‘American Idol’ executive producer Nigel LLythgoe denies making a call to Courtney Love to offer the singer Paula Abdul’s judging slot, saying in a statement to Usmagazine.com: “I did not call Courtney Love and am afraid someone may have misrepresented me. Courtney Love is a very talented artist, but the judges for American Idol are Paula, Randy and Simon. We have no plans to add to or replace any of them.”
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