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Notoriously nice judge Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol. The singer/dancer announced the news on her official Twitter page.
“With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL,” she tweeted late Tuesday (August 4). “I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day 1 become an international phenomenon.”
Paula walking may or may not come as a surprise to some as rumors swirled weeks ago that it was likely she would not return–rumors given more backing by Paula’s manager David Sonenberg.
“Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on ‘Idol,” he told the LA Times earlier in July.
Paula has been a fixture on the wildly popular talent search show for eight seasons. Left to fill the girl-power void is newcomer singer/songwriter Kara DioGuardi who has signed on to return for season nine.
Idol will not be the same without Paula. Management should every effort to keep her. You should never break up a winning Team. Management should not let ego’s destroy a “perfect storm.”
if Idol loses Paula, they will lose a huge draw for the show… sometimes i wonder why they even bother trying to act like it’s a “seriously judged” talent show; it looks like even Simon is getting bored