[Press Release - Released by Fox] Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne will join AMERICAN IDOL as guest judges during the final two days of auditions held this week in Los Angeles. On their respective days, Perry and Lavigne will sit at the judges’ table next to Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi while the final group of singing hopefuls tries for a “Golden Ticket” to Hollywood. Recently, Victoria Beckham served as a guest judge in Denver and Boston, Mary J. Blige shared her expertise in

Avril Lavigne will join the judges’ panel when American Idol gets to its callback episode in Hollywood, according to Entertainment Weekly . So will Katy Perry, who had been announced as a guest judge earlier in the audition process but never scheduled. Until now. So will the singer-songwriters be sweet or snide when critiquing Idol ’s wannabes? We’ll have to wait and see. Meanwhile, the two join the growing crew of stars filling in for the departed Paula Abdul, including

Katy Perry wants to be an “honest a**hole”. The ‘I Kissed a Girl’ singer is planning to imitate Simon Cowell’s brand of tough love when she appears as a guest judge on ‘American Idol’ later this month. The 24-year-old star said: “I might become a little bit of a buddy with Simon, because whenever I watch that [...]

La Toya Jackson and Victoria “Posh” Beckham have both been lined up to appear on women’s talkshow The View. ABC announced Jackson will be a guest co-host on the September 16 and 18 airings of the popular program featuring veteran journalist and interviewer Barbara Walters. The pair fill a temporary void left by Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who is on maternity leave until October to care for her newborn. Beckham, who will appear on September 14, has just taped as a guest judge for American Idol an

As Paula Abdul moves from American Idol to VH1's divas , new faces are coming in to take her place. So far we've learned that Idol will feature a variety of guest judges , including Victoria Beckham , Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Shania Twain, and Joe Jonas. And guess who's the latest one to climb into Paula's old seat: Neil Patrick Harris! Fox has confirmed that NPH sat at the judges' table and weighed in on the singers during today's Dallas auditions. Aww! I love this guy. And it's