American Idol - Abdul Devastated By Bratz Snub

AMERICAN IDOL judge PAULA ABDUL was devastated to be fired from the Bratz movie - and was shocked by movie bosses decision to drop her from the project. The Straight Up singer had claimed she was the film's choreographer, costume designer and executive producer before her exit from the popular dolls' live-action big-screen outing. In an episode of Abdul's reality TV series Hey Paula screened this week (ends27Jul07) in the U.S., the star is shown screaming, "How can they treat me this way?" after bosses at Lionsgate, the company behind the Bratz film, inform her she is no longer required. A representative for Lionsgate tells the New York Post, "We love Paula, but we were sorry the partnership wasn't able to come together."