Fox: Paula Had Technical Difficulty

Posted Jan 15th 2007 5:17PM by TMZ Staff

By now you've seen the video of Paula Abdul's wacky appearance on a Seattle morning news show (click here if you haven't), where she was promoting tomorrow's premiere of "American Idol." Paula's reps chalked up her odd behavior to "technical problems." Now Fox has issued a statement standing behind their Laker girl.

"All of us at Fox have tremendous respect and admiration for Paula Abdul," the statement reads. "She is a consummate professional who always gives 100% to everything she does. Last week, during a satellite press tour there were intermittent technical difficulties, including severe audio issues in which multiple stations were speaking to her at once.

"Rather than getting angry about these difficulties, or stopping the tour, Paula forged ahead and decided to have fun with the increasingly challenging situation. Unfortunately, because reporters and viewers were unaware of the situation, her humor was misconstrued."

Suuuuuuuure.

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1. The only technical difficulty Paula had was herself!

Posted at 5:22PM on Jan 15th 2007 by Blondie

2. No way are we buying it. She was on something. Her lips seemed numb like she couldn't feel them, she bobbed around, practically laid her head down on her shoulder during the interview. We are not buying it! I will always know that Pauls was on something in that interview. We're lucky to get her sober for AI.

Posted at 5:31PM on Jan 15th 2007 by Beccaloo

3. She looked drunk! But isn't she anyways?

Posted at 5:31PM on Jan 15th 2007 by Rhill

4. Seems like she was potted to the gills.

Posted at 5:34PM on Jan 15th 2007 by Brother Harold. S.J.

5. Technically speaking, she was drunk.

Posted at 5:34PM on Jan 15th 2007 by Merz

6. are you kidding? they are just trying to cover up the fact that she is a crazy drunk who cant get her act together. this is just hurting her career and she knows it too. american idol sucks by the way.
adios bitches.

Posted at 5:34PM on Jan 15th 2007 by pshh yeah right

7. How stupid does Fox think the public is? She was plowed - so what? It's not THAT big a deal! Danny DeVito got away with it, why can't Paula? We're more forgiving than they may think....

Posted at 5:40PM on Jan 15th 2007 by althea

8. She's definitely under the influence!

Posted at 5:41PM on Jan 15th 2007 by Lulu

9. Fox News. Drunk and Imbalanced.

Posted at 5:49PM on Jan 15th 2007 by Howdy Dudy

10. Paula was drunk, but today on Regis and Kelly's show...she may not have been drunk but she was figity and overly aware of herself. Something is up with this chick. And she is sooooo in love with Simon it makes me sick. Disrespectful to Terry Seymour too. Simon is like a dwarfed kid that never grew up mentally or physically.

Posted at 5:49PM on Jan 15th 2007 by wise old owl

11. Oh puleeeze!!!! When are Fox and her stupid publicist going to stop defending her and making excuses for her? There were no "technical difficulties." Maybe "Tequila difficulties," but nothing that the TV stations or reporters could be faulted on.

Posted at 5:49PM on Jan 15th 2007 by Maria

12. Why don't these people just tell the thruth? You gotta be drunk to be on American Idol.

Shes just like Danny Divito, a big fat liar.

Posted at 5:51PM on Jan 15th 2007 by richard

13. This is sheep shit and your know it. Tell us anything, just don't lie your like a rug. Integrity is never been apart of the media and Hollyweird, we know what we saw and technical Difficulty was not that. Paula was either drunk or had taken some pill and was hammered out of her mind. STOP THE DAMN LYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 5:51PM on Jan 15th 2007 by Lenn K

14. correction: not Simon...I meant Paula is like a dwarfed child that never grew up mentally or physically.

p.s. and you people need to stop picking on me.

Posted at 5:51PM on Jan 15th 2007 by wise old owl

15. wise old owl..you are a loser

Posted at 5:53PM on Jan 15th 2007 by what a fool you are

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