Producers expect Paula Abdul (center), seen with fellow “American Idol” judges Randy Jackson (left) and Simon Cowell, to return for the show’s eighth season in January. When talk turns to “American Idol” these days, it’s one of the first questions that surfaces. You know. The Paula Abdul question. Specifically, does occasionally ditzy judge Abdul have [...]
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Fan death made Idol's Cowell think long and hard
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Acerbic “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell said on Wednesday the apparent suicide of a former contestant and obsessed fan forced him to think “long and hard” about his blunt comments to hopeless singers on the show. But in his first detailed comments about the fan’s death in November, Cowell said the [...]
Paula Abdul's Spot Safe as 'Idol' Gears for Four-Hour Premiere
Thanks to whoever leaked that memo over the weekend, we already had an idea of what changes American Idol—which will premiere on January 13 on Fox—will undertake before the official press conference was held yesterday. Here goes the recap: first, there will be less audition episodes and more Hollywood episodes; second, there will be 36 [...]
Nigel Lythgoe Responds to Abdul-Goodspeed Controversy
Nigel Lythgoe, former executive producer of American Idol, who is now focusing on So You Think You Can Dance and his new NBC series Superstars of Dance, has responded to Paula Abdul’s recent claims that American Idol producers knowingly sent in Abdul’s stalker to audition in front of the judges in season 5 of American [...]
As Season 8 Gets Closer, 'Idol' Gets David Cook Plugs (and More Cars)
It never really felt like American Idol left us. Sure, the seventh season ended almost half a year ago, with David Cook triumphing over David Archuleta, but afterwards it’s still been a battle of sorts between the two. Or at least that’s what most people are playing up on, from chart positions to airplay to [...]
Woman found dead outside Paula Abdul's home
A woman who authorities said once tried to become a contestant on “American Idol” was found dead outside the Sherman Oaks home of “Idol” judge Paula Abdul in a case police are investigating as a possible suicide. Authorities identified the woman as Paula Goodspeed, 30, from Thousand Oaks. (Police earlier had said her name was [...]
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