The Queen of Hollywood annexes another kingdom: Ellen joins "American Idol."

She was already in bed with Ryan Seacrest.

At yesterday's taping of The Ellen Degeneres Show, our favorite power lesbian dropped a heck of a bombshell: She's going to be the new permanent judge on American Idol. This capped what was already a pretty gay week for Idol.

First we had news that Adam Lambert was releasing his album on November 24th, then we had the beautiful wedding photos of season one contestant, Jim Verraros. Locally, we decided that last season's winner was Gay Catnip. Now this.

Seriously though, Ellen has always been a fan of Idol. She talks about it constantly, she has each contestant on her show when they're voted off. And she's considered one of the nicest people in Hollywood, which makes her a natural to take over Paula Abdul's role of nurturing the contestants. She's also up to trading barbs with Simon. It's a natural fit.

Details of the deal weren't released, but it's probably safe to say that traffic in Los Angeles will be a mess while they shut down streets so that truckloads of money can be delivered to the home that Ellen and Portia share.

Video of the announcement after the break, and our sister site, AfterEllen.com has extended coverage.