Jennifer Hudson signed as an American Idol judge, according to E!’s multiple sources. Kelly Clarkson is also reportedly close to signing on, with the third seat going to a gay Idol: Adam Lambert or Clay Aiken. Nigel Lythgoe has just figured out and/or admitted that this past season’s American Idol judges “didn’t gel.”Choreographer and So You Think You Can Dance judge Wade Robson said Michael Jackson abused him for seven years and was “a pedophile and a child sexual abuser.”Bachelorette star Meredith Phillips is sober after battling alcoholism for years.There will be Duck Dynasty Father’s Day greeting cards. At Wal-Mart, of course. Also coming: themed cigars.An argument over who would win American Idol led a Pennsylvania couple to stab each other.Voice coach Blake Shelton’s tornado relief concert, “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert,” will air Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, Bravo, E!, Style, CMT, and G4.TLC has picked up Who Do You Think You Are?, which was cancelled by NBC; eight new episodes of the Lisa Kudrow-produced genealogy series start July 23 and will include Zooey Deschanel, Christina Applegate, Cindy Crawford, and Chris O’Donnell, among others.The Little Couple stars, Bill Klein and Jen Arnold, talk about adopting two kids at once.Isareli supermodel Bar Refaeli will host Israel’s The X Factor; she previously hosted a special on Bravo, “Tommy Hilfiger Presents Ironic Iconic America.”Magical Elves’ next documentary is looking for Electric Daisy Carnival fans to have “a major role.” The Top Chef production company also produced documentaries about Justin Bieber and Katy Perry.NatGeo is getting into the makeover genre with Divine Intervention, a Bar Rescue/Kitchen Nightmares-style show that features makeovers of churches. It’s produced by T Group Productions, which also produced Food Network’s shitty Mystery Diners.As of yesterday, CMT is airing old seasons of Hell’s Kitchen on weekdays.Based upon this fascinating interview with a 14-year-old, we are in big trouble when these kids grow up to be the people TV programmers pander to. Here’s just one of many terrifying quotations: “If I’m not watching TV, I’m on my phone. If I’m not on my phone, I’m on my computer. If I’m not doing any of those things, what am I supposed to do?”
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