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" American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi has admitted that worries over her performance on the show keep her awake at night. The singer-songwriter, who joined the panel at the beginning of the current season, revealed that she takes her new role extremely seriously and is losing sleep as a result. Speaking to The Los Angeles Times, DioGuardi explained: &amp;quot;It wakes me up at night. Can you imagine? Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and I thought: &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;ve got to look at those performances. Did I clock that one wrong? Why didn&amp;#039;t I say that? I could have been more supportive&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; DioGuardi&amp;#039;s debut on the hit reality show provoked a mixed response from viewers earlier this year. The star has since decided to avoid reading online forums because she struggled to deal with the criticism. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t like it. I&amp;#039;m glad that people care that much to hate me. At least they care. But &amp;#039;hate&amp;#039; is a strong word,&amp;quot; she said. Danny Gokey became the latest contestant to be eliminated from the programme this week. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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