paula abdul

Sorry, American Idol fans, there will be no Paula Abdul in your future. According to E!, the singer-dancer-Idol judge signed a 7-figure contract with CBS that prohibits her from appearing on anything but CBS' version of 'Got to Dance,' including any competition shows on any other network, both...

Last night, the producers of American Idol announced they had signed on Ellen DeGeneres to replace Paula Abdul as the show's fourth judge. My first reaction to this news is not printable in a family blog as I was really hoping Paula would come back, and as, for all her charms, Ellen does not have...

Although all involved have tried to minimize the damage, there is little doubt that Paula Abdul's departure from American Idol has ripped the beating heart out of the show's chest. Worse than the injury to the show, however, is the underlying economic fiasco that it has revealed: as Simon Cowell...

Yesterday I wrote about Paula Abdul's departure from American Idol. The comments I received suggest that there are many people who would stop watching the show if she is not on it and others who are less than happy with Kara DioGuardia, her replacement. Now TMZ -- which was right about Michael...

Paula Abdul was the heart of American Idol. Last night she Twittered that she had quit the show. And now Idol producers -- Fox Broadcasting, Fremantle Media and 19 Entertainment -- are left wondering whether they made the right move in letting her go to save a few million dollars in salary and end...

This post is part of our series about people, places and things that have found new life in 2008. I never would have thought I'd become a Paula Abdul fan. Her career as a hit maker came well before my time, and I've known her only as the squeaky-voiced too-kind judge from American Idol: always...