The New York Post adds to the rumor mill. According to Page 6 Idol honchos have approached producer, Diddy to take a seat at the judges panel:
Could Sean “Diddy” Combs be a judge on “American Idol?” We hear producers at the Fox show have reached out to the Bad Boy Records founder and rap mogul. “Idol” has an open seat on its judging panel after Steven Tyler opted to leave the show (it recently hired Mariah Carey to replace Jennifer Lopez). Fox had no comment, nor did Combs’ rep. We hear Combs will host a party at a private villa in Ibiza this week. Hamptonites still talk of Combs’ epic “white parties” from summers past.
It sounds like Idol has talked to several candidates. Diddy could fit the “industry guy/producer” slot I think they badly need to fill. He’s also enough of a fame whore, that he’d at least consider it. But I imagine Diddy keeps himself pretty busy, apart from throwing lavish parties in the Hamptons. He’d have to fit Idol into his schedule.
