Jennifer Hudson may already be a judge for 'American Idol' next season - Report

Smash star Jennifer Hudson may have already signed on to judge American Idol Season 13 according to Vulture. That was fast!

I have mixed feelings about alumni judging the show. But we'll wait until everything is final before I write something. Are you guys excited about this???

Jennifer Hudson didn't do anything for the ratings of Smash, and American Idol was awful towards her when she was a contestant in Season 3. This seems like a play to bring back singing credibility only to the judging panel (and not for ratings) since Jennifer won an Academy Award. However, wasn't that the role of Mariah Carey -- to have a singer on the judging panel? See? I'm confused by this alumni thing already.

From Vulture:

Well, that was fast: Barely a day after Vulture broke the news that Fox was mulling an all-alumni panel of judges for American Idol, with Jennifer Hudson among the names being discussed, there may be already be some movement on that front. There's buzz around Hollywood that Hudson and Fox may have already started talks about her joining the show; one source tells us the deal is essentially "done." As always, Fox won't comment. And buzz even from people familiar with the situation does not always lead to deals, as we noted yesterday. But the idea of Idol alumni as judges may not be a dream after all.

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