‘American Idol’ fans push for Alanis Morissette to replace Katy Perry

nypost.com:

“the one that got away” — if “American Idol” fans have their way.Viewers are campaigning on social media to permanently remove Katy Perry as a judge after she was temporarily replaced this week by the Canadian songstress to mentor the show’s Top 8.

Morissette, 48, filled in for Perry, 38, while she and co-judge Lionel Richie, 73 — who was replaced by Ed Sheeran — performed at the coronation concert held in honor of King Charles III.Perry’s hiatus from the show came as several fans slammed the “TGIF” singer for her rude on-stage behavior.Several viewers of “Idol” seemed to breathe a sigh of relief during the “Dark Horse” singer’s two-episode absence. “I want you as a permanent judge,” exclaimed one fan to Morissette on Twitter.“I’ve always enjoyed your music, but watching you on American Idol and seeing how much you cared about these kids and how wonderful you were with them was awesome,” gushed a second Twitter user. “You seem like a very genuine person and you don’t see that much these days!

Thank you for being you.” A third claimed that Morissette’s critiques were “unselfishly intended to benefit the contestants” and that Perry and Richie could learn a lot from her.

One user pushed for both Richie and Perry to be replaced. “It will be SOOOOOO nice watching ‘Idol’ tonight without having to hold the remote so I can ‘MUTE’ Perry and Richie every time they open their mouths,” blasted one user. “Now.