NEW YORK — Patti LaBelle thinks some people shouldn’t be on "American Idol” — and she’s not talking about the contestants.
"Some of the judges, I don’t think they’re qualified to even judge,” she said in an interview Wednesday.
Patti LaBelle: Some 'Idol' judges aren't qualified
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