That’s a lot of money for sneakers and vests!

Ellen DeGeneres wants a $150,000 wardrobe allowance for her judging stint on American Idol. Sources add that she won’t be taking no for answer!

DeGeneres, who replaced Paula Abdul on AI, wants to wear custom-made threads while she’s on the show, and thinks Idol bosses should foot the bill.

“Ellen has demanded $150,000 for her Idol wardrobe this year,” a source told the National Enquirer,” and she won’t take no for an answer.

“Ellen feels it’s only fair because Paula received a hefty allowance for hair, makeup and wardrobe.”

The source said that Ellen, who is known for wearing jeans, slacks and blouses, “wants to create a whole new look for Idol.”

“She’s envisioning couture evening wear designed just for her, not dresses, but hand-made suits, pants and shirts, as well as vests.”

Sounds a bit diva-ish to us!

The fighting has begun on American Idol already!

Ellen DeGeneres went from excited to fighting mad on her first day of taping American Idol. Ellen shuffled her schedule to accomodate both her talk show hosting duties and her American Idol judging duties, so she had her schedule moved up so that now she shoots the talk show earlier in the day and then jumps in the car and goes to Idol. Being the responsible lady that she is, Ellen showed up right on time to judge on American Idol.

Ellen became fuming mad when Simon Cowell was an hour and a half late for the taping.

“Here it was the first day of taping of the Hollywood shows, and Ellen was there waiting for Simon to show up. Ellen’s new to the gig and she’s very organized and she made a commitment to take this on, and now she’s asking herself, ‘What did I get myself into?’ She called Simon Cowell a prima donna. So right from the start, the chemistry isn’t great,” an insider says.

Ellen quickly contacted the pal who brought her to the primetime hit show, Fox alternative programming chief Mike Darnell, and made a request: she asked him to “hurry up and pick” Simon’s successor. Cowell has previously announced that this will be the last season he judges on Idol.

The latest result of the new Harris Poll say Oprah Winfrey is America’s favorite television personality, and Glenn Beck is surprising most people with his landing the No. 2 position.

The annual Harris Poll used data collected from 2,276 adults from Dec. 7-14.

Jay Leno, who was No. 1 last year (Winfrey was No. 4), dropped to No. 3. However, representatives from Harris clarified that the poll was conducted before the recent late-night battle. So if the poll was conducted now, Leno might be even lower?

Here’s the top ten list of Most Popular TV Stars according to the latest Harris Poll.

1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Glenn Beck
3. Jay Leno
4. Ellen DeGeneres and Hugh Laurie from House (tie)
6. Jon Stewart
7. Charlie Sheen
8. Mark Harmon from NCIS
9. David Letterman
10. Bill O’Reilly

Ellen DeGeneres isn’t being sued, but her show is.

A handful of the biggest record labels welcomed new American Idol judge Ellen DeGeneres into the music biz with an unpleasant gift: They sued her daytime talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show over copyrights.

The labels allege that Ellen’s show has broadcast over 1,000 songs during the “dance over” segment of the show — when Ellen dances through the audience while moving from stage to stage — without ever paying for the licenses.

Wow!

Per papers filed at a U.S. District Court in Nashville on September 9th, when the labels asked the Ellen show producers how come they never sought to acquire permission to use the songs, the defendants replied that they didn’t “roll that way.”

“As sophisticated consumers of music, Defendants knew full well that, regardless of the way they rolled, under the Copyright Act, and under state law for the pre-1972 recordings, they needed a license to use the sound recordings lawfully,” the suit states.

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” are just two of the literally hundreds of songs the show used without permission. So the show might owe quite a bit of money, though terms of the lawsuit weren’t revealed.

A rep for the Ellen DeGeneres Show said they hoped to reach “amicable and reasonable terms” with the record labels.

Ironically, one of the companies suing the Ellen DeGeneres Show is Sony Music Group, home to both RCA and Jive Records — where Idols usually land if they’re successful on the show. Still, it seems that it was just coincidence that the lawsuit was filed on the same day as DeGeneres was named the new judge on American Idol, as the record companies and the Ellen show were reportedly working on resolving the issue.

Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to replace Paula Abdul on American Idol.

“I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol,” DeGeneres said. “I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save from not having to text in my vote.”

“DeGeneres will sit next to Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi and offer her own unique perspective to the contestants throughout the competition,” Fox television says in a statement.

DeGeneres, 51, will begin judging after the audition rounds, which have featured a rotating group of celebrity guest judges including Shania Twain, Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Joe Jonas and Kristin Chenoweth.

What about her daytime talk show? DeGeneres says she’s not giving that up.

“I’m going to have a day job and a night job,” she says. “The times we’re living in … we’re all doing that.”

Of picking Ellen, executive producer Simon Fuller says: “I could not be more excited to have Ellen join the American Idol family. Ellen has been a fan of the show for many years, and her love of music and understanding of the American public will bring a unique human touch to our judging panel. I can’t wait for this next season to begin.”

 

David Beckham is a sentimental fellow. The British soccer star, who already has many tattoos, is got some new ink in honor of his 10th wedding anniversary to Victoria Beckham.

He told Ellen DeGeneres in an interview for the season premiere of her talk show that he got 10 roses around his arm “for the 10 years.”

Beckham, 34, says that his wife loves his romantic gestures.

“I always seem to do pretty well. She always seems to be happy with the gifts that I get her. We always try to do special things for each other.

“It’s not always about buying gifts for each other. We just make sure that we spend time together or go for dinner together. That is important to us.”

I’m guessing Lindsay Lohan is back into boys. A chick showing that much boobie is trying to attract male attention.

Lohan is going to be on The Ellen Show tomorrow. I’ll watch (of course) but Ellen doesn’t exactly ask tough questions and Lindsay still seems to be in denial about her issues.

Diddy was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday and he got a little defensive when answering a question about why he let girl beater Chris Brown and the girl he beat, Rihanna, shack up at his Miami home. Diddy and Ellen didn’t argue, but it got uncomfortable for a minute.

According to various reports, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi want a baby!

An insider tells Star magazine, “They would love a boy. But would truly be happy with any healthy baby.” Adding that Portia “is prepared to go through it [IVF] 10 times if she has to. Whatever it takes to get pregnant, she’ll do it. She’s been changing her eating habits. Her goal is to gain a few pounds before they start the IVF process.”

I wonder who the sperm donor will be!

We’d love to hear about Ellen’s adventures as a mother!

 

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi celebrated Ellen’s 51st birthday last night at Chateau Marmont. The happy couple enjoyed a delicious meal and smiled and held hands as they passed the paparazzi.