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Steven Tyler exiting as ‘Idol’ judge

NEW YORK

Steven Tyler says he’s exiting “American Idol” to put rock ’n’ roll first.

Tyler said he’s leaving the hit show after two seasons to rededicate himself to Aerosmith, the band he fronts. The rock star said he loved every minute on the hit Fox singing contest but added, “it’s time to bring rock back.”

“After some long ... hard ... thoughts ... I’ve decided it’s time for me to let go of my mistress ‘American Idol’ before she boils my rabbit,” Tyler said in a statement, making a joking reference to the 1987 Michael Douglas-Glenn Close thriller “Fatal Attraction.”

“I strayed from my first love, Aerosmith, and I’m back — but instead of begging on my hands and knees, I got two fists in the air and I’m kicking the door open with my band.”

The band is on a nationwide tour with Tyler and has an album due out in the fall.

Tyler’s “Idol” departure leaves original judge Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez, but the singer-actress’s future with the show is cloudy.

Chenoweth mends after accident

NEW YORK

Actress Kristin Cheno-weth is out of the hospital after being injured on the set of the CBS drama “The Good Wife.”

Her publicist, Jill Fritzo, said Thursday that Chenoweth was home recovering after being hit on the head by a piece of set equipment that fell in a gust of wind Wednesday.

After being treated by medics on the scene, the 43-year-old actress was taken to a hospital.

Vindicator wire services