Nigel Lythgoe fired from American Idol - Confirmed

Nigel Lythgoe confirmed today that he was indeed fired from American Idol. He made the announcement on Twitter.

FOX also released an official statement.

From E!:

"The passion and dedication that Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick brought to AMERICAN IDOL guided the show to become a true cultural phenomenon," Fox, FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment told E! News in a statement. "While we are saddened they will no longer be executive producers on the show, we are grateful for their tremendous contributions and look forward to continuing to work with them on additional projects."

From Nigel Lythgoe:

https://twitter.com/dizzyfeet/status/343345581890076672

https://twitter.com/dizzyfeet/status/343356463969865728

https://twitter.com/dizzyfeet/status/343383268659445760

https://twitter.com/dizzyfeet/status/343384009025400832

So that's the end of that. Let's hope that American Idol becomes a better show after this mass-firing from FOX.

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