Patti LaBelle: Some American Idol Judges Aren't Qualified

Oh, snap. The legendary Patti LaBelle is going in on American Idol.

In an interview with the AP yesterday, she admits she was first approached to join the judging panel before crazy Paula Abdul in 2002, but turned down the offer.

Adding: "Some of the judges, I don't think they're qualified to even judge. The comments that were made, they could make you like, wanna kill yourself."

She doesn't say which of the judges she's referring to, however.

Miss Patti does offer some advice to would-be contestants.

"If you believe in yourself, just go for it. What do you have to lose? And when people tell you 'You can't,' you have to say, 'I can.'"



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