Adding to the sense of contradictory messages: just a few minutes before, on the same stage, during the So You Think You Can Dance panel, judge/executive producer and former Idol exec, Nigel Lythgoe said that while he had already been...
Both Fox executives, but especially Chairman Peter Rice, emphasized that Fox wanted Paula to stay and that they regretted her departure. "It's very sad for us," Rice said. "Paula was a very important part of the Idol family." But he...
Fox prez Kevin Reilly offered some historical perspective to the Paula situation. "It's like when Walter Cronkite left the CBS Evening News and everybody said 'they'll never be able to replace Walter Cronkite.' It's always a matter of finding the...
Asked if there was any chance of just going with a three-judge panel, Fox chairman Rice said it was a possibility but not a probability. He also seemed to dismiss the idea of going with a rotation of guest judges....
Chairman Peter Rice and Fox prez Kevin Reilly described the auditioning process that is already underway and will continue until American Idol's sixth season begins in January. They will use a rotation of "guest judges" for the auditions being held...
At the executive session Thursday morning in Pasadena, Fox Broadcasting Chairman Peter Rice flatly stated: "Paula Abdul will not be returning to American Idol." He unequivocally placed responsibility for her departure on Paula. "We very much wanted her to return;...
So, it's official: Paula Abdul won't be back for American Idol's ninth season. Question is, do you think the show will be better off? Tell us....
Paula Abdul's new manager says she may not be returning to "American Idol." According to a Los Angeles Times report, David Sonenberg says he doesn't have a proposal for a new contract for Abdul. He says it doesn't appear she'll...
LOS ANGELES - Is Paula Abdul gearing up to abandon her judge's chair on "American Idol"? According to a report by OK! Magazine, Abdul is planning to "transition" out of her involvement with the FOX mega-hit to begin working on...
From The Associated Press: "Why would we get rid of Paula?" wonders Cecile Frot-Coutaz matter-of-factly, when questioned about possibly nixing the wacky "American Idol" judge now infamous for - among other things - critiquing both of Jason Castro's songs after...
Here's the video of Paula getting confused that Darla mentioned in this post. Watch this. Oh man. Oh man. Still. Makes. Me. Cringe....
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