New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Singer Jennifer Lopez won’t judge singing reality show ‘American Idol’.

The singer-actress had been closing a deal to be a permanent judge on the show for its upcoming 10th season, but the deal fell apart. ‘Her demands got out of hand,’ people.com quoted a source as saying.

With Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres leaving the show, the Fox network had been pursuing a number of celebrities as potential judges, including Steven Tyler.