Rumors about controversial radio host Howard Stern joining the "American Idol" judges' table after Simon Cowell's departure at the end of this season have been swirling for awhile, and Stern has [article id="1631483"]discussed the talk openly on his Sirius Radio show[/article]. In his latest bit of "Idol" chatter, the shock jock said that he would only get on board if two judges currently on the show -- Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi -- were shown the door.

"What do you want me to tell you? Listen, I won't work with Ellen DeGeneres or Kara DioGuardi. If I go to 'American Idol', they're out," he told New York Post reporter Cindy Adams on Thursday night. "They don't have an opinion. You gotta be with it, you gotta make the show happen."

Stern, who spoke Adams on the red carpet at the New York City premiere of "Green Zone," didn't name potential replacements for DioGuardi and DeGeneres, but he did say he would bring his own people on board. "When I come in there, I'm gonna bring a couple of people -- my own people with me -- and we're going to take that show to new heights," he added. "Someone sings bad, we take the trap door and throw them right down the trap door. I'm going to put an electric dog collar on the contestants, when they screw up I'm going to shock 'em. You understand? We're going to talk a real show."

Stern also engaged in some public salary negotiations, telling "Entertainment Tonight" how much he thinks he should get paid. "I read in the paper that they want to give me $100 million to judge a karaoke contest, and that seems like pretty good pay for something as dumb as that," Stern said.

He also added his thoughts on DeGeneres' first week behind the judges' table. "Ellen has said she won't work with me, but quite frankly, after watching her on the stupid show, I gotta tell ya, I won't work with Ellen,' he said. "She's out if I come in."

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