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Politics | 11/17/2008 12:15 pm

Is a Freaked-Out Paula Abdul Leaving 'American Idol'?

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Is Paula Abdul Haunted? Wikipedia.org

Is Paula Abdul so freaked out by the apparent suicide of her obsessed fan near her Beverly Hills home last week that she’s considering leaving "American Idol"?

According to OK! magazine Abdul is planning to leave the show.

Abdul has been a judge on the talent show since its beginning seven years ago and has since enjoyed a wave of success with fellow judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. But since the death of Paula Goodspeed — who was ridiculed by the judges in 2005 after a terrible "Idol" audition — Abdul has been "shocked and saddened," a rep tells the New York Post. The Post also reports that a source says Abdul feels like she’s being "haunted" by Goodspeed’s spirit. However, Abdul’s rep shot the poltergeist rumors down — saying that Paula’s "heart and prayers go out to the Goodspeed family."

But after reading the following recent report, it would be no surprise if Paula is a wee bit spooked:

People reports that Goodspeed may have sent flowers to Abdul just days before she was found dead in her car. The flowers came with a note that read: "Hope you’re doing great. Here’s my new cell number." The card was signed, "Love, J.T." Abdul immediately assumed the flowers came from boyfriend J.T. Torregiani, People reports. When Abdul called her restaurant-owner boyfriend asking him about the new number, J.T. responded that he had no idea what the singer was talking about. It then dawned on Paula who may have really sent the flowers: Paula Goodspeed.

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HA BIBI
Stay at American idol Paula, Just don’t buy into or placate yourself to the BS that consitutes that all persons have to be demoralized while denegrateing themselves, in order to make it in Hollywood…That’s all Folk’s!
By HA BIBI on 11/17/2008 12:41 pm
Jennifer Dooley
Paula the Drama Freak…Talk about EGO…This person did have a problem or two before American Idol. and this was what three years latter. Mental illness had nothing to do with this tragedy! No it’s Paula and the idol rejection( but frankly I do not watch the program for the fact that I do not enjoy listening to the remarks that are made and the making fun of people that takes place)…What a publicity stunt this is. How Sad…
By Jennifer Dooley on 11/17/2008 1:33 pm
Belinda Joy
If Paula leaves Idol because of this, she needs to simply go one step forward and leave show biz all together. You can’t allow the actions of one person, no matter how extreme to affect how you live your life. I think everyone is in agreement that the woman that took her life was mentally unstable. There are millions and millions of people online, offline, walking around in society that are not playing with a full deck. It is what it is. I can understand 100% Paula would feel freaked out by this, but to leave a profitable job because of it would be in the long run fruitless. It’s naïve to believe this was the only stalker she had, I would venture to guess she has many.
By Belinda Joy on 11/17/2008 2:58 pm
Diana T
I have always thought that Paula Abdul is very strange. Sometimes I wonder if she has a muscular disease like MS or something because of the way she moves and her facial expressions.
By Diana T on 11/17/2008 3:34 pm
Kryssi K
My question is this: WHY/HOW IN THE HOLY HELL IS THIS DUMB SHOW STILL ON THE AIR?! American Idol has “contributed” a huge chunk of the mediocre-at-best, unintellectual, over-produced B.S on my radio airwaves. So much, in fact, I have stopped listening to the radio altogether (and watching VH-1). I constantly find myself losing faith in modern music (and the music industry in general) and thanks, in part, go to this superficial garbage. Although…I did kind of like Kelly Clarkson… And while she seems like a lovely person, how is Paula Abdul qualified to judge a SINGING contest in the first place? If they want to replace her with someone who has the credentials to match the other two judges, be my guest. Move Paula to “So You Think You Can Dance”…unless they’re coming up with a new show called How to Successfully Lip-sync to Your Own Manipulated Vocals.
By Kryssi K on 11/17/2008 6:23 pm
Dona Howlett
Kryssi, Actually a long time ago Paula had a singing career and a pleasant voice.
By Dona Howlett on 11/18/2008 3:35 am
Kryssi K
I know; I was a fan as a little girl and own her first two albums. But when the woman would attempt to sing LIVE (rarely), she had zero control over her voice and often sounded ridiculously MORE flat than she already did on her albums…which she didn’t write. I just have very high expectations for musicians. LOL
By Kryssi K on 11/18/2008 7:10 am
Jeannot Kensinger
It is all Hollywood show bizz, drama and publicity. The show is still on the air because it is what the public wants and watches and it brings in the money. The same show is popular in dozens of countries, I watched the Belgian Idol a few years ago, a rocker won there. In fact Idol started in England. Good old Simon knows how to make money.
By Jeannot Kensinger on 11/18/2008 7:26 am