Ben Silverman Quits -- Nikki Finke gets scooped by NYT and TMZ! [write thru #2]

Nikki was scooped by the Woodward and Bernstein of American Idol, Ryan Seacrest. And worse, it was on his Twitter page. At least Paula didn't get it first.

[Note: 7:01 a.m. Still nothing from Nikki.]