PAULA ABDUL - PAULA ABDUL CRYING WOLF?

PAULA ABDUL CRYING WOLF?

Whether Paula Abdul remains on American Idol may not be decided at the negotiating table but on the Internet, several newspaper, magazine and wire-service TV writers have observed. Entertainment Weekly' s Michael Slezak wondered aloud to the Associated Press "These people, and this show, want to be in the headlines, and this is a good way to do it. ... 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?" A.P. also quoted Rickey Yaneza, who blogs about the program at Rickey.org. Apparently referring to reports that Abdul is holding out for $20 million per season -- about $5 million more than what the producers have reportedly agreed to pay host Ryan Seacrest -- Yaneza said, "I think what'll happen is I think eventually whatever they'll offer her, she'll take." On the website, Starpulse. Com, contributing writer Andrew Payne commented, "Nobody can really be sure what's going through your pill-filled head, Paula, we just know that you've finally confirmed your craziness." But on the Village Voice website, gossip columnist Michael Musto remarked, "Well, I feel it's imperative that she come back to the show, especially since I don't watch it. Her 'antics' that some find so distasteful actually make for great copy, so I think it's very important to keep her around as a celebrity. And it's helpful to have a nice judge on the panel, someone not out to destroy the show biz dreams of 19-year-olds who'd rather proceed to an arena than to a mental ward." Meanwhile, Nigel Lithgow, a judge (and executive producer) on So You Think You Can Dance said that if Abdul left Idol , "We would certainly consider her as a guest judge."

22/07/2009