Freaked by fan death, Paula Abdul plans 'American Idol' exit?
Is Paula Abdul so freaked by the apparent suicide of obsessive fan/"AI" reject Paula Goodspeed near her home that she's thinking of leaving the show?
OK reports that Paula Abdul, 45, is hoping to transition out of "American Idol" and into a new TV project.
An insider explains, "Paula knows that every season could be her last. Now she's got a new secret venture that she's really excited about."
And with the new "fourth judge" Kara DioGuardi -- Paula's old roommate -- coming on for the eighth season (which begins Jan. 13), Paula's seat will already be filled.
But has Paula also been affected by the apparent suicide of stalker Goodspeed?
Eerily, Abdul got flowers last week with a note signed, "Love, J.T." and the message, "Hope you're doing great. Here's my new cell number."
She thought the buds were from boyfriend J.T. Torregiani.
She called him asking why he had changed his number, a source close to Abdul told People.
When he had no idea what she was talking, Abdul knew they were sent by ex-"American Idol "contestant Paula Goodspeed.
Over the last three years, Abdul's camps says she has received more than 100 letters and numerous phone calls and uninvited visits from Goodspeed.
"The flower thing was really scary -- Paula [Abdul] really couldn't handle that. She was terrified," the source tells People.
BTW, Goodspeed's real name is Sandra. She changed it to Paula about 16 years ago.
But her family says that it didn't have anything to do with Paula Abdul and that she just liked the name.
Right.
Would you blame Paula for leaving "AI"? Should she? Has the show lost its magic? Has it become too cruel and vicious to contestants?
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she wont leave idol. she loves the show. im pretty sure she realizes the girl was sick and it was not paulas fault in any way. and where exactly did randy say the show lost its magic? because on his web site he is saying the opposite, that the show is looking better than ever. i think all this is just made up from start to finish.
If Paula goes so do I. Theres no way I would watch Idol without her. and that new girl judge- blah. She seems nice and all, but when she was the only female judge on a show, it got cancelled after like 3 episodes... Paula is special.
Paula and JT should go buy a nice house in a gated community and have a nice family. Idol is going to end sooner or later but family and love last forever.
PAULA, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE!! I truly believe that if Paula Abdul leaves American Idol, the show will have lost its heart... along with millions of its viewers. As a fan of hers myself, I know it just won't be the same, though I wish her all the best in all she does! American Idol had a good run, it had to end sometime, though I will continue to watch AI faithfully until it is off the air altogether. Good Luck Paula! xox
after re-reading my post from a long time ago
and reading Donut's post "is she back"...the latest news is unsurprising
she's thinking of leaving the show?
its official from the LA times:
...reports that Paula Abdul, 45, is hoping to transition out of "American Idol" and into a new TV project.
An insider explains, "Paula knows that every season could be her last. Now she's got a new secret venture that she's really excited about."
And with the new "fourth judge" Kara DioGuardi -- Paula's old roommate -- coming on for the eighth season (which begins Jan. 13), Paula's seat will already be filled.
all the news is sad surronding the circumstances. not to be made fun of.
paula, my suggestion is that you buy chinese delivery food and umbrellas for all the paparazzi who will camp out at your curbside....and the umbrellas could be bought at a dollar store (when its not raining) and you could have quite a stash on hand.
I suggest opening an account at a nearby chinese restaurant and having free food for the photographers all the time.
this way, they will be thinking all the time "Why is she buying me free food all the time...and why is there an endless supply of umbrellas" These thoughts have got to be better than the typical paparazzi thoughts.
I suggest a lot of green vegetables in the food that you order....it will improve the health most dramatically for these typical fast-food eating and donut pounding paparazzi. No offense to Donut on idolexpose!
good night from the west coast!
This is not Paula's fault in any way. But the meanness on TV has to have a fallout-so many people want their 15 minutes of fame. It's scary out there.
I feel for her family.