Paula Abdul -- Valley Girl
Paula Abdul was kicking it in the Valley last night at the Sherman Oaks Galleria -- in a mood to talk about all things Paula -- from stalkers to Laker girl prep talks.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, American Idol
Prescription Bottles Found by Abdul Fan's Body
Prescription drugs may have been what killed the obsessed fan who allegedly overdosed near Paula Abdul's house last week.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ "multiple prescription bottles" were found by Paula Goodspeed's body in her car. No word yet what type of drugs the prescriptions were for.
As we reported earlier, Goodspeed had overdosed in the exact same area around a year ago.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, American Idol, Nurse!
Paula Abdul's Suicide Pact
To say Paula Abdul had a bad week would be an understatement.
Precautionary measures were taken while "American Idol" filmed at the Kodak Theater this week. All contestants, families and staff were strictly told not to mention anything about the suicide that occurred in front of Paula's home saying, "It would put Paula in a bad mood and not be good for camera."
TMZ sources close to the production say no one tested the new Paula rule and the tapings went without incident.
The rule is said to continue throughout the season. Calls to Paula Abdul's reps have yet to be returned.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, American Idol
Bo Bice Brain Farts
See if you can spot the moment -- in between his pretentious know-it-all babbling -- when the locomotive in former "American Idol" wannabeen Bo Bice's brain completely falls off the track.
Filed under: American Idol
Life Goes On
One day after her alleged stalker, Paula Goodspeed, was found dead in a car near Paula Abdul's house, the "American Idol" judge was spotted chit-chatting on her cell phone.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, American Idol, Nurse!
Dear TMZ, I'm the REAL Paula Abdul Stalker...
A self-proclaimed "Paula Abdul stalker" who was featured on season 7 of "American Idol" is furious with TMZ after a story we posted scared his friends and family into believing he was the one cops found in front of Abdul's house.
Paul Marturano, who sang that skin-crawling stalker anthem on last season's "Idol," wrote us a scathing email yesterday saying: "THANKS ALOT ... I have been getting endless emails and calls from friends and family memebers [sic] who saw your headline about the Paula Abdul Fan Death ... My mother cried thinking I was dead."
Creepy McCreeperton even signed the email "Paula Abdul's Stalker from American Idol Season 7."
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, American Idol
Abdul's Obsessed Fan OD'd There Before
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Paula Goodspeed, who died of a possible drug overdose/suicide last night, overdosed in the exact same area around one year ago.
We're told cops were called to Paula Abdul's house -- either late last year or early this year -- and found Goodspeed inside her car, unconscious from a drug overdose.
Sources say Goodspeed suffered from "extreme mental illness" that spun out of control in the last two years.
Goodspeed, who was obsessed with Abdul, frightened the "A.I." judge -- LAPD's Threat Management division took the case and there was an active investigation. We're told lots of people tried to get Goodspeed help, but it was all to no avail.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, American Idol
Obsessed Fan's Car a Fixture in Paula's Hood
A neighbor of Paula Abdul's tells TMZ she saw the car belonging to the deceased obsessed fan of Paula Abdul several times over the last few weeks.
The woman says she generally saw the car in the early mornings, and the woman inside -- who died near Paula's home last night -- would just sit. Neighbors thought she might be a paparazzo.
The neighbor also said cops came out to deal with it a few months back, to no avail.
As we reported earlier, the car had a license plate that read "ABL LV" and a picture of Paula hanging from the rear-view mirror. The woman was a contestant on the fifth season of "Idol."
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Alleged Stalker: Paula Was "My Secret Crush"
It's painfully obvious from her MySpace page, the woman who was found dead in front of Paula Abdul's house had an obsession with "American Idol" -- and was seriously affected by her embarrassment on the show.
On Paula Goodspeed's page, which hasn't been updated since April 2007, Goodspeed posted a picture of Paula Abdul licking her lips with a caption that reads, "My secret crush, shhhhh."
Goodspeed also blogged about her "American Idol" rejection, saying how hard it was to deal with the "awful things" being said about her, "just because I made the mistake of trying out for a singing competition before I was ~even~ ready vocally, emotionally and physically."
Filed under: TV, American Idol
Dead Woman Former "Idol" Wannabe
The woman found dead in front of Paula Abdul's house last night was a featured contestant on "American Idol."
We've learned the identity of the dead woman, Paula Goodspeed, who appeared on Season 5 in 2006. During her audition she said she's an artist and the first pic she ever drew was of Paula Abdul. "Idol" produced a 3 minute and 40 second featurette on Goodspeed and her passion for Paula. She did not make the cut, after Ryan Seacrest proclaimed, "And the love affair is over."
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License Plate Tells Death Story
Here are photos of what the victim left behind outside Paula Abdul's house. 
The woman, who died of an apparent drug overdose/suicide, had a license plate that reads "ABL LV." There is also a lanyard hanging from her mirror with a picture of Paula.
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Dead Woman at Paula's House -- Suspected Stalker
The woman whose body was found outside Paula Abdul's home last night may have been stalking the "A.I." judge.
Police sources tell us they think the victim is an alleged Abdul stalker and cops have been to the house "numerous times before" to deal with her.
Paula's people tell us they know who the woman is.
The victim was found dead in a car, yards from Paula's L.A. home. Cause of death may have been a drug overdose.
UPDATE: The Ventura County Sheriff's Department tells TMZ the victims parents called them at 3:00 PM to tell them their daughter was missing and that she "had an unnatural obsession" with Paula Abdul and they might want to check Abdul's home.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, American Idol
Dead Body Found Outside Paula Abdul's Home
A body was found in a car a few houses down from Paula Abdul's home, and there are reports the victim was a "big fan" of the "Idol" judge.
The body was discovered last night in a car. Cops tell us it may have been a drug overdose/suicide.
Here's what's strange. LAPD got a call from the Ventura County Sheriff's Dept. last night, saying a female body may be in a car on the street in question. It's unclear how Ventura County deputies knew a body inside a car was miles away from its jurisdiction.
An LAPD spokesperson said the parents of the victim believe their daughter was a "big fan" of Paula's. Whether this has anything to do with the victim's death is unclear, but it seems more than a coincidence her body was found just yards from Paula's home.
There's no evidence of foul play. The victim has not yet been ID'd. We're told Paula was not home and possibly shooting for "American Idol."
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, American Idol
Still Cookin'
"American Idol" champ David Cook's relationship with "Idol" castoff-turned-reporter Kimberly Caldwell still is going strong.
The pair met after Kim interviewed David for a TV show she was working on.
Finally, something in Kim's life lasts longer than 15 minutes.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, American Idol
Michael Johns -- Identity Crisis
We're pretty sure we ran into the hot Austrailian "Idol" reject in Hollywood last night. He wouldn't confirm .. and we didn't care. Dude was kinda funny though.
Filed under: American Idol
