The judges' round of "American Idol" auditions will be held in next month,a new batch of hopefuls competitors is going to compete courageously.But if Paula Abdul is not there they can not get the key encouragement.It will be very disadvantageous situation for them...
The kooky, feel-good judge Paula Abdul , whose sweetness tempers the tart-tongued Simon Cowell, is reportedly unhappy about her status on the top-rated talent competition — and she wants her frustration known. Paula Abdul's manager, David Sonenberg, dropped an "Idol" bombshell last Friday when he told The Los Angeles Times' Web site that the longtime judge may not be returning to the upcoming ninth season.
The reason? According to Sonenberg, she had not yet received a proposal for a new contract.
"I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful," said Sonenberg, who noted Paula Abdul was "not a happy camper" as a result of stalled contract negotiations.
Paula Abdul seems to be healing her wounds on Twitter. After Sonenberg's public statements, a campaign of support sprung up on the micro-blogging site, where "Keep Paula" became a hot trending tropic. Among those joining the effort were former "Idol" contestants Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey and Syesha Mercado.
Mercado, a finalist on season seven, tweeted: "No Paula No American Idol."
Paula Abdul, who has over 725,000 followers on the site, responded to her fans, gushing, "I'm actually moved 2 tears upon reading the enormous amount of tweets showing me your kindness, love, & undying support."
Meanwhile, host Ryan Seacrest is making bank. The media mogul signed a lucrative deal that keeps him hosting "Idol" through 2012 as well as participating in new projects. The announcement, made last week, specified no dollar figure, although The Hollywood Reporter pegged the deal at $45 million.
The other "Idol" judges are Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and newcomer Kara DioGuardi. Representatives for Fox and the show's producers — 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia — declined to comment on Paula Abdul's situation. Paula Abdul's publicist, Jeff Ballard, directed The Associated Press to Sonenberg, who did not respond to requests for comment.
"Paula Abdul'll be fine. She'll be on the show," Cowell was quoted as telling "Extra" on Monday. "I don't get a lot of say. I've just made it clear that I want Paula on the show."
According to the entertainment news show, Seacrest said as far as he knows, "you'll see everybody back." Cowell agent Alan Berger and Seacrest spokeswoman Meredith O'Sullivan did not immediately respond to interview requests.
"The perturbing thing of this Paula Abdul news, of her not coming back, is the sort of implication that if Paula Abdul doesn't come back, does this mean that they're now relying on Kara to fill that third seat?" mused Michael Slezak, who blogs about "Idol" for Entertainment Weekly magazine's Web site.
"Because I think in the history of show additions, Kara would be in the top 10 least successful additions to popular shows ever. She was dreadful last season and I think the `Idol'-verse has sort of uniformly felt that she really didn't bring much to the show."
Beyond that, Slezak added, who can tell what is truth and what is fiction with Abdul? "These people, and this show, want to be in the headlines, and this is a good way to do it," he said. "So you don't know: Is this another case of crying wolf ... or do they really mean it this time? Are they really through with her?
Campaign by "Idol" fans to keep Paula Abdul on show
"American Idol" fans have started a grass-roots campaign to keep Paula Abdul as a judge on the No. 1-rated U.S. television show after her manager said she had not received a new contract proposal and might leave the singing contest.
Former "Idol" contestants joined in the keepaula campaign on Twitter and American Idol Internet forums. Paula Abdul -- a mainstay of the show since 2002 -- took to her own Twitter page to thanks fans for their support.
"If it weren't for you, this specific time and situation would feel a lot worse! x Op," Paula Abdul wrote.
$20 Million taken by Paula Abdul ?
Whether Paula Abdul is on the 'Idol" show? The story has taken a new twis by the latest news that she takes $20 million to be exact to stay the show....
Anyway, Radar Online reports that Paula's asking for $20 million for the show's next season, a demand that producers are not willing to do. They're offering her $10 million instead. Paula's reportedly a little frustrated to hear that the show's host, Ryan Seacrest, got a $45 million three-year deal--that's $15 million per year--before she did, and thus all this is happening, all before Idol really gets swinging with the auditions next month.
Then again, Paula's always renegotiated her contract, but her manager seems to be the one talking tough at this point. And, of course, there's the possibility that this is a negotiation ploy for producers to finally budge.
Let's put this in perspective then. Can American Idol survive without Paula Abdul? It's been a persistent rumor since Kara DioGuardi joined in, but whether you like her or not, she's one of the reasons why the show's been making it big throughout its eight-year run. Yeah, she may be "crazy" and all, but for the other side it's entertainment. Let's flip that: could Paula survive without American Idol? She's had a comeback of sorts thanks to her stint on the show, lately working on an album, with its first single being debuted on Idol. And you all know what happened with her own reality show...
Finally, is Paula really worth $20 million? Here's where you come in: how much should a judge get? With Ryan getting $15 million this year, and Simon Cowell still rumored to get a much bigger paycheck, maybe Paula has a point in (allegedly) demanding that much. Who has the most important role anyway? The recognizable faces of the show, the host, the contestants, who?
Yeah, I'm blabbering. But as Paula gets a trending topic on Twitter to save her, well, this is going to take a while.
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