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"Jennifer Lopez has opened up about returning to American Idol. The judge revealed on Ellen DeGeneres&amp;#039;s chatshow that her decision to go back was quite difficult for her.  She said: &amp;quot;It was actually a difficult decision because I had a lot of stuff going on.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;It was going to be hard to fit it in. But, to be really honest, I just love the show and I love working with the singers.&amp;quot; Speaking of the other two judges, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr, she said: &amp;quot;And, this is working really great. &amp;quot;So yeah, we&amp;#039;re having a great time. At the end of the day, everything that&amp;#039;s meant to be happens.&amp;quot; The singer recently revealed that her partying days are behind her. She explained: &amp;quot;Once it gets past 12, I&amp;#039;m like, &amp;#039;Oh, it&amp;#039;s getting late&amp;#039;. If you&amp;#039;re hanging around some after-party until the wee hours, how are you supposed to take five meetings in a row the next day?&amp;quot; American Idol will return in January 2014 on Fox in the US, and will air in the UK on 5*. View today&amp;#039;s best celebrity pictures - Photo gallery  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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