Kara DioGuardi has learned that she was getting fired from American Idol the most painful way-thru rumors.

According to Kara’s father, Republican U.S. Senate contender in New York, the songwriter has learned that she was getting kicked out the same way the rest of the world learned it.

“Would you believe she did not hear — and still has not heard — anything?” Joe DioGuardi said on the New York TV show Capital Tonight.

“She read it the way you did and I did. Her disappointment is that that’s the way she’s being treated and she feels that’s not proper. I think they’re trying to create a lot of buzz … they’re trying to reformat the thing.

“But Kara has a very deep career in music … she’ll be fine. Would she want to do it another year? I think so … I think at some point [she] will confront them on that.”

Idol is probably enjoying all the hype and wild-guessing about who their final judges will be. After all, it needs help with the ratings.

Recent reports have also claimed that J.Lo is not anymore in the lineup and that Shania Twain is. And then there’s another story saying Mariah Carey could also be a candidate. But maybe we’ll never know soon. Kara and the rest of us will just have to wait for more confirmed reports.

Thanks to ShowbizSpy.