‘Won’t watch again’: Internet mocks Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as they invite Taylor Swift to take Katy Perry’s place on 'American Idol'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Ever since Katy Perry has announced that she is leaving 'American Idol', Lionel Richie has found a replacement for his co-judge. It's none other than pop sensation Taylor Swift. 

Richie, Perry, and Luke Bryan have served as the judges since the revival of 'American Idol' began on ABC in 2018. In February, this year Perry announced she was leaving the show after the current season as she wanted to focus on her music career.

Richie wants Taylor Swift to replace Katy Perry

The former Commodores lead singer hopes to bring Swift after Perry's exit from the show. 

In a conversation with Fox News, Richie said, "Taylor Swift, if you're listening out there, this is a wonderful place to stay," adding, "Luke and I would love to have you join us."

At the 'American Idol' Top 10 Tastemaker event in Los Angeles on Monday, April 22 Lionel Richie recalled the moment he knew the dynamic between him, Perry and fellow judge Luke Bryan was something special.

"Katy's great," said Richie. while adding, "The first season, she made me turn into my mom and dad and grandma so fast, ‘Like what are you doing? You can't do that in public.' Everything that was adult came out of me. I realized this lady was out of control. Then Luke would come in and say some stuff. Then I started thinking about my reputation. But then we got to the point where it settled in, I became papa bear and I have the children."

On Perry's exit, he said, "I'm going to miss just how mine and her personalities really gel."

He continued, "There's no stress in mine and her delivery on the show. Last night, me and her combatively went at each other, and then we don't even worry about it. Some people take that stuff and go, 'Well you upstaged me on TV.’ Not in seven years have we ever had those moments where we were trying to outshine each other's stardom or step on each other's toes. We just really had fun and tried to rebrand the show into something that a lot of people want to huddle up and watch."

"Going into this show I had a perception of Katy Perry," he added. "Leaving this show, the beauty of Katy is, she is who she is. We've had so many amazing talks through the years. All of our differences and everything, it's always been how great conversations should go. I would tell her stuff that would enlighten her, and she would enlighten me on something that I didn't know about."

"We've grown as friends. Me and Lionel have been there throughout her motherhood," he said. "I'm looking forward to her going out and her doing what she wants to do, but I'm also looking forward to reuniting somewhere [down the line] where we can visit and catch up."

On the other hand, Perry opened about missing her fellow judges. She said she's going to miss the inspiring stories.  "I'm going to miss the storytelling, the inspiring backgrounds of all these kids, the struggle that they go through, the hope they find," Perry told Fox News Digital.

She added, "I'm going to miss watching them bloom and blossom. I'm going to miss them finding their conference. I'm going to miss how they inspire me. Hearing them and seeing their resilience is incredible."

Internet reacts on Lionel Richie's suggestion

Several social media users weighed in on Richie's suggestion of replacing Perry with Richie. A Facebook user said, "No thanks. I won't be watching anymore." 

A user said, "I'd rather see Travis." Another user said, "You can't beat the days of Simon, Paula and Randy! Hasn't been the same since.." 

A user said, "Katy Perry & Luke Bryan.. The two of them made the show so fun and entertaining! Lionel really stepped up this season He has been fun to watch also.. but no to taylor."

A user said, "I will never watch American Idol again if they put her on the show." 

Another user said, "I will quit watching." The next user said, "If that happens. Well. My idol days are over." 

A user said, "I lost interest when the original 3 left the show. They were pretty entertaining." 

Whike a user said, "If Trailer Swift is on it I would rather watch paint dry!"

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