Fans eager for former American Idol judge Paula Abdul to return to the show have experienced a real rollercoaster ride. One minute there seem to be glimmers of hope that Abdul will return to her judging chair when reports emerge that Idol executives and Abdul are again talking. And the next minute hopes are dashed when new guest judges keep emerging and no announcement of her return is made.
Yesterday msnbc reported earlier this week, “Just how much is Paula Abdul worth? For ‘American Idol’ bigwigs, that’s still the undetermined multi-million dollar question. … Sources claim that confused network executives are now relying on focus groups to determine her final fate.”
“It suddenly seems that those guest judges due to take musical chairs-like turns in Abdul’s old ‘Idol’ seat aren’t just filling in; they’re also helping Fox suits and their marketing associates figure out how much the past panelist is worth.”
“Fox loves focus groups,” an insider was said to have revealed to RadarOnline. “If Paula consistently scores far higher than any other person in her chair, they will feel compelled to make her an offer she can’t refuse and make this deal happen.”
And a source described as close to Abdul reportedly revealed that Abdul believes that is what will happen – that she feels confident that the show can’t go on without her.
“There will be four judges at ‘American Idol’ come January,” a separate insider is quoted. “And that fourth judge will be Paula Abdul.”
However, latimes Idol Tracker reported yesterday, “Abdul’s manager David Sonenberg, who has kept his silence since Abdul quit on Aug. 4, spoke to The Times today to deny that Abdul and her former bosses have begun talking again. He also said her fans would hear about all of her post-‘Idol’ plans soon.”
And zap2it is adding, “The Times says insiders deny the focus group story and Sonenberg says there have been no talks with Fox, saying, ‘The only (network) we haven’t talked to, because of recent events, is Fox.”
For her part, Abdul just hours ago posted on Twitter, “Don’t believe everything that you read.!” And her most recent Tweet reads, “People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t’ mean they’ve gotten lost.” While she announced her departure from American Idol on Twitter, since that time she has been relatively silent about her future plans. Sphere: Related Content
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