Paula Abdul announced via the official PR machine of Hollywood, Twitter, that she will not be returning to American Idol this fall.
“With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to IDOL. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day1 become an international phenomenon.
“What I want to say most, is how much I appreciate the undying support and enormous love that you have showered upon me. It truly has been breathtaking, especially over the past month.
“I do without any doubt have the BEST fans in the entire world and I love you all.”
Apparently Abdul was a little pissed about all the money being thrown and Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell and thought she deserved to be getting $20 million for the season. Execs reportedly offered her a piddly 30% raise.
I’m all for people negotiating contracts and going after what they want and think they deserve, but at some point you need to take a step back and do a reality check. In the case of Paula Abdul, the reality check would be….where were before American Idol started and do you have that many people pounding on your door offering you work that is completely unrelated to American Idol? Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I’ve got two words for Paula: David Caruso.
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