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"More big news for American Idol: Victoria Beckham has signed on to judge!\r\nHer rep tells Usmagazine.com that the former Posh Spice, 35, &amp;quot;will be a guest judge on one episode&amp;quot; alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi. Beckham has previously served as  guest judge of Project Runway.\r\nOn Thursday morning, Idol host Ryan Seacrest revealed on his KIIS-FM radio show that Beckham will be joining the judges for tomorrow&amp;apos;s auditions in Denver.  \r\n\r\nThe news comes after Paula Abdul announced late Tuesday that she is leaving the show after eight seasons.  \r\n\r\n&amp;quot;With sadness in my heart, I&amp;apos;ve decided not to return,&amp;quot; the 47-year-old Twittered.  \r\n\r\nAbdul - who was believed to have earned about $2 million in salary last season - reportedly wanted a $20 million deal to stay on the show. She walked when she was only offered a 30 percent raise, according to reports."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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