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  'Idol' producer denies report that Simon Cowell's comments scripted

  March 27, 2007
  While banter between host Ryan Seacrest and judge Simon Cowell has seemed unusually witty during American Idol's sixth season, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe insists Idol remains an unscripted television series.
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  Report: Randy Jackson to join Simon Cowell as 'The X Factor' judge

  March 27, 2007
  First it was reported that The X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne was being imported from Britain for the upcoming second season of America's Got Talent.  Now it looks like American Idol judge Randy Jackson might get exported to the U.K. to serve as a critic on The X Factor.

• 'American Idol' producer says calling the show racist is "idiotic"

  March 27, 2007
  Of all the words critics could use to describe American Idol, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said racist isn't one of them.
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  Stephanie Edwards dishes about her 'American Idol' experience

  March 23, 2007
  Every once in a while, people get that sinking feeling in their stomach indicating something bad is about to happen.  Unfortunately for Stephanie Edwards, she got that feeling following her Tuesday night performance on American Idol.

• 'American Idol' producer says songwriting contest on the "back burner"

  March 23, 2007
  The sixth season of American Idol currently has a lot on its plate, which might spell an end for the national songwriting contest the show had planned to use to determine the tune sung by the Top 2 during the series' May 23 finale.

• Fox and 'Idol' hatch plan to step on ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' toes

  March 22, 2007
  Although the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars went out of its way to try waltz out of the same time periods as the sixth season of American Idol, Fox -- clearly having other ideas -- has decided to go out of its way to try and step on ABC's toes.
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  'American Idol 6' sends Stephanie Edwards home, reveals Top 10

  March 22, 2007
  Stephanie Edwards was the second finalist from the sixth season of Fox' American Idol to be eliminated from the reality competition series during Wednesday night's live results show.
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  'American Idol's sixth season Top 11 take the stage and perform live

  March 21, 2007
  The Top 11 finalists on the sixth season of American Idol performed live last night -- celebrating the music of the British Invasion -- an influx of rock and roll, beat and pop performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States during the mid-1960s.
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  'American Idol 5' champ Taylor Hicks drops 22 pounds, gets fit

  March 19, 2007
  Normally it's the American Idol women who share their weight-loss tips, but fifth-season winner Taylor Hicks has some dietary advice as well.
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  'Idol' judge Simon Cowell to create scripted drama for British TV

  March 19, 2007
  Simon Cowell is ready to enter the world of scripted television.

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