Well finally we know the answer that’s on everyone’s mind: who will replace Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi as judges on American Idol? Rumors that Jennifer Lopez had already inked a deal to join the only returning judge Randy Jackson appear to be true. The two of them will be joined by Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler.

Rumors have been swirling for weeks as to who will be announced as the celebrity judge(s) for next season’s American Idol. Most insiders feel that Ellen Degeneres is definitely out next season, and now Gossip Cop is reporting that offers have been made to Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.

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Yesterday’s conclusion to the two-part South Park (in which the show’s creators dealt with issues of censorship) was already being talked about before it even aired. But amidst the censorship issues, show creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker decided to take on race relations in America by having Cartman’s hand (supposedly possessed by Mitch Connor) in blackface. Cue outrage?

While our counterparts at Mediaite have been dutifully liveblogging every last moment of this year’s 82nd Annual Academy Awards, we at Styleite gave up before the show even started; we were in it for the red carpet, clearly. Thankfully, this year’s pre-show fashion fest served up no shortage of sartorial sins, rewarding risks, and, predictably, the usual snoozefest offenders.

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Last night, Jennifer Lopez performed on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” in a sparkly, skintight, sorta see-through bodysuit that covered her top to toe but left little to the imagination — so you can imagine that the focus today is not on her rendition of “Louboutins.” But for me, the focus is on how awesome J.Lo is, because she invented that schtick — and as such, was a hugely influential figure in the past decade. Call her “Jenny From The Aughts.”

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The American Music Awards crowned Taylor Swift Artist of the Year over Michael Jackson (where was Kanye West for this one?) but these awards shows are never really about the awards.

Instead, they’ll be about Adam Lambert‘s hip thrusts, J-Lo’s fall and a near nip-slip. Let’s take a look at the AMA moments you’ll be talking about today.

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Which directors and actors had the worst results on Rotten Tomatoes from 2000-2009? Thanks to computers, we have the answer — and a ridiculously comprehensive, sortable database ranking them on just how bad they were.

With sagging poll numbers and an enormous health care debate on his hands (among a litany of other presidential responsibilities), Barack Obama found time yesterday to host celebrity supporters Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony yesterday in the oval office. According to GossipCop, the occasion for the visit was to celebrate Marc Anthony’s 41st birthday, and included a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” sung by the President and other attending Senators and Congressman.

Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and … most recent SCOTUS addition Sonia Sotomayor — probably the most famous Nuyoricans we can think of. And they’re friends too!

GossipCop reports today that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony hosted a dinner in honor of Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.