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Controversial radio and television personality Kyle Sandilands has been dumped as a judge on Network Ten's music talent show, Australian Idol, the network says.
His dumping on Monday follows outrage over Sandilands' 2Day FM breakfast program last week when a 14-year-old girl was strapped to a lie detector and asked on air about her sexual history.
She then revealed she had been raped when she was 12.
"Obviously culminating with events of last week, we have made the decision that Kyle will no longer be a judge on Australian Idol," Ten programming boss David Mott said on the station's 5pm news.
"Australian Idol is very much a family program and its appeal is very much right across the board and we'd like to think that all families can enjoy the program in front of the TV."
Ten released a statement saying the decision had come after "significant discussions and consideration".
"We thank Kyle for his contribution to Australian Idol over the last four years," the statement said.
"But it has become increasingly clear that as Idol has remained a family focused show, even more so this year with the 6.30pm Sunday time slot, his radio persona has taken on a more controversial position over this period which is not in the interest of the show."
Sandilands will appear in Idol's audition shows which have already been recorded but guest judges will take his place for the rest of the season.
Australian Idol returns to the Ten Network next Sunday night for its seventh season.
Sandilands will be on the program for the first three episodes, featuring the auditions, which were filmed earlier in the year.
Ten said they are yet to decide on a replacement.
"Discussions regarding a fresh replacement will continue over the coming weeks, and a new face will take up the third seat on the judging panel alongside Marcia Hines and Ian 'Dicko' Dickson from the live performance shows, which commence on August 24," the statement said.
ROB THOMAS FOR NEXT ‘A DAY ON THE GREEN’
Four Events Nationally In February 2010
Special guest support artist Vanessa Amorosi
Rob Thomas, lead singer of Matchbox Twenty and a hugely successful solo artist in his own right, returns to Australia this summer for a limited series of concerts in arenas and at the popular ‘a day on the green’ winery events.
Thomas is a prolific songwriter who has contributed to the sales of over 80 million albums worldwide to date - as lead singer/songwriter with Matchbox Twenty, as an award-winning collaborator with the likes of Willie Nelson, Mick Jagger, Bernie Taupin and Carlos Santana, and most recently as a solo artist.
After warming up with a two-month US tour, Thomas will kick off his Australian dates in Melbourne on February 5. He will perform at ‘a day on the green’ concerts at Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale SA, Centennial Vineyards, Bowral NSW, Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley VIC and Sandalford Wines, Swan Valley WA.
The tour’s special guest will be one of the great voices of Australian music, Vanessa Amorosi. Her album “Somewhere In the World” yielded the gorgeous platinum single “Perfect” which has been nominated in the upcoming APRA Awards as The Most Played Australian Work for 2008. Most recently Vanessa teamed up with US rockers Hoobastank featuring on their song and video for “The Letter”. Her live performances are always acclaimed and of course, expect the hits we all love ‘Absolutely Everybody’ and ‘Shine’.
Rob Thomas undertook his first solo Australian tour in February 2006, a visit that included 9 sold-out arena dates. As the front man of Matchbox Twenty and as a solo artist, Rob has toured Australia 6 times, most recently in 2008, with total ticket sales now well in excess of 350,000 nationally.
Thomas embarked on a solo career with the 2005 album release Something To Be. Fuelled by the #1 worldwide smash hit Lonely No More, This Is How A Heart Breaks, and Ever The Same, the album went #1 here and in the US, and hit multi-platinum sales.
Last month, his follow up album Cradlesong was released. The album went straight into the top 5 on the ARIA album chart and hit #3 in the Billboard Top 200, and features the hit single Her Diamonds, a multi-week # 1 airplay hit in Australia.
The Grammy Award winner has his name on an impressive number of smash hits including US #1s Push, 3AM, If You're Gone, Bent, How Far We've Come, the Carlos Santana hit Smooth, as well as on other major tracks such as Real World, Back 2 Good, Little Wonders, Mad Season, and Bright Lights.
"The reason I do what I do is because I have all these songs that are always building up in my head, so it's really cathartic to get a load of them out into the world and start over again," Thomas says. "And the solo career is a really important way for me to do that."
Melbourne band Ryan Meeking and The Few will make their ‘a day on the green’ debut as the event’s opening act. The band has signed a major deal with Warner Music, recorded an EP called “Night Owls” and have been building a loyal following in Victoria. Industry tipsters are predicting a big future. For all event information, go to www.adayonthegreen.com.au.
‘a day on the green’ dates are:
Sunday February 7 LECONFIELD WINES McLAREN VALE, SA
