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Nicole Scherzinger, Paula Abdul Fired from X Factor USA

As speculated yesterday, both Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger are out of the X Factor USA, along with Steve Jones, the host. Confirmation of the changes comes straight from the horse's mouth, Simon Cowell himself. While Nicole had already hinted, back in December, at the possibility of leaving the show to ded...

1 February 2012
04:19 GMT

Paula Abdul Storms Off Stage on Jimmy Kimmel

Paula Abdul isn't ready yet to speak about Rachel Crow, the 13-year-old X Factor contestant who got the boot last week after a lot of drama. On Jimmy Kimmel the other night, she walked out when he tried to query her about Rachel, says a new report. A member of the audience tells the Daily Mail that Paula compl...

13 December 2011
06:00 GMT

Nicole Scherzinger Was Coached by Paula Abdul to Vote Rachel Crow Off X Factor

The latest drama on X Factor USA continues to generate plenty of controversy because, this time, it centered around 13-year-old aspiring singer Rachel Crow. As it turns out, Nicole Scherzinger didn't even take the time to think through the decision: she just did what she was told to do. As we also informed you...

13 December 2011
03:52 GMT

More on X Factor US: Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger Are on Board

Paula Abdul comes to join Cheryl Cole, L.A. Reid and, of course, Simon Cowell as judge on the US version of X Factor. Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones will share hosting duties, reports suggest. When he revealed the shortlist for the two remaining judges positions on the show, Cowell indica...

9 May 2011
04:20 GMT

Simon Cowell Announces Judges Shortlist for US X Factor

L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul, Chery Cole and Simon Cowell himself will be the judges on the US version of X Factor, which will premiere this fall and for which auditions are already held. That is, if Simon Cowell gets his way, as he reveals in a recent interview with Deadline. As of now, the only two judges officially conf...

26 April 2011
03:15 GMT

Paula Abdul’s Live to Dance Show Canceled After Just One Season

Paula Abdul is devastated at the news that CBS has decided to pull the plug on her latest talent competition, Live to Dance, after just one season of less than stellar ratings, it has emerged. After American Idol, Paula took her time in taking up another offer for a similar show. Eventually, she settled for Live to D...

17 February 2011
05:31 GMT

Paula Abdul Is Judge on New Show, Live to Dance

Following months of speculation that she was either going back on American Idol or doing Simon Cowell’s US X Factor, Paula Abdul’s new gig has just been announced: she’s the lead judge on a new CBS reality show, Live to Dance. Fans know that, before she launched a career in pop, Paula was head cheer...

15 October 2010
04:01 GMT

Paula Abdul Is Convinced American Idol Is Dunzo

Former American Idol judge Paula Abdul is convinced that the show is breathing its last now that even Simon Cowell has jumped ship – and she couldn’t be happier about it. Friends of the singer – who left the show after producers reportedly refused to give her a bigger paycheck to continue with her c...

1 October 2010
15:30 GMT

Producers Want Paula Abdul Back on American Idol

Fans were never let in on the secret reason behind Paula Abdul’s departure from American Idol, but speculation always had it that money was somehow mixed in the equation. What with her gone and Simon Cowell also announcing that he’s done with the show after this season, ratings have taken a hit – an...

16 April 2010
10:10 GMT

Paula Abdul Attached to Star Search Reboot

After leaving American Idol last year for reasons that still haven’t been disclosed to the media, Paula Abdul has kept out of the spotlight and off television screens. That is about to change really soon, though, as the former AI judge is tapped to be involved in the Star Search reboot that aims for a summer 20...

16 March 2010
09:24 GMT

Simon Cowell Gets Paula Abdul for US Version of X Factor

Things have yet to be made clear and official as regards Simon Cowell’s rumored departure from American Idol once this season, the ninth, comes to an end, but it would certainly seem that the star is already taking the necessary steps in preparation for that moment. Admittedly, the decision to leave AI is promp...

11 January 2010
09:23 GMT

Paula Abdul Works Out, Dances, Looks Fabulous

Paula Abdul, whom many consider as essential to American Idol as, say, Simon Cowell himself, has left the show following an alleged dispute over money issues. That was back in August this year. Since then, the star has kept a rather low profile, only to emerge at this year’s American Music Awards in a body-hugg...

27 November 2009
16:21 GMT

Ellen DeGeneres Officially Replaces Paula on American Idol

Paula Abdul’s days as a judge on the popular, televised singing competition American Idol are officially over, as a statement from Fox indicates. The position left vacant when the singer said her goodbye on Twitter will now be occupied by talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, the statement posted on USA Today’s...

10 September 2009
07:44 GMT

Paula Abdul Quit Idol on Principle, Not Because of Money

For many years in a row, Paula Abdul was a fixture on the American Idol panel of judges, often being considered a “safety net” for contestants whose confidence had taken a serious hit, as last season’s runner-up Adam Lambert also said recently. It was a big surprise then when she announced she would...

2 September 2009
04:39 GMT

Victoria Beckham Gets $5m to Be American Idol Judge

When she was first contacted by Fox and Simon Fuller to do a one-time appearance as a judge on American Idol, Victoria Beckham said it was like a dream come true, but that she did not plan to replace Paula Abdul or to become a permanent fixture on the show. Yet, the former Spice Girl has just accepted a $5-million pa...

17 August 2009
09:03 GMT

Victoria Beckham Is a Poor Paula Abdul Replacement

A few days ago, it became official that Victoria Beckham would replace Paula Abdul for at least one episode of American Idol, after the latter left the show for not agreeing on money issues with the producers and Fox. Despite being positively thrilled with the chance being offered to her and promising to do her best ...

10 August 2009
09:13 GMT

Adam Lambert Talks Paula Abdul’s Idol Departure

Losing Paula Abdul, American Idol lost one of the best judges out there, a woman whose heart was filled with compassion, understanding and sympathy, Adam Lambert tells the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Having been a contestant himself, Adam knows what it’s like to deal with so much pressure from all s...

8 August 2009
07:02 GMT

Victoria Beckham as AI Judge: I’m Still Grinning from Ear to Ear

Victoria Beckham has repeatedly insisted that she has given up the idea of pursuing a solo career because she realized she did not have what it takes to be a good singer. Yet that is not to say she doesn’t know what it takes to make a star, which is what American Idol is also about, and which is also the reason...

8 August 2009
04:30 GMT

Victoria Beckham Is the New American Idol Judge

As rumors gain momentum that Paula Abdul might still return as judge on the next season of American Idol if the price Fox offers her is right – and right means somewhere in the range of $10 million a year, sources say – the network has already moved to find replacements for her. Victoria Beckham is said t...

7 August 2009
03:03 GMT

American Idol Did Not Want to Offer Paula Abdul More Money

Rehearsals for the next season of American Idol are about to begin, but speculation on whether longtime judge Paula Abdul would return continued to make the rounds until yesterday, when the star herself took to Twitter to announce she was out of the show. FOX too issued a statement shortly after, confirming Abdul&rsq...

6 August 2009
03:07 GMT

Paula Abdul Says Goodbye to American Idol on Twitter

The next season of the popular singing competition American Idol is about to go into rehearsals, but doubts still linger as to whether Paula Abdul, a fixture on the panel of judges ever since day one, will return or not. According to a recent message from Abdul herself on her Twitter page, her Idol days are long gone...

5 August 2009
04:23 GMT

Cheryl Cole Not Replacing Paula Abdul on American Idol

Paula Abdul will not be returning for the next season of the popular US singing competition – at least that’s the story being circulated in the media today. One of the possible replacements for her was, until recently, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole, a talented singer and aspiring solo artist with more th...

23 July 2009
04:10 GMT

Cowell, Seacrest Back Paula Abdul for Return to American Idol

The upcoming season of American Idol might be completely different from the previous ones, in the sense that some of the judges might not return. Then again, if fans are to believe Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest, nothing will change and everybody will return when the time comes, including Paula Abdul, Extra TV inform...

21 July 2009
10:57 GMT

Paula Abdul Leaves American Idol

Television personality Ryan Seacrest has recently inked one of the most lucrative deals in television, granting him no less than $15 million for a single season of American Idol, over a period of three years. In the meanwhile, negotiations with Paula Abdul, who was to return as judge on the popular singing competitio...

20 July 2009
05:13 GMT

Paula Abdul Performs ‘Here for the Music’ on Idol

While bitterly disputing the interview that ran in Ladies’ Home Journal, Paula Abdul has taken the time out to perform for the first time ever on the American Idol stage – and show the world that she still has what it takes to put on an incendiary performance. Paula performed her latest single, “I&r...

8 May 2009
09:33 GMT

Paula Abdul Comes Clean About Addiction to Painkillers

The secret to American Idol still being so popular after so many seasons is partly due to the stars that make up the panel of judges, it has often been said, and especially the chemistry they share. Paula Abdul is one of the most colorful and spontaneous presences on television, but that is not to say that she doesn&...

6 May 2009
08:50 GMT

Beyonce and Rihanna Influenced by Paula Abdul’s Music

Paula Abdul was one of the most popular female singers of the ‘90s, that much cannot be refuted, as all the charts of the time point to that. However, as StarPulse reveals, it seems that Paula sees herself more than just a pop star, being the original pop star nonetheless, as well as the one to have influenced ...

27 January 2009
08:56 GMT

American Idol Pee - Stolen!

I always imagined I had seen and heard about as much of Paula Abdul as I could possibly take for about... well, enough to last me a lifetime. But now, the American Idol judge came out with an even more hilarious story than her compassionate consolations of dejected (and rejected) candidates - a story that in fact mak...

14 December 2007
09:37 GMT

Paula Abdul Got Fired!

Paula Abdul is seeing her dream come true: introducing us regular folks into her everyday life by means of her reality show 'Hey Paula', a show which did so poorly in terms of ratings when it debuted that the producers seriously considered pulling the plug on it after its first episode. Because, in all fair...

23 July 2007
04:49 GMT


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