Paula Abdul Quits American Idol

Posted by Shane on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 5:08 pm

Apparently believing she was worth a bigger payday than she was, Paula Abdul has decided to move on. To what it’s unclear. Paula announced the departure on Twitter.

“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”

This comes as no great surprise. Once they hired a fourth judge, it was obvious that one became expendable. While Paula’s banter with Simon was more entertaining than his banter with Kara is likely to be, Paula’s random babbling never really added very much.

The good news: perhaps the incompetent producers can get the show finished on time instead of running over by 8 minutes. At the end of the day, though, this is likely to have about as much impact as Brian Dunkleman’s departure.


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