Richard Rushfield is a four-year veteran of the American Idol beat and the author of a memoir, Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost. His new book, American Idol: The Untold Story, goes behind the scenes of the most popular TV show of the decade.
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The King's Speech: Why It Should Win
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American Idol Live Chat
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After Simon, Idol Judges Bet on Nice
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The Battle for 'American Idol'
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Paula Abdul's Live To Dance Comeback
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Kirsten Dunst Gets Serious
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Sofia Coppola's Somewhere: Boring Rich People in Hotels
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Stars Who Can't Do Accents
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Too Explicit for YouTube
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Is This the Death of American Idol?
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The Next Simon Cowell Is...
With the weak American Idol season ending soon, Richard Rushfield places odds on who will be cast... MORE
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Tween Girls Hijack Idol
The shocker of Wednesday night—that “Big Mike” had the lowest vote total—can be blamed on the... MORE
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The New Real World
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Simon Cowell's Troubled Empire
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