Jamie Foxx Replacing Simon Cowell?

Word on the curb (and by curb, I mean Life & Style mag) is that Jamie Foxx is a contender to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol. Cowell is leaving the show after this season. Various names have come up as possible replacements but an alleged "insider" says Foxx is on the list.

Interscope founder Jimmy Iovine's name is also being tossed around (he's the dude who brought us Eminem) as is Madonna's.

Who'd you like to see as the next Idol judge… (if you're even still watching this show)?

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"Pants On The Ground" Man Is A Hero!

Who knew? Mr. Pants On The Ground is a civil rights hero!

Turns out, "General" Larry Platt actually has a place in history, beyond being a viral video sensation and a ringtone hit.  Platt was beaten by police in the 1965 "Bloody Sunday" march in Alabama.  He got the nickname "General" by civil rights icon Hosea Williams for his role in the march.

He's now working in Atlanta to protest foreclosures in mostly Black neighborhoods.  His work in the ATL is so well-known that the Georgia legislature has proclaimed September 4, 2001 Larry Platt Day in Atlanta.

I knew that guy was special... in a good way, I mean.

By the way, if you want to download that ringtone, here ya go...

Pants on The Ground

Download "Pants on The Ground" at MadRingtones.org

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Better Than William Hung! "General" Larry Platt

I see a suspenders endorsment coming his way. LOOKING LIKE A FOOL, WITH YOUR PANTS ON THE GROUND!

IN YO FACE SIMON COWELL!! Mandisa Drops 80lbs!

She said she stopped inhaling krispy kreme donuts and moved her body more, Good for you Manny!

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Making a Change

 Suffering Simon Cowell's barbs about her weight during season 5's American Idol auditions – he cracked that the show would need a "bigger stage" to accommodate her – was a "worst fear come true" for the singer Mandisa, but that pain was nothing new.

The Grammy-nominated Christian singer's weight battle was borne of early trauma – she was sexually molested as a child and raped at 16. "A lot of girls turn to men to fill that void and some turn to drugs," Mandisa, 32, tells PEOPLE. "I turned to food as my drug of choice."

Her weight left her open to ridicule and health problems. Mandisa recalls her humiliation when she performed a routine with her high-school drill team and a classmate joked that she caused the whole gym to shake. "I still remember that like it was yesterday," she says, adding that she was even denied health insurance because of her weight.

After a visit to Mt. Rushmore last summer that left her so short of breath she had trouble making it to the viewpoint, she set herself a goal to lose 100 lbs. by the March 24 release date of her new album, Freedom, on March 24. "I thought I couldn't get up and sing about freedom when I had been chained for so long," she says.

Following a routine of cardio workouts five days a week, a diet heavy on salads, lean meats and fiber, and counseling to work on her childhood issues, she's dropped more than 75 lbs. "Being able to fit into clothes I couldn't before is great," she says. "To be able to walk into a room and not feel self-conscious, I don't ever remember feeling this way."

She plans to continue her new routine for life but remains realistic. "I want to be healthy, and I believe my body will get to whatever it's supposed to be," she says. "It could be a size 8 – but personally I like a girl with a little meat on her bones! I don't need to look like the models on the magazine covers in order to be beautiful."

Brew Bits: Ellen Responds to the Haters.......

Don't nobody better talk smack bout my Ellen!! Apparently she's been getting ripped a new one because people feel she's not qualified to be an American Idol judge. Um pardon my french but Paula Abdul was?????? whatevs! She had this to say:

“Apparently, there’s a lot of debate going on right now whether I’m qualified or not to be the new judge on American Idol… I know there is a lot chatter. I’ll tell you right now, how I know I’m going to be a great judge … I’ve spent my whole life being judged. So I know what it’s like. But the things that people are saying…I thought America had moved past this. First, we have the first African American President. We’ve sworn in our first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice. I think American Idol is ready for their first blonde judge … I do.”

American Idol's New Judge

Sayonara, Paula! Ellen DeGeneres is the latest addition to the judging table at American Idol. Fox made it official tonight. DeGeneres will join Simon, Randy and what'sherface for the 9th season of Idol, which kicks off in January 2010.

DeGeneres replaces Paula Abdul who opted not to return this season. But, Ellen won't sit in on the auditions. She'll just judge the performances. The auditions will feature guest judges Victoria "Posh" Beckham, Mary J. Blige and Shania Twain (among others).

So, does this mean American Idol is going "lebanese?" Hee hee... you know I had to go there!

Love ya, Ellen girl!

American Idol Rigged? Noooooo...

From the duh files: Former American Idol contestant Ju'Not Joyner says the show is…wait for it…wait for it…rigged! Joyner dropped this lil tidbit during an online chat today. He said: "It's a fixed thing if I ever saw one."

Did it really take a rocket scientist to unearth this?

Joyner says he was viewed as a troublemaker behind the scenes this year because he questioned the contract all the contestants had to sign. He calls the contract a "slavetract." (Cute)

Joyner claims the honchos behind the scenes told him he wasn't going to ruin their show. He claims he was cut from the show and not invited back for the wild card sannng-off because of his beef with said slavetract. Joyner even called the whole lawyering process at Idol some bullshit Illado. He claims the Idol people hire lawyers for the contestants and then those lawyers negotiate the said slavetracts with the show's lawyers. Get it?

Joyner says he knows how the business works and he was asking questions to protect his interests while other contestants were just 'so happy to be here,' like Prince Akeem. I certainly can't fault the brother for watching his back!

Joyner says he also refused to let the show's producers play up his "from the hood" back story. Hol' up dude... aren't you from Bowie, MD? That's not really Southeast DC.

I'm just sayin…

American Idol Chit Chat: Hey Lil.... Girl Bye!

So my fav part of the night would be Lil's mama setting the record straight that "Lil" is her real name "not Little and it's not a stage name". Well thank you mom for clearing up the confusion, I was losing sleep! But it looks like babygirl betta go on ahead and book the greyhound back to Tennessee cause she sucks monkey balls! We here at the Brew will always root for the coloreds but when the coloreds suck, well our hands are tied.

So....... GO ADAM LAMBERT!!!! (now that boy can sang!)

Lil's piss poor performance......