Paula Abdul leaves American Idol: OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[Sean Walsh]

She announced it on her Twitter last night it seems:

"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 ...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."

Guess #Iranelection is getting bumped down a few search spots today. (I'm kinda ashamed I understand Twitter lingo better these days...)

Meanwhile, the sun still shines and life continues as miserably as it did yesterday.

[pariah-1972]

Maybe this will give her time to actually put out a new record...

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Her contract was expiring soon and her agent was pissed that none of the producers seemed to care. Cowell had threatened to leave the show after the next year , but didn't once Fox backed up and handed him a $100 million dollar deal. They also signed Seacrest to a $45 million dollar deal.

The agent was like ....where is Paula's deal to stay ? Of course sadly ...once they hired that new female judge last year ...we sorta knew she was being groomed to take Paula's spot.

[pariah-1972]

Her contract was expiring soon and her agent was pissed that none of the producers seemed to care. Cowell had threatened to leave the show after the next year , but didn't once Fox backed up and handed him a $100 million dollar deal. They also signed Seacrest to a $45 million dollar deal.

The agent was like ....where is Paula's deal to stay ? Of course sadly ...once they hired that new female judge last year ...we sorta knew she was being groomed to take Paula's spot.I can't believe i'm going to say this but here it is -- i think Paula leaving might hurt the show, because it seems like every summer she starts doing interviews and acting really loopy (maybe on purpose) and that gets the show a lot of publicity especially during when the show isn't even on.


Of course i never understood why they hired someone who has admittedly not a very good singing voice to judge a singing talent show in the first place.


But i guess they felt they needed someone with some kind of pop star cache in the beginning cause most people didn't know who Randy or Simon was outside of industry circles and she was probably cheap and available.

[jessecuster3]

Her contract was expiring soon and her agent was pissed that none of the producers seemed to care. Cowell had threatened to leave the show after the next year , but didn't once Fox backed up and handed him a $100 million dollar deal. They also signed Seacrest to a $45 million dollar deal.

The agent was like ....where is Paula's deal to stay ? Of course sadly ...once they hired that new female judge last year ...we sorta knew she was being groomed to take Paula's spot.

Kara DioGuardi doesn't have a contract right now, either.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I can't believe i'm going to say this but here it is -- i think Paula leaving might hurt the show, because it seems like every summer she starts doing interviews and acting really loopy (maybe on purpose) and that gets the show a lot of publicity especially during when the show isn't even on.


Of course i never understood why they hired someone who has admittedly not a very good singing voice to judge a singing talent show in the first place.


But i guess they felt they needed someone with some kind of pop star cache in the beginning cause most people didn't know who Randy or Simon was outside of industry circles and she was probably cheap and available.

Yep.... plus even though Paula was the Queen of crazytown , she still had that sweet ...loveable Paula vibe. She was loveable kooky. You just had to watch to see what kooky thing she would say next on the show.

Kara DioGuardi doesn't have a contract right now, either.

She's already confirmed she is coming back next year. I doubt she'd be working without a contract in Hollywood. I say she has a deal. Its not a huge one like Seacrest's or Cowell's ....but she likely has a deal to come back.

[Phil Clark]

If she ends up really being off the show.... I don't think it will hurt it at all. Most if not all of her comments the past several seasons have been rambling politcal-speak like comments that use a lot of words but don't really say anything. Kara at least had more to offer by way of actual critiques.

And the producers have said that she would be back, so Paula may be the fifth wheel here.

[pariah-1972]

If she ends up really being off the show.... I don't think it will hurt it at all. Most if not all of her comments the past several seasons have been rambling politcal-speak like comments that use a lot of words but don't really say anything. Kara at least had more to offer by way of actual critiques.

And the producers have said that she would be back, so Paula may be the fifth wheel here.How would she be a fifth wheel because the show would have two female judges?

[comicsmetal]

Good this ,could be the sign of the end of American Idol.Musicians rejoice.

[pariah-1972]

Good this ,could be the sign of the end of American Idol.Musicians rejoice.Unfortunately American Idol was the best place for musicians and singers to get noticed at the moment.

[titanfan]

Of course i never understood why they hired someone who has admittedly not a very good singing voice to judge a singing talent show in the first place.

You don't need to be able to sing to be a judge of talent. For example, most of us on this board can tell when we've read a good comic despite not being able to write/draw ourselves.

She actually had a good season judging this season. I'd much rather get rid of Randy or Kara.

Guess #Iranelection is getting bumped down a few search spots today. (I'm kinda ashamed I understand Twitter lingo better these days...)

Random trivia: For one day in June, #dannygokeyisadouche, was actually hotter d than #iranelection. (Twitter eventually put a stop to the thread because of all the nasty words being exchanged back and forth)

They re-signed Kara for one year is what I heard.

Good this ,could be the sign of the end of American Idol.Musicians rejoice.

I thought I remember reading that Idol could lose 10% of it's viewing audience for the next 15 years and still be a top 10 show....

Unfortunately American Idol was the best place for musicians and singers to get noticed at the moment.

Hear that more and more people are getting signed through Youtube...so that might not be for long...

[pariah-1972]

[QUOTE=titanfan;9404551


Hear that more and more people are getting signed through Youtube...so that might not be for long...[/QUOTE]Well i'm sure it would still be the same type of crap that people have been buying since as long as i can remember.

[StoneGold]

She announced it on her Twitter last night it seems:



Guess #Iranelection is getting bumped down a few search spots today. (I'm kinda ashamed I understand Twitter lingo better these days...)

Meanwhile, the sun still shines and life continues as miserably as it did yesterday.

I dunno, big enough deal to you to start a thread out of it.

[comicsmetal]

Unfortunately American Idol was the best place for musicians and singers to get noticed at the moment.

The thing is for me ,alot of them do not deserve it ,I am more of a fan of people who make a play their own music and getting their fame by working hard and not having a tv show put them on top.

Just not a fane of pre-package pop.It is not real music and as fan of muisc it make me said to see this happening.

[Jared]

In fairness, most of Idol's winners have been people who can at least sing well. The show has never produced a Britny Spears equivelent as a winner.

As for Paula, was it ever confirmed or refuted that she actually had a relationship with that douchebag contestant several seasons ago?

While her kookiness probably does help with publicity, it's probably a smart move to cut her loose now, rather than continue risking that she'll say or do something that actually hurts the show.

How do the early rounds work with four judges, anyway. What happens when it's 2-2?

[pariah-1972]

The thing is for me ,alot of them do not deserve it ,I am more of a fan of people who make a play their own music and getting their fame by working hard and not having a tv show put them on top.

Just not a fane of pre-package pop.It is not real music and as fan of muisc it make me said to see this happening.There have been some fairly decent winners (the bald grunge rock power ballader is not bad for radio) and i have a guilty pleasure with Kelly Clarkson's music.

[The Black Guardian]

To be honest, I have no interest, whatsoever, in watching a Paula-less AI. It's not that she was the show, but she was a significant enough part of it that without her will be completely unenjoyable.

Last season, I really got the feeling that Randy wasn't even really there.

[titanfan]

The thing is for me ,alot of them do not deserve it ,I am more of a fan of people who make a play their own music and getting their fame by working hard and not having a tv show put them on top.

It is way harder to win American Idol than it is to get a record deal/signed to a label on your own. Many of the contestants have absolutely paid their dues, a large number of them do have self-produced albums/small indy stuff out. out before they were ever finalists on the show.


Just not a fane of pre-package pop.It is not real music and as fan of muisc it make me said to see this happening.

Who are you to say what's real music?

[pariah-1972]

To be honest, I have no interest, whatsoever, in watching a Paula-less AI. It's not that she was the show, but she was a significant enough part of it that without her will be completely unenjoyable.

Last season, I really got the feeling that Randy wasn't even really there.

I don't know if the show is not gonna be as popular without Paula cause she was the supportive mother figure type and i don't see Kara that way (admittedly don't watch the show so i could be wrong)

[Romero]

Paula would definitely soften the blow of rejection. Kara did a little bit, but not nearly as much. Hopefully this will mean more meltdowns from contestants.

[jessecuster3]

She's already confirmed she is coming back next year. I doubt she'd be working without a contract in Hollywood. I say she has a deal. Its not a huge one like Seacrest's or Cowell's ....but she likely has a deal to come back.

I am pretty she hasn't said that, actually.


I know EW says she doesn't have a contract, yet. (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20293288,00.html)

[The Black Guardian]

For me, it's not even so much that Paula softens the blow to the contestants. Frankly, I don't think there should be any softening of any blows. 9 times out of 10, Simon is correct in opinion and deed.

I just like the banter and don't think anyone can do the banter the way Paula does.

[pariah-1972]

I think she is the most popular of all four of them and is probably partially responsible for the sucess of the show, cause i doubt that anyone cares what a bunch of over the hill music industry insiders have to say.
I could be wrong tho.
I also think the show will do ok without her.

[Crowforge]

I hope the show dies now.

[comicsmetal]

In fairness, most of Idol's winners have been people who can at least sing well. The show has never produced a Britny Spears equivelent as a winner.

As for Paula, was it ever confirmed or refuted that she actually had a relationship with that douchebag contestant several seasons ago?

While her kookiness probably does help with publicity, it's probably a smart move to cut her loose now, rather than continue risking that she'll say or do something that actually hurts the show.

How do the early rounds work with four judges, anyway. What happens when it's 2-2?


They are still not good ,they have alot of practice in getting better.

[comicsmetal]

There have been some fairly decent winners (the bald grunge rock power ballader is not bad for radio) and i have a guilty pleasure with Kelly Clarkson's music.

I still fine them to be crap ,they are all to make music for the radio.They are here for the money not for the music.

[comicsmetal]

It is way harder to win American Idol than it is to get a record deal/signed to a label on your own. Many of the contestants have absolutely paid their dues, a large number of them do have self-produced albums/small indy stuff out. out before they were ever finalists on the show.



Who are you to say what's real music?

I really like to see the proof.I highly doubt all those are for hard work ,I bet you the network trys are to get some highly good engineer to make the contestants sound good.


I do ,my reasoning is when it trying to sell to top 40 radio it is not real music .When all the contestants sound the same and it is only pop or pop rock sound it is not real music.

[comicsmetal]

I hope the show dies now.

True that .

[Phil Clark]

How would she be a fifth wheel because the show would have two female judges?

No, because the show with her had four judges when three is sufficient for a variety of opinion. And because often, as I already stated, Paula's comments were a lot of words strung together that just didn't say anything about the performer other than that they looked good. Idol isn't a beauty competition, or a dance competition, it is a singing competition. The fact that someone looks stunning means nothing when their performance that evening consisted of a bad arrangement and several flat notes.

And how many times did the shows creator/Producer (Simon) say of Paula "I don't even know what you just said"? About half as many times as I thought it.

The show will continue with or without Paula. One person does not make or break a media machine like Idol.

[Jmacq1]

I really like to see the proof.I highly doubt all those are for hard work ,I bet you the network trys are to get some highly good engineer to make the contestants sound good.


I do ,my reasoning is when it trying to sell to top 40 radio it is not real music .When all the contestants sound the same and it is only pop or pop rock sound it is not real music.

So basically, no one that is commercially successful can make real music?

Way to present a no-win situation there.

I'm sorry, but I find your position to be bologna. It's all music. It might not be to your liking, but it's still music. Is Beethoven not music because "it's only classical sound" and Mozart and Bach did it first? Moreover, do you think any of these gentlemen were not trying to make commercially successful music during their lifetimes?

Did the Beatles "not make real music?" After all, they were certainly top 40 in their day.

Music changes over time. 20, 30, 40 years from now the kids who are teenagers today will lament whatever the "latest and greatest" is as meaningless, overproduced junk while insisting that the stuff that was top 40 today (or some of it anyway) was "real music."

ON TOPIC:

Simon is the only judge they need. Everyone else is just filler. Paula was amusing in her own way, but I'm sure folks will still tune in.

[RolandJP]

The Idol Titantic is sinking.

Women and autotunes first!

[kmeyers]

I think she is the most popular of all four of them and is probably partially responsible for the sucess of the show, cause i doubt that anyone cares what a bunch of over the hill music industry insiders have to say.
I could be wrong tho.
I also think the show will do ok without her.

I'm pretty sure a lot of people like Simon for the way he rips on people and tries to make them cry.

[kmeyers]

No, because the show with her had four judges when three is sufficient for a variety of opinion. And because often, as I already stated, Paula's comments were a lot of words strung together that just didn't say anything about the performer other than that they looked good. Idol isn't a beauty competition, or a dance competition, it is a singing competition. The fact that someone looks stunning means nothing when their performance that evening consisted of a bad arrangement and several flat notes.

And how many times did the shows creator/Producer (Simon) say of Paula "I don't even know what you just said"? About half as many times as I thought it.

The show will continue with or without Paula. One person does not make or break a media machine like Idol.

Not only that, but I remember hearing about people complaining about the show running long. It happened a couple of times, and they even had to change the format to where only 2 judges could comment after each song, and they took turns.

So 4 judges is just too many anyway.

[comicsmetal]

So basically, no one that is commercially successful can make real music?

Way to present a no-win situation there.

I'm sorry, but I find your position to be bologna. It's all music. It might not be to your liking, but it's still music. Is Beethoven not music because "it's only classical sound" and Mozart and Bach did it first? Moreover, do you think any of these gentlemen were not trying to make commercially successful music during their lifetimes?

Did the Beatles "not make real music?" After all, they were certainly top 40 in their day.

Music changes over time. 20, 30, 40 years from now the kids who are teenagers today will lament whatever the "latest and greatest" is as meaningless, overproduced junk while insisting that the stuff that was top 40 today (or some of it anyway) was "real music."

ON TOPIC:

Simon is the only judge they need. Everyone else is just filler. Paula was amusing in her own way, but I'm sure folks will still tune in.

But the beatles and morzart actually made their music but what is considered modern pop is just a bunch of kids singing and then a producer and the engineer makes the music.It is not the artist that does ,that to me is not really music.

It supose to sell to the lowest common denominator.

Okey I admit my love for underground heavy metal might make me biased to the underground and not being too keen to what is mainstream.

[Phil Clark]

Just remember that what was once underground music is now called Classic Rock. Everything has it's time. All music has value if it moves someone on some level, whether it be grunge before grunge became pop, alternative before alternative became pop, etc....

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it doesn't have value. Art, music, movies, writing, it is all subjective.

And remember, if everyone liked the same things, then there would be no Underground Heavy Metal scene for you to be enjoying right now. It all has value, even if not to you.

[titanfan]

I really like to see the proof.I highly doubt all those are for hard work ,I bet you the network trys are to get some highly good engineer to make the contestants sound good.


Just wikipedia your favorite Idol contestant. Many of them have prior Indy work.

Here's my favorites:

http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Attic-Brooke-White/dp/B000KF0X0W

http://www.soundsbox.com/album.php?al=23742 (sold 1600 copies, he then went on to win AI7 and his next album went Platinum)

[Crowforge]

I'm pretty sure a lot of people like Simon for the way he rips on people and tries to make them cry.
I'm waiting for him and gordon ramsey to get their teeth knocked out actually.

[kmeyers]

I'm waiting for him and gordon ramsey to get their teeth knocked out actually.

Yeah, they both are definitely up there on the "I can't believe that no one has punched them in the face yet" list.

But Sacha Baron Cohen has got to be #1 on that list. I think he's hilarious sometimes, but have no idea how no one has even thrown a punch at him yet.

Tom Green would probably be somewhere on that list too...except I think someone actually did chase him away with a hammer, so that's close.

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

Come on, Ramsey is a guilty pleasure. Some of these contestants deserve some of it and I'm not even talking about their culinar skills.

Re: Paula.

It just won't be the same without her trying her best to be the nice girl to Simon's douche.

[kmeyers]

Come on, Ramsey is a guilty pleasure. Some of these contestants deserve some of it and I'm not even talking about their culinar skills.

Yeah Ramsey really isnt that bad, and can be a genuinely nice guy.

This season it really does seem a lot like all of the contestants have been slipped stimulants and are all just extra aggressive. The producers encourage that anyway. That's pretty much how "reality tv" works. Be dramatic, we'll keep you around.

Plus, Ramsey is a pretty big guy, so it was funny when that guy got in his face.

[Crowforge]

He's the kiss of death

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

Plus, Ramsey is a pretty big guy, so it was funny when that guy got in his face.

That's exactly the thing.

Ramsey *can* back up his antics by beating the living crap out of you. Or smashing a plate containing a badly cooked recipe on your skull. Whatever.

He used to play football when he was younger, didn't he? Or was it boxing? Mmm. Might have him confused with Uwe Boll on that one. Oh well.

[Crowforge]

I'm getting sick of people say a guy is invincible because he played a sport, anybody can be hurt.

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

I'm getting sick of people say a guy is invincible because he played a sport, anybody can be hurt.

I never said he... Just saying the bigger guy usually has a better chance to win a fistfight. No need to be dramatic about it.

I'll assume there's something deeply personal going on here and wisely walk away.

[kmeyers]

I'm getting sick of people say a guy is invincible because he played a sport, anybody can be hurt.

No one even claimed that.

A) Ramsey is a big dude.
B) "tough guy" got in his face, asked him to step outside, then went away. Don't tell me the assault charges would cost him more that the publicity he would get. He wussed out. And I think Gordon would kick his ass.

[Crowforge]

nobody said that now let me make the case for it.

[Siddon]

It's a big blow for Idol because Paula is the judge whose opinion matters the most, a bad Paula judgement meant you are going home. Simon researves his glowing praise because he knows that the audience will turn on whomever he pushes for hard.

[Phil Clark]

It's a big blow for Idol because Paula is the judge whose opinion matters the most, a bad Paula judgement meant you are going home. Simon researves his glowing praise because he knows that the audience will turn on whomever he pushes for hard.

Have you even been watching Idol at all? Paula's "judgement" is often nothing at all about the performance at all. She just babbles about how great a person the contestant is, and how great they look, or how well they moved. None of which SHOULD have any impact on the results.

Simon is pretty much dead on with his comments, and so usually is randy (around all his "Yo"'s and "Check it out"s and "Dude"s and "Dog"s).

Kara is capable of bringing the heat (bikini girl) as well as articulating her thoughts.

[Siddon]

Have you even been watching Idol at all? Paula's "judgement" is often nothing at all about the performance at all. She just babbles about how great a person the contestant is, and how great they look, or how well they moved. None of which SHOULD have any impact on the results.

Simon is pretty much dead on with his comments, and so usually is randy (around all his "Yo"'s and "Check it out"s and "Dude"s and "Dog"s).

Kara is capable of bringing the heat (bikini girl) as well as articulating her thoughts.

Have you?

Simon avoids giving winners praise(Kris Allen, David Cook, Jordin Sparks, Taylor Hicks) while giving these insane amount of praise to singers that are destined to come in second (Lambert, archie, Doolittle).

Paula's "not so great" or when she talks about how pretty a person looks is the kiss of death, no one survives those.

[Jared]

Randy thinks everything is "a little pitchy." And maybe it is, but that's because there's no auto-tune in live performance, dawg!

[titanfan]

Kara is capable of bringing the heat (bikini girl) as well as articulating her thoughts.

On the live show, 90% of the time, Kara repeats whatever Randy is saying--only articulately. That's pretty much her role.

[Ontir]

Wasn't the writing on the wall when they hired a new woman, instead of a guy?

There was all this stuff about the annoying Brit leaving, and I thought, didn't they just hire a woman? He's not going anywhere, it's Abdul, who's seemed pretty much a whack-ass for a long time now, who's about to hit the skids!

[Phil Clark]

Have you?

Simon avoids giving winners praise(Kris Allen, David Cook, Jordin Sparks, Taylor Hicks) while giving these insane amount of praise to singers that are destined to come in second (Lambert, archie, Doolittle).

Paula's "not so great" or when she talks about how pretty a person looks is the kiss of death, no one survives those.

Sarcasm much? I simply was saying that Paula's comments have little to do with what Idol is about. And often make no sense what-so-ever. Simon (whom I didn't comment that much on) is often dead on with his analysis. When a performance sucks, he calls it. The audience loves that performer so Simon gets boo'd for being accurate.

Bottom line, I think that Idol will continue on without Paula. But Paula will likely slip back into obscurity without Idol. Shame too... I do like her. I actually own her first two CDs.

[TShark82]

On the live show, 90% of the time, Kara repeats whatever Randy is saying--only articulately. That's pretty much her role.

Here,here, and her voice is so damn annoying.

[pariah-1972]

Does anyone remember when Paula Abdul used to be hot?

[titanfan]

Latest rumor is now that this is all a publicity stunt and Fox is using Paula to be the a judge in their new "Celebrity Idol" spinoff. I guess if it's legit, the news sources will be picking it up soon.

[The Black Guardian]

Does anyone remember when Paula Abdul used to be hot?
Yes, I remember 5 minutes ago.

[pariah-1972]

Yes, I remember 5 minutes ago.

She was hot five minutes ago?

[Phil Clark]

She's been hot all her career. Still is.

[pariah-1972]

She's been hot all her career. Still is.I don't find her hot anymore mostly cause she is too batty and her voice gets on my nerves.

[Crowforge]

She's been hot all her career. Still is.
Which is surprising considering what she does to herself.