'Australian Idol' judges in new feud

Australian Idol judges Ian Dickson and Jay Dee Springbett have apparently been ignoring each other since their fight on air last week.

Springbett, who was brought in as a new judge to replace sacked Kyle Sandilands, accused fellow record executive Dickson of being out of touch with the music industry.

A TV insider, who denied that the feud was a publicity stunt, told The Sunday Telegraph: "It's no pantomime, this is real bitterness. Neither has spoken since [the show] and I doubt that they will."

They continued: "I'm not sure exactly what started all this, whether it's something that has come over from the music industry."

The source added: "Neither respects the other and, from Dicko's end, he's still surprised that Jay Dee was chosen as the new judge."