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Steven Tyler Disses 'American Idol' » Gossip - Steven Tyler is finally letting his true American Idol feelings out.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the scarf-wearing, expletive-dropping former judge admits the Fox reality juggernaut was "not my cup of tea." According to Tyler, he only said yes to the Idol gig in 2010 because he was fighting with his Aerosmith bandmates. “It was something to do while the storm blew by, to be honest,” he revealed to the magazine.

Tyler was criticized during his two years on Idol for not offering much in the way of harsh critiques on weaker contestants, but the singer says he wasn't interested in crushing dreams. "The show's about kids and what you do to nurture their talent. They wanted me to take the piss out of the kids and I don't have that in me. That's not what I'm about. That's more about that other guy. Not me."

The American Idol gig wasn't all bad, though. After all, Tyler did make a reported $10 million per season and he got to hang out with some very famous faces. "I loved it and hated it," he admitted. "It was a great job, I sat next to J. Lo and I made a ton of money. It was a moment in life and it became larger than life."

• Glee's freshman class is growing! The Fox musical dramedy has added two new stars to its fourth season. Homeland actress Melissa Benoist and Broadway actress Becca Tobin will play new McKinley High students Marley and Kitty, respectively. Click here to read the full story and check out pics of the newest Glee stars!

• Twilight star Jackson Rathbone, aka Jasper Cullen, is headed to White Collar. Rathbone will play Nate Osbourne, a volatile ex-con who will steal anything for the love of his life (played by Jessica Mcnamee of The Vow). What do you think Twilight fans? Are you excited to watch Rathbone go head to head with Matt Bomer? Will our TVs be able to withstand the combined hotness? Hit the comments with your gushing! (via HuffPo)

• We reported on Tuesday that Melanie Griffith was near a deal to play Sabrina's mom on Raising Hope next season, and now there's word that the deal has been finalized. But that's not all — Griffith's real-life mother, actress Tippi Hedren has also signed on to play Sabrina's grandmother, Nana!

As a fan of Melanie Griffith, the actress, I was excited about the possibility of having her on the show, and now that I’ve had the chance to meet Melanie Griffith, the person, I can’t wait to get the chance to work with her,” Greg Garcia, creator and executive producer of Raising Hope, said in a statement. “And then Tippi Hedren agrees to play Melanie’s mother on the show? Are you kidding? Just two weeks ago, I showed my kids The Birds for the first time. This is a very exciting way for us to start off Season Three.”

• 3 was not CBS lucky number. The network has canceled the dating show after just two episodes. Based on a series from Israel, 3 followed three very different single women who were looking for true love. The series failed to grab much of an audience in its first two outings so CBS has yanked it and will air repeats of The Good Wife until the drama returns in September.

• Another Friday Night Lights alum is headed to Parenthood! Former FNL EP and current Parenthood showrunner Jason Katims has already had Michael B. Jordan and Minka Kelly on the show, and now comes word that Matt Lauria will join the NBC drama for Season 4 (via TVLine).

Lauria will play a returning soldier from Afghanistan who bonds with fellow war vet Zeek (Craig T. Nelson). Parenthood's fourth season premieres on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 10pm.

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