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Ryan Seacrest Taking His ‘Idolatry’ of Carrie Underwood ‘to a Crazy Level’ Infuriating Other Judges

Ryan Seacrest is rubbing other 'Idol' judges the wrong way as he fawns over newest panelist Carrie Underwood, a source exclusively tells Life and Style.

Ryan Seacrest is in awe of his personal American Idol Carrie Underwood and thrilled to have her on board, but he’s making such a fuss over the show’s newest celebrity judge it’s got other people around them, especially her cojudges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, wishing he’d relax a bit, a source exclusively tells Life & Style. The television staple had rocketed to incredible popularity with its original panel, made up of Paula Abdul, the sweetheart who always let contestants down easy, straight-shooter Randy Jackson, and series cocreator Simon Cowell, who earned a reputation for himself in American households as excessively blunt and sometimes even cruel. A series of single-season judges that didn’t quite work out made appearances throughout the intervening years before Lionel, Katy and Luke joined, including Ellen DeGeneres, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey.

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