Watch Nicole Scherzinger Shut Down Simon Cowell
Tonight's X Factor saw a fracturing of the judging panel, with Simon Cowell and LA Reid teaming up to butt heads with Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. The ladies' rejection of the more attractive female contestants led Cowell to accuse them of judging bias and, in an attempt to strike back, tell one unremarkable…
Watch This Single Mom Blow the Judges Away on X Factor Premiere
A year after Simon Cowell abandoned ship on American Idol to produce an American version of his other popular televised singing competition, he returned to Fox tonight—and reunited with a no-doubt hysterical Paula Abdul—as The X Factor made its stateside debut.
Paula Abdul Shushes David Letterman During Attempted Conversation
On the eve of its premiere, X Factor judge Paula Abdul—aka the human incarnation of a lost dog finally seeing its owner again—wandered onto Tuesday night's Late Show, where she was asked by David Letterman to explain the differences between The X Factor and American Idol. She, uh, tried.
The Most Memorable Moments of the 2011 Emmy Awards
Just like the weekend, the 63rd Primetime Emmys are history. This year's telecast was hosted by Glee's Jane Lynch and aired live on Fox from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Despite Alec Baldwin's last-minute pullout, pretty much every small screen star showed up to celebrate television's biggest night.
America Is Completely Out of Talent
Tonight NBC rolls out the first episode of its much-hyped, overly-complicated singing competition The Voice. This is a mistake on so many levels, mostly because America has depleted its talent pool to the point of exhaustion. With our countless number of reality talent competitions, there is no one good enough to be…
Gawker.TV: The Best Videos Ever of the Day
Today at Gawker.TV, Michelle Obama talks about keeping her love life alive in the White House, Piers Morgan disagrees with the Winkelvoss twins, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell talk shit about each other in consecutive interviews on Access Hollywood Live.
Paula Abdul and Simon Talk Shit About Each Other, American Idol in Separate, Consecutive Interviews
In a stroke of absent-minded brilliance, Access Hollywood Live booked both Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell for separate interviews that ran consecutively on the show. Simon complains about the new Idol, Paula, and makes a Ryan Seacrest gay joke.
Dancer Takes a Nasty Fall on Her Head on Tonight's Premiere of Live to Dance
You won't have to wait until tonight to catch this painful spill from Paula Abdul's latest reality show Live to Dance. After the spill, she sputters, "I think I slammed my head" as a gigantic bruise appears on her forehead.
Paula Abdul Returns, Simon Cowell Says Farewell on American Idol
The ninth season (I know, right?) of American Idol just wrapped up, and overall, it was a pretty good show. The highlight, though, was the return of Paula Abdul, who semi-awkwardly paid tribute to departing judge Simon Cowell. Videos inside.
Jimmy Kimmel Imagines Paula Abdul's New Dance Show
It was announced yesterday that Paula Abdul will be making her way back to television in the form of a new competition show called Got to Dance. Here, Kimmel & crew imagine just how much of a trainwreck it'll be.
Paula Abdul Rises From the Dead
She's back, baby, and ready to judge you. Also today: Movie roles in a variety of independent pictures, we find out what happens at the end of Cannes, and the triumphant return of Miss America.

