Jennifer Lopez Leaving 'American Idol'? Why Lady Gaga Should Replace Her

Jennifer Lopez may not return to American Idol next season, so who should replace her? Why not Lady Gaga.

Jennifer Lopez told the BBC Radio in a recent interview that she is "on the fence" about returning to the show as a judge for another season. Well, good riddance. As the Hollywood Reporter article so aptly points out that J. Lo "offered mostly positive critiques of the season 10 contestants and showed emotion when some were eliminated." The real problem with American Idol is that it's missing Simon Cowell, and in his absence, no judge has stepped up to the plate to give the hard-to-swallow, but often necessary criticism.

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Howard Stern Tweets Live 'Private Parts' Commentary

Yesterday Howard Stern tweeted live commentary, as HBO re-ran his biographical film "Private Parts." His fans went nuts for the tweets, declaring that the he had single-handedly revolutionized celebrity tweeting.

As HBO aired the famous shock jockey's 1997 film, he decided to tweet a running commentary throughout, causing the Howard Stern Twitter page to explode with giddy fans praising his creative use of the social media site.

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Can Justin Bieber Beat Miley Cyrus's Box Office Record?

Justin Bieber's 3D film "Never Say Never" opened in theaters this weekend, much to the glee of millions of his excited fans. It remains to be seen, however, if the Boy Wonder with the golden voice can knock Miley Cyrus from her top spot for biggest concert film box office ever.

Justin Bieber fans will be filling the theater seats for "Never Say Never" this weekend, but will it be enough to knock the reigning queen from her throne?

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'Cowboys and Aliens' Trailer Released Before Super Bowl Airing

The new Cowboys and Aliens trailer scheduled to premiere during the Super Bowl at the end of thefirst quarter was released pre-game on YouTube. While the trailer itself, featuring never before seen footage, has left fans salivating for the film's release, the question is why release the trailer online just hours before a spot during the most watched televised event of the year?

The Cowboys and Aliens trailer is not the only Super Bowl spot to have a pre-game debut, either, but a few other highly anticipated commercials have also already been aired early online and discussed on GMA and on the Today Show.

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Did Comic Con Ticket Servers Crash Because of 'Twilight' Fans?

Tickets to Comic Con 2011 in San Diego went on sale early this morning, but thanks to an overflow on the servers of ticket sales site TicketLeap, most fans anxious to buy tickets to the most popular convention in the world found themselves staring at an error message instead. Some might blame the event organizers or even the website for not being up to handling the anticipated traffic, but true comic book fans know where the real blame is due: "Twilight" fans.

Comic Con San Diego, once the Mecca of costumed comic book collectors has grown into what some might call a Hollywood monstrosity in recent years. While it was once possible to purchase tickets to the event on site, these days it sells out in advance, thanks mostly to Hollywood's infiltration of the once self-proclaimed geek convention.

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Is "Big Lebowski 2" in the Works?

"Big Lebowski 2." Could it be true? Is Jeff Bridges really suiting up in jellies and bathrobe as the Dude once more?

According to an interview with actress Tara Reid, she is set to star in a sequel to the cult hit and begin filming this year. But is that really true? Fortunately, the answer to that would be a big fat "no."

Tara Reid, who starred in the original film as Bunny Lebowski, claimed that she would be filming "Big Lebowski 2" later this year after hearing a comment from the film's star, Jeff Bridges that he would love to shoot a sequel to the Coen brothers' film with the entire original cast.

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'The Real World: Las Vegas' Gets Trashy

"Real World: Las Vegas" premiering in March on MTV will be the 25th season of the reality franchise that started it all. In a fitting location to celebrate such a big anniversary, the cast of seven strangers will be heading back to Sin City, where the show was shot once previously for season 9 in 2002.

This time around, the "The Real World: Las Vegas" cast members Nany, Adam, Michael, Naomi, Dustin, Leroy and Heather will be residing in a four-room suite at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, complete with bowling alley and hot tub, of course--no self-disrespecting season of the hit reality show would be complete without one.

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