Jennifer Lopez says on Twitter that she is not leaving American Idol

Despite reports to the contrary, Jennifer Lopez took to Twitter to deny that she will not be returning as a judge on American Idol.

There is no truth to reports that say I am definitely leaving Idol, Lopez tweeted Thursday night. All I said was I haven't decided what I am doing next year. #mediaremix.

Rolling Stone reports that she later added that if anything changes, she will be the one to let her fans know. When I know for sure what I'm doing I will let the #LOVE!RS know!#FYITweets, she wrote.

Rumors that Lopez, who was recently named the most powerful celebrity by Forbes, was leaving Idol started on Wednesday when sources told E! News that she was just too busy to do a third year on the show. Another source confirmed the story to Us Weekly. "There is just too much going on for her right now," the source said.

On Friday, Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe stressed to E! News just how important Lopez is to the show and how hard it would be to get a new judge. "It would mean starting all over again with a new judge and getting them up to speed. It's not easy. It's not easy criticizing people and doing it in a manner that isn't just chopping their knees from underneath them, but hopefully coaching them."

Lythgoe also said that he didnt be! lieve re ports that she was leaving. "I don't believe that's true," he said when asked about the reports.

Lopez will be touring North America this summer with Enrique Iglesias and she reportedly hopes to take the tour overseas, which would conflict with Idol auditions.