Look, this was inevitable. Don't be fooled, this was the plan. Kara GioGuardi was never meant to be the 4th judge, she was meant to take Paula's place. It was clear last year when they brought her in and it was made even more clearer when they have Ryan Seacreat $15 million a year and only wanted to give her no more than $3 million.
At the end of the day, I don't think this will cause a big dent in there rating because at the end of the day, Simon is still the show, but it'll be weird watching the auditions without the nice judge. Oh well, tough break nigga.
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