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Paula Abdul Admits Idol Fix To Scandalized Nation
It's true, Paul Abdul pre-judged at least one American Idol contestant before he performed, resulting in her disastrous, embarrassing critique of a song that was not sung and bitter feelings of betrayal on the part of Idol fans everywhere. Abdul straight up, now, told host Ryan Seacrest about the fix on his radio show yesterday, saying she came up with thoughts about a tune during dress rehearsal, and then mistakenly spat them out on the live show two hours later, thinking, somehow, the song had already been sung. More likely, Abdul panicked and hoped for the best amid some very last-minute format changes by show producers that forced her to issue judgement far earlier than expected. Reports the Times: More »
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American Idol Finally Runs Aground On Paula Abdul-Shaped Sandbar
So the violin string finally snapped on American Idol last night, didn't it? It was Neil Diamond night ("I'll smack you in the mouth!") and everyone sang two songs, only getting criticism after everyone had sung their first. But, what happened when they were all lined up? Paula gave the beautiful, disturbingly white-teethed Jason Castro criticism for two songs. She gave very specific (well, as specific as the perpetual stroke victim gets) notes that kind of negated the possibility that it was just a simple "oh, wrong person!" mistake. It leads one to question how spontaneous any of the judges' criticisms are. Is everything set up by producers beforehand? What are we to think of this whole debacle?? Watch the video and tell me what to do. I'm currently lying on the kitchen floor, praying to St. Anthony. Because something's been lost. Also, someone please go punch Archuleta in the face. More »
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Confused Old Lady Begins to Charleston
["American Idol" judge and cartoon duetist Paula Abdul out for lunch with a friend today; image via WENN]
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Lindsay Lohan Will Never Be A Fashion Muse
- Lindsay Lohan isn't going to be the new face of Louis Vuitton. Stealing their clothes at her Elle shoot might have had something to do with it. [Page Six]
- Keith Richards didn't mix his dad's ashes with cocaine, he just snorted them straight. [R&M, last item]
- Crazy person alleges that Paula Abdul is "on so many painkillers" that she passes out in her makeup chair every day. [Page Six]
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John Mayer Weaning Himself Off Jessica Simpson
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But Can Sanjaya Balance Traditional Strategies With Cutting-Edge Arbitrage Opportunities?
In the Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Karen Richardson has a wonderful story about World's Second Richest Person Warren Buffet — he's a bit like John the Baptist to Bill Gate's Jesus — and how he's cutely put out an A.P.B. for a man (yes, MAN; let's not kid ourselves) to replace him as Berkshire Hathaway's Chief Investment Officer. You can imagine the meta-narrative all this fits into:Now, the résumés are flooding in — and the process is turning out to be every bit as unconventional as the billionaire investor himself. Among the 600 or so applicants so far: a Talmudic scholar who picks stocks from home, a Canadian economist with an intense yoga practice and even a four-year-old.More »
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Barilliunt!
Earlier: The Paula-Whitney Translator
Paula Abdul, Drunker Than Usual Even On Live TV
Oooh, breaking!!!! Psych. But seriously, just watch this clip of the sloppy American Idol judge appearing on some Fox chat show early this morning — it kind of seems like she is perpetually about to slump to the floor. Also she talks about how any publicity is good publicity, which makes it sort of meta.Barilliunt!
Earlier: The Paula-Whitney Translator
