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Paula Abdul took to the internets to announce her latest place of employment, VH1. For an entire evening, Paula plans to take the stage and host VH1 Divas. What a relief it must be to have suffered through a lengthy unemployment and then be presented with the opportunity that requires one full night of effort. Still, I give it a week’s worth of her Oxycodone and gin supply before she announces she has quit due to VH1 not paying her in bunnies. Paula twitters,
“Hi guys! im really excited 2 announce ill b hosting this year’s “Vh1 Divas”!The show will be live on Sept 17th @ 9 pm EST”. She then said, “This year’s VH1 Divas show will honor Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis and Miley Cyrus- I am so excited!!”
I know Paula can be a little incoherent so I’ll happily translate her last twitter for you. *Ahem. “This year’s VH1 Divas show will honor fat, fat, fat, hot, and young whore. I am so drunk!!”
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She surprised her loyal fanbase when she announced her departure from “American Idol” earlier this summer, and now Paula Abdul has a brand new gig.
The “Straight Up” songstress announced on her Twitter page that she’ll be switching gears, from judge to host, for her upcoming job on VH1 Divas Live.
Abdul wrote, “Hi guys! I’m really excited 2 announce I’ll be hosting this year’s Vh1 Divas! The show will be live on Sept 17th @ 9pm EST.”
She continued, “This year’s VH1 Divas show will honor Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis and Miley Cyrus- I am so excited!!”
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| | Paula Abdul To Host 'VH1 Divas' | | Added 15 years ago | Source: MTV |
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Former 'American Idol' judge books first post-'Idol' gig.By Gil Kaufman
Paula Abdul
Photo: Ray Tamarra/ Getty Images
After negotiations with "Dancing With the Stars" and "Ugly Betty" fell through, Paula Abdul has finally booked her first major post-"American Idol" gig. And it's the perfect fit. The Grammy-winning singer will host the September 17 "VH1 Divas" show, which is slated to feature performances by Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Adele, Leona Lewis and Jordin Sparks.
Abdul announced the deal on Monday on her official Twitter feed, telling fans, "Hi guys! im really excited 2 announce ill b hosting this year's "VH1 Divas"! The show will be live on Sept 17th @ 9 pm EST."
After a four-year hiatus, the show is returning with a fresh-faced lineup of contemporary hitmakers, who join the list of legends who have graced the Divas stage since the event began in 1998, including Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Cher, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and Beyonc. Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
The Abdul announcement comes less than a week after the former "Idol" judge's manager told the Los Angeles Times that contrary to reports, Abdul was not holding out for a possible return to "Idol." Manager David Sonenberg told the paper that Abdul was in talks with all the major networks about possible shows and that fans may see her returning in any of a number of different guises, from executive producer to star or host.
Abdul shocked fans of "Idol" on August 4 when she announced her sudden departure from the show via Twitter. So far, producers have announced that her seat will be filled by a rotating series of guest judges, including Joe Jonas, Katy Perry, Mary J. Blige and Victoria Beckham.
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| | Paula Abdul could be back on American Idol after all | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Surprise, surprise, there?s a chance Paula Abdul may be returning to ?American Idol? after all. She was being touted as the possible ?big name? celebrity who would likely be joining the ?Dancing with the Stars? cast. However the cast list came out yesterday and Paula wasn?t on it. And it sounds like ABC was pretty bummed about it and really wanted her on the show. It appears that Paula passed because she is still trying to work out a deal with ?Idol? producers, and wants something similar to what Ryan Seacrest got $45 million for three years.
Now that the ?Dancing With the Stars? cast has been announced, and Paula Abdul?s name is not on the list, negotiations between Abdul and Fox for her return to ?American Idol? have become more intense.
?The people at the very top of ABC were really vocal about getting her on board for ?Dancing,?? said a source familiar with the talks with Abdul. ?By not exactly keeping it secret, it made Paula?s value more apparent to Fox.?
The negotiations are ongoing, but calling them ?talks? could be more appropriate, since dubbing them ?negotiations? suggests that one side is budging.
?Paula isn?t lowering her price in any meaningful way. She wants a Seacrest-level deal,? said the source. ?Idol? host Ryan Seacrest reportedly signed a three-year deal with the show worth a total of $45 million. If there is a scenario that gets Abdul back on the show, it’s likely that her return would be limited to the live shows only, according to several people who are close to the talks. This will allow the original offer made by the show to stand, but Abdul would have a shorter time commitment.
As far as ABC is concerned, executives are disappointed they couldn?t sign Abdul to ?Dancing With the Stars.?? ?They actually really needed her as that big name,? said person who had direct knowledge of the talks. ?They didn?t really want Tom DeLay as their most-buzzed-about contestant.?
[From MSNBC?s The Scoop]
Both Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson have come out in support of Paula and said very nice things about her, but sort of in a ?Sayonara? tone. Like, ?You?re the best, you?ll do great at your next project!? It sounds like they enjoyed working with her and wish things had worked out differently, but not like they?re exactly pulling for her or anything.
They may have seemed like arch enemies on the set of “American Idol,” but everyone’s favorite grumpy Brit Simon Cowell says the show will not be the same without Paula Abdul. “I didn’t want to get involved in what’s going on because it wasn’t really any of my business but I spoke to her a lot through the whole process,” Cowell told FOXNews.com’s Pop Tarts column. “She was the heart, so you’ve taken that away so it’s a different show. I’m sad, I am.”
Cowell also said that he is confident Abdul will find success in whatever she does. “I will support her in anything she wants to do next. I think she is TV gold, genuinely.”
Co-host Randy Jackson echoed Simon’s sentiments. “Me and Ryan and Simon and her started this journey together, so I’m really shocked and really proud and really just couldn’t believe she’s not here,” he told Tarts. “We love her, I’m sure she’s going to be great whatever she decides to do.”
[From Fox News]
All nice things to say, but it doesn?t seem like there?s some sudden act of solidarity here. Sure there?s a chance Paula may still be on the show, but she?s already missed a good chunk of the auditions. The producers have made it clear they?re fine with replacing her, since that?s what they?ve been doing with guest judges anyway. Speaking of which, they recently announced that Shania Twain will be a guest judge in Chicago on August 30 and 31st. If Paula really wants in, she should take what she can get at this point.
Here?s Paula looking exuberant in a silver dress and matching shoes as she dined at Boa restaurant in Los Angeles on Saturday. Images thanks to Pacific Coast News.
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| | Paula might come back | | Added 15 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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Paula Abdul departed American Idol on Twitter and as of yet has not landed a new gig. There were talks of her being a judge on So You Think You Can Dance, but that was nixed by judge Mary Murphy. Then she was supposed to make a guest appearance on Ugly Betty, but that didn’t go through either. Paula isn’t on Dancing With the Stars either despite higher-ups campaigning for her to sign on.
?They actually really needed her as that big name,? said person who had direct knowledge of the talks. ?They didn?t really want Tom DeLay as their most-buzzed-about contestant.?
So when are we going to hear her incoherent rambling again? American Idol most likely if MSNBC is right. Paula is negotiating with execs, but isn’t budging on her salary. She wants at least the same $45 million 3 year deal Ryan Seacrest has. Since producers are saying hell no to that, they’re thinking of limiting her appearance to live shows only to justify their lower salary.
Maybe execs have it all wrong. Who can understand what the hell Paula is talking about half the time anyway. Maybe she didn’t want a $45 million deal like Seacrest. Maybe she said she wanted Gummi Bears and an unlimited supply of rum and it only sounded like $45 million. People need a damn decoder ring just to figure out whether or not she liked a contestant.
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With plenty of free time on her hands at the moment, Paula Abdul was spotted out for a bite to eat BOA restaurant in Los Angeles on Saturday night (August 15).
Looking exuberant in a silver dress and matching shoes, the former “American Idol” judge smiled for paparazzi while refusing to answer questions regarding her next career move.
As previously reported by Gossip Center, it sounds like Miss Abdul will soon be plenty busy even though she dropped out of her FOX talent show earlier this month.
According to a report, Paula is being courted to join up with “Dancing with the Stars” - also looking into guest-starring roles on “Drop Dead Diva” and “Ugly Betty.”
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Enjoying a beautiful summer day in Beverly Hills, Paula Abdul found herself cornered by shutterbugs in a parking garage yesterday (August 13).
The former “American Idol” judge looked stunning as she tried to push past the paparazzi, sporting a shiny gold tank top with white trousers and black heels.
On the career front, it sounds like Miss Abdul will be plenty busy even though she dropped out of her FOX talent show earlier this month.
According to a report, Paula is looking to join up with “Dancing with the Stars” as well as “Drop Dead Diva” and “Ugly Betty.”
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Paula Abdul might be off of American Idol, but that doesn’t mean she isi out of work. Fresh off of filming her second episode Drop Dead Diva, comes word from Michael Aussiello that she is in talks to guest on Ugly Betty. She is slated to play a temp who bonds Amanda. Seriously with all the stunt casting that show does, you would think they could’ve given her a better role.
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Causing quite the stir with her recent decision to quit “American Idol,” Paula Abdul was spotted arriving back at Burbank Airport on Friday afternoon (August 7).
Upon exiting the terminal, the 47-year-old walked outside to find her limo driver in a bit of a snafu - as she tried talking a cop into not giving her driver a ticket to no avail.
Meanwhile, Miss Abdul has found herself in high demand now that she’s looking for work - as ABC execs have now shown interest in nabbing her as a judge on “Dancing with the Stars”.
“Absolutely. I would love that,” ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson told press. “I was a little stunned by the decision, and we would love to have her on Dancing.”
“I think she’s a huge talent,” McPherson added. “There’s a sensitivity and an empathy that balances out Idol, and we’d love to get a piece of that.”
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| | Was Paula Abdul's Idol exit just a PR stunt' | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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E! Online has a very interesting sort-of conspiracy theory that Paula Abdul isn’t leaving Idol at all and that her exit was orchestrated for maximum publicity. It’s even possible that Idol producers are in on it, they claim. E! has a rundown of the possible evidence that Paula isn’t leaving at all and that we’ll soon be seeing her back on the hit show.
I don’t think that’s true for a few reasons, primarily because Paula and Idol producers have a long-standing beef that was most apparent when she trash talked them to the press for letting her stalker audition. That doesn’t mean that Paula is definitely leaving, just that it probably wasn’t a big ploy for ratings. TMZ has a brief but probably accurate account of events, and in their version Paula abruptly stepped away from negotiations by Tweeting that she was leaving the show. She may have regretted it afterwards, but Idol honchos took her seriously and issued a press release confirming the news. (TMZ’s account is supported by MSNBC’s The Scoop column, which also mentions that Paula’s departure was a surprise.)
As we already reported, we’re told Paula was pulling in somewhere between $2 and $3 million a year and she wanted more. Our sources say “A.I.” made her an offer that she didn’t like at all. Paula countered but producers didn’t want to pay that much, so they countered with another offer.
Rather than responding to the second offer, Paula shocked everyone by tweeting her goodbye. The weirdest thing … “A.I.” took the tweet seriously and responded with an official sayonara.
We’re told Paula made it especially difficult during the negotiations because she changed management twice.
One person at “Idol” called her reaction “an emotional tweet.” You don’t learn that in law school.
As for what she’ll do, we’re told producer Nigel Lythgoe has given her a standing offer to be a guest judge on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Here’s what we’re thinking — he’d kill to make her a regular.
[From TMZ]
TMZ also reported that Paula was upset that she was still making 2-3 million a year while Ryan Secrest just signed that $45 million, three year contract. I don’t agree that entertainers should make that insane amount of money, but on the other hand Paula is just as valuable to the franchise as Ryan and deserves equitable pay. The National Enquirer reported last month that Paula wanted $20 million a year, but they also claimed she was making $10 million with her existing contract. That figure doesn’t jibe with TMZ’s report.
As for what’s next for Paula, Radar Online is reporting that she’s working on developing a Las Vegas variety show in the vein of Cirque du Soleil and that she’s considering a stint on “So You Think You Can Dance.” I still think that Idol producers really screwed up by playing hardball, but it seems like the decision to leave the show was ultimately Paula’s. Whether it’s final or not, we’ll have to wait and see.
Meanwhile Idol producers are lining up some celebrity judges to bring interest to the show. Victoria Beckham is set to appear next season, but just for one episode.
Paula Abdul is shown outside Beso restaurant on 6/27/09. Credit: PRPhotos
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