It looks like it's going to be alumni reunion year on American Idol next season.

Jennifer Hudson is currently in talks to join the Idol panel, Deadline is reporting. Her addition to the judging table would mark two firsts for the show. She would be the first alum and the first Oscar winner to judge the reality competition.

Although she placed an astonishing seventh place, the aspiring EGOT, who has won a Grammy, an Oscar, and starred on NBC's Smash, was season three's true winner.

As Vulture reported exclusively on Wednesday, Jennifer may be one of several Idol veterans to return as a judge next season. The original American Idol Kelly Clarkson and runner-ups Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken are also being courted by FOX.

This is the first stage in a massive show overhaul intended to improve its ratings slump. The network's entertainment president Kevin Reilly said last week that Idol will most likely revert to its initial three-judge panel. The show's facelift will also likely include executive producer Nigel Lythgoethe's exit. He first left the talent competition in 2008, but returned two years later when judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler replaced Simon Cowell.

It's good to see that Idol is retuning to its roots!

Matt Damon, Olivia Wilde, Bono, and Richard Branson are trying to end the world water crisis ... one toilet at a time.

As Matt said back in February when he started the movement, he and his pals "won’t go to the bathroom until everyone in the world has access to clean water and sanitation." New Hollywood A-listers, including Olivia, Bono, and Richard, recently joined Matt's "toilet strike."

The strike -- led by Matt's advocacy group Water.org -- is intended to end the water crisis that has left 780,000,000 million people -- one in nine -- without access to clean water and sanitation.

The stars tried to use humor to lighten the severity of the situation in a new public service announcement.

"I remember when Matt first brought up the idea, it was at a meeting of the Illuminati," perennial activist Bono said.

Wilde joked that Bono was mad that she joined the elite group of celebs involved with the movement, "Bono was so mad. I only got in because I am an android from the future."

Damon closed the video by encouraging others to join the strike. "And remember, if you don't use the toilet, you're a celebrity," he said.

For other information about the cause or to make a donation, visit water.org or strikewithme.org.

She speaks!

After ruminating on the matter for two days, Kendall Jenner is finally responding to Frances Bean Cobain's Twitter diss. Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's daughter sent a string of tweets bashing the reality darling on Tuesday -- even calling her a "f--king idiot" -- for tweeting "just wish things could be easier sometimes mann."

"An individuals feelings are relative to their environment," Kendall fired back yesterday. "You don't know me, you don't even know what I was referring to."

The 17-year-old also said she understands that she leads an affluent lifestyle, but she has the right to vent about her problems -- big or small. "I am aware that i am very privileged and blessed, and im thankful for that everyday, i know there are greater problems in the world," she wrote.

In response to the 20-year-old's slam that Kendall wasn't cognisant of the "kids on earth abandoned&homeless" or "CANCER, famine, poverty, draught, disease, natural disasters, Death," the Kardashian half-sister said, "I pray for those people every night and give back as much as i can. so who are u to judge me?"

Probably still upset about the Twitter beating she received, Kendall looked glum while walking to the gym yesterday morning. She hopefully got a restful night's sleep after getting that weight off her shoulders. You know outspoken Khloe and Kourtney were proud.

This whole saga is sounding very Britney Spears-esque!

Even before Amanda Bynes' latest arrest in N.Y.C. last night, her parents Rick and Lynn were concerned enough about their daughter's erratic behavior to consult with lawyers about obtaining a conservatorship, Radar reports.

"Rick & Lynn have met with several lawyers that handle conservatorships in the past month, because they want to get a conservatorship over their daughter. They have been advised that even as disturbing as Amanda's behavior is, it's very unlikely that a judge would sign off on a temporary conservatorship," a source dishes.

The troubled actress is so unpredictable that she even reportedly called 911 on herself the night of her marijuana bust!

"She called 911, saying the cops were going to assault her," In Touch sources claim.

Her parents want to get her the help she desperately needs, but it looks like they might not have the best of luck!

"Conservatorships are very hard to get, and being mentally ill and addicted to drugs isn't enough. Amanda hasn't ever been to rehab or ever agreed to see a mental health professional. Her parents are absolutely powerless to do anything at this point," a source adds.

We feel for them!

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Amanda Bynes appeared in a New York City courthouse this morning following her arrest last night, and she was formally charged with marijuana possession, reckless endangerment and attempted evidence tampering.

Though prosecutors requested that the 27-year-old actress be held in lieu of $1,000 bail, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Neil Ross decided to release her without bail. Despite appearing lenient with the starlet, Ross warned Bynes that if she missed her July 9 court date, an arrest warrant would be issued and he would set “very significant bail.”

According to the NY Daily News, Bynes engaged in an animated conversation with her attorney in the court’s soundproof box, and when she wasn’t talking, "she was making crazy faces, mumbling to herself and staring blankly through the glass."

A man in Amanda's building filed a criminal complaint after witnessing her smoking a joint in the first floor lobby, and when officers went to Amanda's room, they noticed a bong on the kitchen counter. According to the report, the cop asked Amanda about the bong, at which point she "grab[bed] said bong, [ran] to the westbound-facing window, and [threw] it out the window where numerous pedestrians were walking on the 8 Avenue and West 47 Street sidewalks below." According to TMZ, Bynes told the judge she didn't throw a bong out of her window -- rather, it was "just a vase."

Last night Bynes was held temporarily for psychiatric testing at the Roosevelt Hospital, she was booked at the police station, where she took two mugshots -- one with her platinum blonde wig, one without.

Bynes left court just after 11am, and she hopped in a taxi and took off. Hopefully she can see where she's going!

Amanda Bynes' booking photo has hit the web, but minutes after this mugshot was taken at the Midtown Precinct North station in New York City, police asked Bynes to remove her platinum blonde wig and pose for a second one, which revealed her shaved head.

Bynes was arrested last night for marijuana possession after throwing a bong out of her West 47th Street apartment window on the 36th floor, and she was held temporarily for psychiatric testing at Roosevelt Hospital.

Bynes was then booked at the police station for criminal possession of marijuana, reckless endangerment and felony tampering with evidence. And let's not forget that earlier this month Bynes was put on three years' probation for driving with a suspended license.

The troubled actress was then taken to night court just before midnight where she waited for a judge, and she was snapped leaving just after 11am ... stay tuned for more photos and updates!