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HOME > American Idol > American Idol 10Parents group demands Fox deny Howard Stern 'American Idol' talk
By Christopher Rocchio, 02/11/2010
The Parents Television Council is unsurprisingly against the idea of controversial shock jock Howard Stern replacing Simon Cowell on American Idol next season and wants Fox to put the rumor to rest.
"Any involvement by Howard Stern on American Idol would be disastrous and would immediately destroy the show's hard-earned reputation as one of the most reliably family-friendly programs on broadcast television," PTC President Tim Winter said.
According to a Friday New York Post report, American Idol had approached Stern after hearing his repeated on-air mentions that he is "open to other offers" once his current $500 million Sirius XM Radio deal expires in January 2011. Stern subsequently confirmed he would be interested in replacing Cowell and made numerous comments that suggested there was merit to the Post's report, which was then denied by two American Idol insiders. However Fox has yet to officially go on the record and confirm or deny the rumors, allowing them to persist. The network also declined to comment on the PTC statement when contacted by The Times. DISCUSS AND COMMENT ON THIS STORY Reality TV World has launched a trial program offering Facebook Comments on our stories to provide an enhanced user experience to our readers. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then 'Add' your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the 'X' in the upper right corner of the comment box.Get more Reality TV World! Follow us on Twitter, friend us on Facebook or subscribe to our RSS feed. |
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