Buh Bye Jennifer.

Jennifer Lopez finally makes the official announcement after hinting around that she will not return as an American Idol judge.

Lopez officially made the confirmation while talking with Idol host Ryan Seacrest on his Friday morning radio show On Air With Ryan Seacrest.

“I really have been torn,” said Lopez, who has been juggling her music, film and Idol duties with motherhood to twins Emme and Max, 4.

“When I signed on to Idol [in 2010], I signed on to do one year. I wound up doing two years because I fell in love with the show,” she told Seacrest in a tearful voice. “I didn’t know I would be so moved emotionally . . . it was just such a lovely surprise in my life to do it.”

Lopez, in the midst of a tour with Enrique Iglesias, added: It gets more complicated as the kids get a little bigger. Somethng had to give. Something had to give. I really was dreading this phone call with you!”

Continued the star: “You’re gonna make me cry. The time has come.”

I am looking forward to a fresh judging panel.  The show lost it’s appeal to me when Simon and Paula left.

Who would you like to see as a judge on American Idol?

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Two judges down and one to go!

It looks like Randy Jackson may be following Steven Tyler’s lead and be leaving American Idol.  Jennifer Lopez has also been hinting that she may exit the show as well.

Rumors are spreading that there may be whole new judging panel on American Idol next season.  Randy Jackson may continue on as a mentor to contestants but not as a judge.

“[Show producers] think they need to freshen everything up now,” the source explains.

One very likely new judge? Mariah Carey, whose manager is Jackson himself, and who could fill a similar judge’s role assumed by fellow superstar Lopez, 42.

“They are in serious talks with Mariah and it’s very close to being a done deal,” the source says. “And they will move Randy into a more mentoring role.”

Insiders are speculating that Fergie and Adam Lambert my join the judging table of American Idol.

Do you think they would be a good fit?  Will you miss Randy Jackson as a judge?

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Yeah!!!  Maybe I will start watching again.

Jennifer Lopez has graced the American Idol judging stage for the last two seasons.

There has not been an official announcement made about her departure, but the singer/actress/dancer has been hinting to the media that she probably won’t be returning for a third season.

“Little by little I’m making up my mind,” Lopez, 42, told Today’s Natalie Morales during a Thursday chat discussing her role in Ice Age: Continental Drift. “I love everybody, I love the guys [Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and host Ryan Seacrest], but I am thinking it’s time for me to go and do other things I love to do like films.”

Currently on a summer concert tour with Enrique Iglesias, the mom of twins says she’s eager to return to the projects she put off when inking a one-year deal with Idol in 2010. “It’s a huge decision, but I have to say there are so many things I do that I put on hold for that,” Lopez reasoned. “It’s a heartbreaking decision if I have to go.”

While no official casting announcement has been made, a source tells US Weekly there is no way Lopez could return to Idol, given her hectic touring calendar, which conflicts with Idol‘s initial filming dates.

“There is just too much going on for her right now,” says an insider of Lopez. “She regrets she can’t stay on the show. It’s been an incredible experience and she is forever grateful that she did it.”

The rumor mills are already swirling on who will replace Lopez on American Idol.  Some of the names being thrown out there are Fergie, Mariah Carey, Adam Lambert, and recently Charlie Sheen.

I still would like to see Bret Michaels, Cyndi Lauper, or maybe Belinda Carlisle on the judging panel.  Personally I didn’t care for Jennifer Lopez’s judging style and haven’t wanted to watch the show since she started.

Who would your ideal replacement for Jennifer be?

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When American Idol Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe said he would like to have Charlie Sheen as the next judge on Idol, we all assumed he was joking.

Apparently Charlie Sheen is taking the idea and running with it.  He is claiming that he would be willing to be a judge on the popular talent show if certain conditions are met.

CONDITION #1. Charlie says FX — the network that airs his show “Anger Management” — must sign off on an “Idol” deal … but Jennifer Lopez proved, being on A.I. can be good for business.

CONDITION #2. Charlie says the money has to be right:  “If the numbers move the needle AND ‘Idol‘ matches 20% of my weekly salary for Autism Speaks, JDRF, and the Boys and Girls Club … then the hell with it. As we say, pour the smoke.”

That’s Charlie-speak for “Why the hell not?”

I don’t know how much Charlie knows about musical talent, but it certainly would be entertaining to watch him be a judge on American Idol.

What do you think?  Would you tune in to watch Charlie Sheen?

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Jennifer Lopez is signing off as a judge on ‘American Idol’ after she’s appeared with the talent-show for two years. It’s not clear why she’s leaving – or if she left by choice, or was asked to leave. Rumor has it producers weren’t impressed with American Idol’s ratings over the last two years, but honestly I doubt she’s been fired. Ratings have been poor because of Simon and Paula leaving. To be honest, I never really watched AI since Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler signed on. I just don’t really care anymore.

Jennifer Lopez may have just been named by Forbes magazine today as the most powerful celebrity, but her reign at American Idol is coming to an end. While J.Lo has publicly said she has yet to make a decision about her future on Idol, sources exclusively tell me that she she’s planning on calling it quits.

“She’s just too busy,” one source said. That’s so very true.

She’s about to launch a mega concert tour with Enrique Iglesias that kicks off this summer in Latin America and the U.S. She plans to go worldwide in the fall. I’m told Lopez will be on the road, at the very least, through the end of the year. The next round of Idol auditions will begin while she’s overseas.

The superstar apparently wants to free up her schedule next year, possibly taking a little hiatus from work to be with her kids.

“It is just like any working mom’s dilemma,” Lopez told us at Monday’s premiere of What to Expect When You’re Expecting. “It’s tough. It’s a balancing act. You put them first and then you have all these other things that you have to do, that you have to give your time to as well, and you have to make sure that they’re OK in the process.”

Fox declined to comment on Lopez’s future with the show. Meanwhile, a source close to the production tells E! News that “Fox does not want to let her go. They love her.”

Lopez has been on Idol for two seasons with one-year contracts for both. Now the question is, will Fox try to change Lopez’s mind with a much bigger payday?

Wonder who AI will find to fill her judging seat? Will she be better? Worse? Who do you think would be a good judge?

Here are some new photos of Jennifer Lopez modeling swimsuits  in Vogue magazine. The pictures were shot by Mario Testino for the June issue.

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I’m LOVING that red dress! She looks amazing!

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Those shoes are HOT!!

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