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"Kanye West has allegedly rejected the opportunity to become a judge on American Idol. The Yeezus rapper was reportedly offered the third and final space on the panel, but was concerned about harming his reputation.  &amp;quot;He didn&amp;#039;t want to go that mainstream,&amp;quot; a source told Us Weekly. &amp;quot;He didn&amp;#039;t want to lose any street cred. So he turned it down.&amp;quot; Keith Urban has already confirmed that he is returning for a second season on the Idol panel, while Jennifer Lopez will apparently be announced later this week. Idol bosses also spoke to will.i.am, Diddy and Rodney Jerkins, but strong rumours suggest that producer Dr Luke will fill the third seat. Kanye West, who has a 2-month-old daughter, North, with Kim Kardashian, will reveal the first image of their baby on Kris Jenner&amp;#039;s talkshow this Friday (August 23). "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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