Posted on 05/02/2005 8:57:56 AM PDT by Asphalt
WILL PAULA BE BOUNCED FROM 'IDOL': ANSWERING MACHINE MESSAGE TO BE AIRED
**Exclusive**
Is Paula Abdul the next person to be booted off AMERICAN IDOL?
FOX executives have declined to answer any and all questions posed by ABCNEWS regarding claims AMERICA IDOL judge Paula Abdul personally "coached" a favorite contestant and then tried to cover up the breach, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
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Even though ABC has been warned by Abdul powerattorney Marty Singer that the network faces legal action if it proceeds with Wednesday night's PRIMETIME LIVE expose -- ABC lawyers are convinced the bombshell audio evidence and video material to be presented in the special will pass any legal challenge.
Late night phone calls and answering machine messages are said to tie Abdul, 42, to an inappropriate relationship with a 22 year-old contestant, sources tell DRUDGE.
ABC is preparing to play the audio, along with on-camera interviews given by former contestants who did not receive the same personal "coaching."
"I am quite surprised and disappointed ABC is devoting an hour of its prime time programming to air tabloid trash," a top FOX executive said from Los Angeles.
FOX owner Rupert Murdoch has informed executives that it appears ABC is attempting to maliciously "destroy" the nation's most-watched series as it heads into the final weeks.
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This news?
Scandal! World news!
Who cares about trivial things like North Korean nuclear missiles or border invasions from the south.
This is critical! Congressional investigation is warranted!
This expose will get a lot of eyeballs. That's the name of the game.
A giant ufo could be over Washington and the press would only report it just as a minor news item..
Look on the bright side. At least he was 22 and still not in grade school.
come on grumpy. American Idol is the best thing since, uh, uh, American Bandstand. Yeah, that's it.
Just create more viewers for Idol.
Even if this were true, what's the problem? Contestants are free to solicit advice from anyone. And the judges, once you get to the finals, don't control the results, the audience does. The judges' comments can affect voting, but 1) if Paula has a favorite, she's going to plug him regardless of any outside coaching, and 2) nobody listens to Paula anyway.
Apparently, Paula was getting the plugging on this one ... ;)
LMAO! With all that's going on in the world this is the least of our problems!
If I didn't act grumpy, how would anyone know I'm a curmudgeon?
Just hope they don;t put Pamela Anderson or Paris Hilton as her replacement, if this happens.
I know. I'm not a woman, so I'm not trying to change you. BTW, how's that new grandkid?
She is great! Gets cuter everyday, and thank goodness, doesn't look a thing like me.
What a blessing! Both for her health and the lack of resemblance!
Who cares about that stupid show, I liked it better when it was called "The Gong Show."
And just think...Anna Nichole Smith could step in and no one would even notice a difference except for the hair color.
NOW THAT made me laugh! I remember that show. I guess I give away my age.
I don't think anything will come of this. Just ads to the viewing audience. No way they bounce Paula. Suicide.
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