were photographed hugging on the beach and paddling surfboards in the water.
In May, the couple also reportedly got the word “F—” tattooed on their respective rib cages after just a month together. (Avril confirmed her “F—” tattoo when she appeared in the June/July issue of Inked.) That followed their first double-inking, in April, when they got matching lightning bolts during a trip to Las Vegas.
Lavigne has a history of getting matching tats with pals and lovers, including a small pink heart surrounding the letter “D” in honor of her former husband, Deryk Whibley, singer for Sum 41. She’s also got a star on the inside of her left wrist that matches a tat on the body of musical collaborator/producer Ben Moody, ex-guitarist for Evanescence.
Lavigne, who is working on songs for her fifth album, was most recently heard on Almost Alice, an album of music inspired by Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” that included her lead track, “Alice.”
Should couples get matching tattoos? Would you do it? Discuss it in the comments!
“The Hills: Final Season” airs at 10 p.m. ET/PT every Tuesday, followed by “The City” at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
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Avril Lavigne’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Video Is ‘Haunting,’ Director Says
‘I just really enjoyed the haunting quality of the song and just wanted to capture that in video form,’ Dave Meyers says of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ track.
By Jocelyn Vena
Avril Lavigne in “Alice”
Photo: Disney
Avril Lavigne seems to have left her punk-rock roots behind for her “Alice” video, instead exploring a more haunting and gothic world through the rabbit hole. And the video’s director, Dave Meyers, said that video beautifully complements Lavigne’s contribution to the “Alice in Wonderland” soundtrack.
The video shot for two days at the end of January in Los Angeles’ Arboretum. And the singer and director didn’t allow local rainstorms to stop them from weaving together the dreamy concept. “[Avril and I] kind of discussed a version of what we ended up shooting,” he said about the video’s concept. “She saw herself running during the choruses. She saw herself at a piano. She was proud of her musical contribution to the song. And I sort of played with the texture. I built the hole and told her it would be cool to have her at the bottom of the hole. It was two artists vibing.”
And while “Alice in Wonderland” director Tim Burton wasn’t involved with the video concept-wise, Meyers took the song’s ethereal feel and embraced it for the video’s vibe. “I thought it was like, honestly, Tim Burton in music form. I didn’t expect it from Avril. I just really enjoyed the haunting quality of the song and just wanted to capture that in video form. In a lot of ways, what I wanted to do was a perfume ad in a goth way with enough of a story so that it’s not a bunch of randomness. And it made this surreal look that was fashiony but goth.”
The duo weren’t able to see the movie prior to shooting, so they had to use their imaginations for the video’s concept. They decided to create an “Avril” in Wonderland that included “a couple nods to the film.” Meyers added, “So there were certain touch points in general. We kind of wanted to make a haunting piece that represented goth and Alice. … It’s a fun world.
“Tim Burton keeps it pretty secretive. I just saw the film yesterday though. I got to see it after the [video was made]. That was my reward for a job well done. … Everybody was just excited [about the project], starting with Tim Burton. He loved the song and ended up loving the video. [And] I did enjoy [the film]. I thought it was wonderfully visual. It was very fashionable. It was funny. I’m a huge Tim Burton fan, so I was satisfied. It’s a more interesting take than the actual book. I think it’s a little more fun and has a little more edginess to it, and Alice is a little bit more of a heroine.”
Check out everything we’ve got on “Alice in Wonderland.”
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Avril Lavigne Falls Through The Rabbit Hole For ‘Alice’ Video
Clip features scenes from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ interspersed with newly shot footage of the Canadian pop star.
By Jocelyn Vena
Avril Lavigne in “Alice”
Photo: Disney
It’s a tale as old as time: Distraught girl sees bunny, follows him, falls down rabbit hole and finds herself in a mad, mad world. It also happens to be the plot for Avril Lavigne’s new music video, “Alice,” off the “Alice in Wonderland” soundtrack, which premiered on Vevo.
The video opens with Lavigne decked out in modern-day pop-punk street clothes. She sees a rabbit and follows him into a world that features Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, a piano and lots and lots of mushrooms. In this world, it seems, she must wear an old-timey dress.
Scenes from the film are edited with newly shot scenes of Lavigne. The Canadian pop star stares and runs around aimlessly as she sings, “When the world’s crashing down/ When I fall and hit the ground/ I will turn myself around/ Don’t you try to stop me.”
In one scene, she sits down at the Mad Hatter’s tea party before running off to try to find her way back home. Eventually all works out for Lavigne. She’s back in the real world with her memories of Wonderland safely intact as she fondly looks back.
Lavigne recently blogged about the video’s premiere, writing, “I had so much fun doing this video. We shot it in the Los Angeles Arboretum. … It was beautiful. We wanted the visuals to capture the spirit of the movie.”
Although the video gives fans a taste of what they can expect from the Tim Burton-directed flick, Lavigne says that writing the song for the film has amped up her desire to see the finished product.
“I feel very lucky to be a part of Tim Burton’s new film ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ” she blogged about the project. “Working on this project was such a treat! It was such a great experience and Tim Burton was an absolute pleasure. He is very smart. I am so grateful for this opportunity … and can’t wait to see the whole film!!!!”
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‘American Idol’ Guest Judges: We Grade Katy Perry, Joe Jonas And More
Could any of the fill-ins replace Simon, or should they never be asked back? Our ‘Idol’ expert takes a closer look.
By Jim Cantiello
Katy Perry
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
With Paula Abdul moving on to bigger and better things (TBD), “American Idol” had a gaping hole to fill during their season-nine audition process. As a solution, producers put their Rolodexes to good use and called up some celeb pals to sit in during the tryouts.
Everyone from Broadway vet Kristin Chenoweth to heartthrob Joe Jonas answered the call. But how did the various Rent-A-Judges stack up against one another? Which ones floundered and which ones made the grade?
It’s time to rate the “American Idol” guest judges!
Katy Perry: A+
Katy was filter-free, and we loved her for it. When she didn’t like the contestants, she told them so. And when she noticed Kara DioGuardi judging contestants based on their depressing life situations instead of their singing ability, Katy called her out on national television: “This is not a Lifetime movie, sweetheart.” Truer words have never been spoken. Actually, that’s false. “Katy Perry should replace Simon next season.” There. Now truer words have never been spoken.
Mary J. Blige: A-
Mary had the audacity to laugh in contestants’ faces and disagree with the other judges. While we wouldn’t want her to replace Paula indefinitely, her diva attitude helped give the Atlanta auditions a neat “what-will-she-do-next” edge. If only she looked like she wanted to be there. On second thought, that made her appearance even more compelling.
Neil Patrick Harris: A-
Neil Patrick Harris had a winning mix of Paula’s kindhearted sensitivity and Simon’s razor-sharp wit. (Our fave NPH quip was this response to a dominatrix who revealed she was on “Barney and Friends” as a child: “I knew I recognized you!”) In fact, Neil may have been too similar to Simon. How else to explain the tension between the two judges? Extra points to NPH for not flinching when he was on the receiving end of the Cowell Scowl!
Shania Twain: B+
Shania has been out of the spotlight these past few years, but once we got over the “why is she there?” factor, we appreciated Ms. Twain’s voice of compassion, which now had a vaguely Midwestern accent! (Perhaps an ode to Chicago, the city she was critiquing?) Plus, Shania provided an instant-classic “Idol” audition moment when she told Asian stud-muffin John Park that he had a “nice bottom end.” Hello!
Kristin Chenoweth: C+
We had high hopes for the pint-size Broadway superstar (who you may remember from “Pushing Daisies” and “Glee”). Alas, Kristin only hung around for half the Orlando auditions and her girly sensibilities encouraged DioGuardi to be even more annoying than usual.
Victoria Beckham: C-
Posh Spice seems like a very nice robot, but wow, Suri Cruise could have provided more in-depth critiques of the auditioning hopefuls in Boston. (Victoria will be back Tuesday for the Denver episode. Perhaps she’ll redeem herself? We think “zig-a-zig-NOT.”)
Avril Lavigne: D+
The Canadian “punk” rocker was awkward, fidgety and obviously more invested in her devil hoodie than the singers in front of her. The one “insight” Avril brought to the table was that successful musicians can’t be married with children. What?!
Joe Jonas: F
If he didn’t put any effort into his “Idol” appearance, we’re not going to put any effort into reviewing it. No wonder producers kept the day-two segments of Dallas noticeably brief.
Who did you think were the best and worst guest judges? Did you miss Paula? And who would you put on a short list for Simon’s replacement, if anyone? Leave a comment below.
Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page, where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.
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Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne Sit In On Tame ‘American Idol’ L.A. Auditions
Perry gets snippy with Kara DioGuardi, which was one of the only interesting things about Tuesday’s show.
By Gil Kaufman
Katy Perry and Simon Cowell on “American Idol” Tuesday
Photo: Fox
Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne know exactly what it’s like to have a musical dream. Both were once teenage girls who had to scrape and paw their way to pop stardom, which is why the youngest “American Idol” guest judges to date were perfect for the Los Angeles round of auditions.
Despite being the entertainment capital of the world, the L.A. auditions on Tuesday night’s (January 26) “Idol” provided very few fireworks — except for the catty exchanges between Perry and fellow judge Kara DioGuardi, which were among the most entertaining moments on an otherwise lackluster evening.
One of the night’s biggest standouts was 28-year-old Burbank, California, native Mary Powers, mother of an 8-year-old girl, who put a smile on Lavigne’s face with an impassioned take on Pat Benatar’s “Love Is a Battlefield.”
Simon Cowell liked the vocals but called her black-on-black ensemble a clichéd attempt to dress like a rock star. “You do have a character to your voice and a cool tone. It’s raspy and it is punk rock, so I think it’s cool,” Lavigne said of the female singer with the Adam Lambert hair and bondage pants.
Apparently, this year the Lambert effect is all over the place, from the many auditioners showing up with asymmetrical Adam hair, to the vocal inspiration of A.J. Mendoza, who sang Living Colour’s “Cult of Personality.” OK, the 20-year-old musical-theater performer didn’t sing it so much as emote it like he’d “gone to the dentist 10 minutes ago,” according to Cowell, who likened his vocals to anesthetized mush.
It wasn’t all bad, though. Pastor and father of three Neil Ranger, 27 — following in the footsteps of last year’s church-trained worship leaders Kris Allen and Danny Gokey — impressed the judges with his original country/soul tune “Drive.” Lavigne wondered whether his busy home life might make it hard to hit the road and said no, but the other three panelists gave him a shot at Hollywood.
With her devil-ear hoodie and armful of plastic bangles, Lavigne giggled like a schoolgirl and could hardly contain herself at the worst singers, giving guest judge Mary J. Blige a run for her money in the trying-to-stifle-a-laugh department.
You couldn’t really blame her, with the sweaty 168-IQ computer geeks with Prince Valiant hair and bedazzled vests who just wanted to exultate (whatever that is) but who mostly just made the panel uncomfortable by butchering Meat Loaf and refusing to leave the room. There were the metal screamers, lyric-fudgers and a flute-playing, sandwich-making, pacifist martial artist in search of the perfect note, whose journey will seemingly continue indefinitely.
On day two, Perry was up to bat in the city of show-biz dreamers that appeared to be producing very few potential stars.
She had no better luck, sitting through water-treatment workers/ glam-rock wannabes murdering Cheap Trick classics while doing Mick Jagger-style aerobics, and creepy, dead-eye guys who believe in magic but know nothing about song choice (i.e. Don’t pick the Divinyls’ “I Touch Myself” for an audition). “It takes a lot for me to feel dirty,” the “I Kissed a Girl” singer told the latter, which tells you just how skeevy he was.
Another dad had what it took, though. Andrew Garcia, 23, whose parents were involved in Hispanic gangs in L.A., was in search of a better life for his son, and he may have found it in the “Idol” audition room. Singing a very soulful version of Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning,” Garcia got the ultimate compliment from Cowell, who said he was “the only person who’s walked through today who I genuinely believe is a good singer.” Perry seconded that emotion, saying he gave her chills, and both DioGuardi and Randy Jackson gave him major props as well.
Personal assistant by day, minister by night Tasha Layton, 26, killed it with Joss Stone’s “Baby, Baby, Baby,” nailing the sweet-pop soul vocals and even evoking a bit of Stone’s funky hippie vibe. “I love a good Southern belle,” Perry purred, while Cowell predicted people were going to really like her.
And while the medical drama of previous audition episodes subsided for at least one night, the show-closer was 25-year-old Los Angeles shoe salesman Chris Golightly, who spent his childhood bouncing around between 25 foster families.
He channeled the pain of his lonely upbringing into a very solid take on Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me,” hitting some emotional, breathy runs and leading DioGuardi to say that he was one of her favorites and that “we may look back at this audition and go, ‘Wow.’ ”
The latter’s reaction to Golightly’s story elicited a bit of a catfight with Perry, who appeared to clash with DioGuardi several times during the auditions and who disagreed with the notion that dramatic backstory could help him on the show. “This is not a Lifetime movie, sweetheart,” Perry said, dissing the woman with whom she co-wrote Kelly Clarkson’s “I Do Not Hook Up.”
“He has an amazing story,” DioGuardi countered.
“He has an amazing story, but you have to have talent,” Perry said. “Everybody has amazing stories.”
Cowell was not feeling it either, saying Golightly could have been in a boy band and gave an old-fashioned audition, though he put him through anyway with a “small y” yes.
In the end, 22 others from Los Angeles made it through to the Hollywood round. Wednesday night’s show will head to Dallas with guest panelists Joe Jonas and Neil Patrick Harris.
Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page, where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.
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Tokio Hotel, Avril Lavigne Confirmed For ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Soundtrack
Owl City, All-American Rejects, Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz also contribute to Almost Alice.
By James Montgomery
Tokio Hotel
Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
Who ever knew Alice was so angsty? On Tuesday (January 12), after a month of solid speculation, the track list for the upcoming soundtrack to Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” was released, and boy, there’s a lot of pop/punk on there.
Avril Lavigne, All Time Low, Tokio Hotel and Pete Wentz and Mark Hoppus are just some of the acts confirmed to appear on the soundtrack, which is called Almost Alice and will hit stores March 2, according to MySpace Music.
Joining them will be the All-American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack, the Cure’s Robert Smith and the Plain White T’s. Lavigne’s “Alice (Underground)” has been tapped as the first single and will go to radio in early February.
Over the past month, names of artists scheduled to appear on the album have been popping up. On Monday, we learned of Lavigne’s involvement. Last week, Pete Wentz spilled the beans about his and Hoppus’ contribution. And last month, All Time Low told MTV News they had recorded a song for the album, though, sadly, they did not get to meet Burton.
According to MySpace, Almost Alice features artists “re-imagining songs from the Disney classic” and, judging by some of the song titles (“White Rabbit,” “Tea Party,” “Fell Down a Hole”), well, they’re not lying. Burton’s take on “Alice” is scheduled to hit theaters March 5, just three days after the soundtrack is released.
The track list for Almost Alice, according to MySpace Music:
» Avril Lavigne – “Alice (Underground)”
» The All-American Rejects – “The Poison”
» Owl City – “The Technicolor Phase”
» Shinedown – “Her Name Is Alice”
» All Time Low – “Painting Flowers”
» Metro Station – “Where’s My Angel”
» Tokio Hotel and Kerli – “Strange”
» 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch – “Follow Me Down”
» Robert Smith – “Very Good Advice”
» Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz – “In Transit”
» Plain White T’s – “Welcome to Mystery”
» Kerli – “Tea Party”
» Franz Ferdinand – “The Lobster Quadrille”
» Motion City Soundtrack – “Running Out of Time”
» Wolfmother – “Fell Down a Hole”
» Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – “White Rabbit”
Are you excited for the “Alice in Wonderland” soundtrack? Will these artists match Tim Burton’s vision? Let us know in the comments below or upload a video to Your.MTV.com!
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Avril Lavigne Files For Divorce
Singer and Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley separated last month.
By MTV News staff
Avril Lavigne
Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images
Avril Lavigne filed for divorce from Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley last week, according to case summary obtained by MTV News. The pair had been married for three years.
The news does not come as a surprise, as Lavigne posted on her MySpace page September 17 that they had separated. According to TMZ, the documents state that Lavigne cited “irreconcilable differences” and that the couple separated September 4. The documents also reportedly state that Lavigne is not asking for spousal support.
In her post last month, Lavigne wrote: “Deryck and I have been together for six-and-a-half years. We have been friends since I was 17, started dating when I was 19, and married when I was 21. I am grateful for our time together, and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship. I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. He is the most amazing person I know and I love him with all my heart. Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note.”
Lavigne concluded the message by thanking her family, friends and fans for their support.
The message (which was titled “Moving forward on a positive note”) confirmed speculation that had run rampant in recent months that the couple’s marriage was on the rocks. Earlier on September 17, Us Weekly ran a story that cited a source as saying Lavigne had “dumped” Whibley and forced him to move out of their Bel Air, California, mansion, adding that “divorce papers will be filed any day now.”
Lavigne and Whibley were married in July 2006 in a non-denominational ceremony held at a private estate in Montecito, California, and their partnership quickly extended into the field of music, as Whibley played on and produced parts of Lavigne’s last album, 2007’s The Best Damn Thing, and was reportedly working with her on the follow-up to that record.
[This story was originally published at 7:23 pm E.T. on 10.14.09]
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Avril Lavigne Confirms Split With Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley
‘Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note,’ singer writes on her MySpace page.
By James Montgomery
Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne
Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage
After more than three years of marriage, Avril Lavigne and her husband, Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley, are separating, according to a message posted late Thursday (September 17) on Lavigne’s MySpace page.
“Deryck and I have been together for six-and-a-half years. We have been friends since I was 17, started dating when I was 19, and married when I was 21. I am grateful for our time together, and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship,” the message reads. “I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. He is the most amazing person I know and I love him with all my heart. Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note.”
Lavigne concluded the message by thanking her family, friends and fans for their support.
The message (which was titled “Moving forward on a positive note”) confirmed speculation that had run rampant in recent months that the couple’s marriage was on the rocks. Earlier on Thursday, Us Weekly ran a story that cited a source as saying Lavigne had “dumped” Whibley and forced him to move out of their Bel Air, California, mansion, adding that “divorce papers will be filed any day now.”
Lavigne and Whibley were married in July 2006 in a non-denominational ceremony held at a private estate in Montecito, California, and their partnership quickly extended into the field of music, as Whibley played on and produced parts of Lavigne’s last album, 2007’s The Best Damn Thing, and was reportedly working with her on the follow-up to that record.
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Avril Lavigne To Guest-Judge ‘American Idol’ In Los Angeles
Katy Perry will split fourth-seat duties with the pop-punk singer.
By Gil Kaufman
Avril Lavigne
Photo: Joey Foley/ FilmMagic
“American Idol” producers definitely appear to be sending a strong message to hopefuls who are vying to make it to season nine’s competition: Your guest judges know exactly what they’re talking about.
Following the shocking departure of Paula Abdul last month, the rotating list of celebrity judges warming up the fourth seat on the panel keeps growing. Fox announced Wednesday morning (September 2) that pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne will switch off with previously announced fourth-seater Katy Perry when prospective “Idol” contestants line up in Los Angeles for the final days of auditions this week. The pair will sit in separately to offer their multi-platinum advice to the singers vying for a golden ticket to the show’s Hollywood round.
They join a list of confirmed judges who have or will offer hopefuls some advice that includes Joe Jonas, Victoria Beckham, Mary J.Blige, Neil Patrick Harris, Shania Twain and singer/actress Kristin Chenoweth.
The eclectic mix of singers — and Neil Patrick Harris — should make for an interesting dynamic with the permanent judging panel of resident baddie Simon Cowell, good-cop/bad-cop Randy Jackson and returning sophomore judge Kara DioGuardi. Producers have not yet announced when they will permanently fill the fourth seat, but Abdul has made it seem unlikely that she will stage a surprise return to the program.
Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page, where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.
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