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As someone who’s been a part of the show since it premiered in the U.S. over two decades ago, Ryan Seacrest is forever synonymous with American Idol. For its first season in 2002, Seacrest served as co-host alongside Brian Dunkleman, and the following year, Seacrest was hosting the show solo. He would stay in that spot until 2016 when it ended its initial run on Fox, and upon its move to ABC in 2018, Seacrest would return as host, still going strong in the job after 21 seasons.

We can thank Seacrest for that, as he was the one who had the idea to serve as host when he could have in fact been a judge. For an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Seacrest reunited with Kelly Clarkson, the first-ever winner of American Idol. She brought up how she was fascinated by Seacrest getting…

Chanel Adams is a reality TV addict. She’s been writing about entertainment and pop culture since 2006-07. When she’s not writing about television, she reflects on early aughts culture on Substack.

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Ryan Seacrest was almost an American Idol judge. This might shock some fans who can only see him in the hosting position. Ryan shared his shocking confession during his interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Mini American Idol reunion

It was a mini American Idol reunion. Ryan Seacrest appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday, May 5. He talked about his time in the singing competition. Ryan has been on the show since the beginning. He used to host the show alongside Brian Dunkleman before he ended up with the…

A federal judge today rejected Parler’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Amazon Web Services (AWS), scuttling the social network’s attempt to quickly get back onto Amazon’s Web-hosting platform.

Parler, which bills itself as a conservative alternative to Twitter, had asked for a court order requiring Amazon to reinstate its Web-hosting service pending a full trial. But “Parler has fallen far short… of demonstrating, as it must, that it has raised serious questions going to the merits of its claims,” and it has failed to prove “that the balance of…

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A federal judge is refusing to restore the social media site Parler after Amazon kicked the company off of its…

A federal judge is refusing to restore the social media site Parler after Amazon kicked the company off of its web-hosting services over content seen as inciting violence.

The decision is a blow to Parler, an upstart that has won over Trump loyalists for its relatively hands-off approach to moderating content. The company sued Amazon over its ban, demanding reinstatement.

U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein sided with Amazon, which argued that Parler would not take down posts that threatened public safety even in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and that it is within Amazon’s rights to punish the company over its refusal.

“The Court rejects any suggestion that the public interest favors requiring AWS to host the incendiary speech that the record shows some…