Joss Stone has told reporters she turned down an offer to appear as a guest judge on American Idol because she thinks the TV talent shows are too nasty. She told The People: "I find these shows far too cruel. Music should be allowed to develop naturally".
Talking of the Idol franchise, Neil Fox last week indicated that plans are afoot to stage a third series of Pop Idol here in the UK, despite the dominance of newer rival X-Factor in the reality show market. Fox, a judge on Pop Idol of course, also revealed that there had been plans to stage a celeb version of the show last year, but that plans were axed after ITV commissioned the celeb version of X-Factor instead.