Abdul Leaving Idol! Paula Speaks About Bitter Departure!!!!

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The entertainment world was stunned Tuesday night when news broke that Paula Abdul will not be returning to American Idol this coming season.

The judge was unable to come to financial terms with the show's producers about her return.

Abdul just took to her official Twitter to talk about her departure from the #1 show in America.

She says:

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..Cont'd…

I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent,but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day1become 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

We are genuinely in shock!

Did. Not. Think. It. Would. Actually. Happen.

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    Posted: Aug 4, 2009 at 11:01 pm / Email this  »

    138 comments to “Abdul Leaving Idol! Paula Speaks About Bitter Departure!!!!”

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    1. 101

      TEE TO THE HEE!!!!!
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      I'M GONNA START A NEW PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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      TEE HEE. I'M WASTING SPACE!!!!



    2. 102

      HERE WE GO………I'M ALMOST THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



    3. 103

      FIRST BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M FIRST ON PAGE TWO. TEE TO THE FUCKING HEE MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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      JIMMYJAZZ IS BACK BITCHES AND THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE IT CAN EAT ME!!!!!!
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      TO THE LEFT THE LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



    4. 104

      Noooo! :( :( It sucks! Well, I can't blame her tho. Fremantle and 19 been trying to use her as a DOORMAT about this contract thing.
      Gonna miss her. :(
      Plus half of the ratings may go down the drain, cuz half of the fans may stop watching the show.
      But then the other night, I read something about a former employee of Fremantle saying that Fremantle treats their employees (or some in the company) like dirt. So, karma may be knocking on Fremantle's door and American Idol, unfortunately may be paying the price, anyways. :(
      This is very disconcerting news.
      It is very sad to see her go. :(



    5. 105

      I'll miss her drunken comments.



    6. 106

      lol What's in that Coca cola cup, Paula??



    7. 107

      eww now whos going to be nice dont get me wrong i hated her but without her we have to deal with the ugly bitch kara eww idol just wont be the same



    8. 108

      Don't cry too hard. She will probably get picked up as a guest judge by Nigel Lithgoe on the "Dance" show. I think she knew when they brought Kara on, that her days were numbered. You can't be a drugged out mess on live TV and get away with it. The other thing Perez, and I am really surprised you missed it, is the barely covered up scandals between Paula and her eye for the boys. As in contestants. Paula's shiteous dance production number was her swan song. She knew it was over by then. SHe asked for a lot of money so that she could walk away with her ego intact. Make it look like it was a salary issue. But Paula got fired.



    9. 109

      She is so dumb. I would take whatever money they are offering and be happy with it.



    10. 110

      Good! Bitch has no talent and gave no constructive criticism. She clearly didn't play her cards right. She had no right to ask for more for doing nothing. Fucking washed up loser. Now she can go back to being a nobody.



    11. 111

      I don't know if I would watch it without her.



    12. 112

      Now, we get to watch the ratings and view time go down, and down.
      And, yeah. I am in major shock.



    13. 113

      It's time. She's such a train wreck anyhow.



    14. 114

      WTF!?!?!?!?!?!

      Paula is GREAT!!!! Idol needs to give her a fair deal! Kick off BORING karadi && give Paula HER money!!!!

      WE WANT PAULA WE WANT PAULA WE WANT PAULA!!!!!



    15. 115

      Can't believe it really happened either. They will be sorry I think…….unless they get someone else to take Paula's place that is more famous.



    16. 116

      Good riddance. Although…there was some fun in trying to dicypher what she was trying to say…bah. Bring on Kara.



    17. 117

      AFTER ALL THESE YRS I AM NOW DONE WITH AI.. THE CHEMSISTRY BETWEEN HER AND SIMON MADE IT FUN TO WATCH

      FUCK AI NOW

      back to just playing xbox360 for entertainment



    18. 118

      i guarantee this is the last season of idol now.. the ratings will plummet

      so what will paula do now she was washed up before idol now shes washed up again

      i see her on dancing with the stars soon lol

    19. auds says – reply to this


      119

      haha. it's about time! the show has been pretty crappy for a while now, it's only redeeming quality since season 2 was the david vs david finale of 6.



    20. 120

      Fundamental animosity.



    21. 121

      I don't watch the show, but Paula Abdul has no business being famous for being high and drunk.



    22. 122

      It was pretty obvious she was leaving. This really seems to be PR driven. It's amazing she wasn't fired since she had appeared on air high/drunk a number of times over the years. Personally I found her irrelevant and annoying. Good luck to her.



    23. 123

      Didn't you see this coming, Perez? When dizzy Kara was brought on the show that was a telltale sign. Simon conived to get rid of Paula, "testing" Kara first to see how she would do. One thing she did was write that awful song. Won't be the same without Paula.



    24. 124

      Great career move Paula it was nice knowing you.



    25. 125

      …are we sure that Paula is even aware that she is leaving? All hepped up on 'dolls' and s*it.



    26. 126

      I'm still surprised that a karaoke contest has become an "international phenomenon." Go figure.

    27. sdco says – reply to this


      127

      Hopefully this is the first sign of American Idol dissapearing for GOOD one day.



    28. 128

      Isn't that show on the "Who Gives A Shit Channel"?



    29. 129

      Entertainment world stunned? Let's not push it…



    30. 130

      This is a shock. She's pushing 50 yrs old. It's not like she's going to be going back on tour soon (she's no Madonna); what else will she do? It's all ego. "Oh, I'll only get 10 mill a year instead of 20?, and Seacrest is making what?…" PUH-LEAZE!! People would give a limb to be in her situation. Nice knowing ya Paula…



    31. 131

      Re: LizardKinG
      Holy shit! I didn't even see your post and said the same thing!



    32. 132

      YAY! BEST NEWS I HAVE HEARD ALL DAY! GOOD RIDDANCE and now you will go back to obscurity where you were when Idol started. Dumb bitch! Just shows that you can be too greedy!



    33. 133

      Re: ChunchieMunchie – Who the f is Rachel??? What show are you watching?



    34. 134

      I cannot belive all the idiot sympatheic messages on her for that fruitcake. Hello….she was NOTHING before Idol came along. She had NO CAREER, made no money and no one remembered her anymore. She became famous on Idol for being an idiot. Yeah…great judge! NOT! Her comments were so stupid and full of fluff. She can never be real and give the contestents the honesty that they need. And the shit between her and Simon? SO ANNOYING! I was getting pissed last season because the two of them turned the show into a joke. Act like a goddamn adult and not some pathetic, weepy, spoiled rotten child! She killed her career with this move. Ryan is worth the $ since he's a marketing dream. Plus he produced a lot of shows now…he's earn them more $. Simon created the damn thing so of course he's gonna get a huge payday. I don't see Randy complaining and whining. That's what she gets for playing the hard game. She deserves to lose EVERYTHING she has now. Screw her! Idol can now focus on the talent of the show. Not the stupidity of the judges antics and comments. And for all those bitching about Kara…..she's been in the business for so long and has helped created some of the greatest songs. She's still new and learning but at least her advice was solid and gave them viable feedback. She didn't mention how "pretty" people looked all the time. Her comments are way more productive that pissy Paula.



    35. 135

      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

      Kick Kara the hell off… wtf Idol



    36. 136

      KARA SUCKS

      WHAT A MISTAKE

      AMERICAN IDOL NEEDS PAULA, SHE'S THE BEST ONE ON THAT SHOW

      I HOPE THE RATINGS TANK BIG TIME



    37. 137

      they're taking away paula's and simon's armed combats and replacing them with icky kara whatsherface! i thought the goal was to make the show a success?

    38. @v@ says – reply to this


      138

      Paula has the X factor. She's always had it. As astute in the backroom biz as Kara is, I just don't see that in her.

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