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Paula Abdul Will Not Be Dancing With Any Stars

Published: 02/28/2010
When you wake up Monday morning to read the list of "stars" who will be on next season's "Dancing With the Stars" ... Paula Abdul's name will not be on it. Sources close to Paula tell TMZ the former "American Idol" judge has decided against doing the show -- despite the giant bag of money ABC…
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Paula Abdul -- Stern 'Hates' American Idol, But ...

Published: 02/12/2010
Paula Abdul finally declared her opinion on the Howard Stern situation this morning .... but moments after taking a stand, the former "American Idol" judge seemed to flip-flop worse than John Kerry. It all went down when Paula was on her way in to a radio interview in Phoenix, Arizona when a…
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Sen. Brown's First Task -- Get Kid Back on 'Idol'

Published: 01/31/2010
Before Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown gets officially sworn into office, he's going to use whatever political power he can to write a terrible injustice -- his daughter's dismissal from "American Idol." Brown explained to Barbara Walters that his daughter was only 17 at the time Simon…
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Paula Abdul -- 'Dancing' Is Lucrative

Published: 01/26/2010
Paula Abdul has a million reasons to appear on "Dancing with the Stars." ABC has offered Abdul a $1,000,000 development deal, with one catch -- she has to appear on "DWTS," sources tell TMZ. ABC has been going after Paula for a few years now, trying to get her on "DWTS." According to the proposed…
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'American Idol' Hooligan -- Cuffed and Released

Published: 01/21/2010
The guy who was led out of "American Idol" in handcuffs on last night's show got a lucky break after the cameras stopped rolling -- producers let the guy off the hook. TMZ has learned 28-year-old Jarrod Norrell -- who was manhandled by security when he refused to leave his audition -- was escorted…
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Paula Abdul -- Simon Says Be Quiet?

Published: 01/20/2010
Simon Cowell wants Paula Abdul for "X Factor" -- but when we got her last night in a Sherman Oaks mall, the loopy, former "American Idol" judge was uncharacteristically tight-lipped. As we previously reported, Simon has had discussions with Abdul about joining his new show -- the one he's leaving…
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'Pants on the Ground' -- The Nipply Origin

Published: 01/18/2010
The guy who inspired "General" Larry Platt to write "Pants on the Ground" wasn't just a gold-toothed trouser sagger -- apparently, the guy was also a big, bottle-sucking baby. The limber, 62-year-old went on "The View" this morning where he rocked out another rendition of the "American Idol"…
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La Toya Jackson Wants Simon Cowell's Seat

Published: 01/18/2010
La Toya Jackson is next in line to fill Simon Cowell's shoes on "American Idol" -- that's if La Toya Jackson has anything to do with it. We're told MJ's sister and former "Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe cozied up at a housewarming party for Kathy Hilton in Bel Air recently -- before Simon broke his…
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American 'Idol' Creator to Staff: Simon's Knockin' Us Off

Letter to 'Idol' Staff: Simon's Knockin' Us Off

Published: 01/15/2010
UPDATE: Simon Fuller's people have contacted TMZ and said he did not write this letter ... and the signature looks nothing like his. We have, however, confirmed that the letter was distributed on the A.I. set -- Fuller's people did not dispute that fact. The guy who created "American Idol" wrote a…
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Elton and 'American Idol' - Is the Bitch Back?

Published: 01/14/2010
So TMZ may have led the way in the search for Simon Cowell's replacement on "American Idol." On TMZ TV -- the day Simon announced he was leaving -- we floated Elton John as the guy who should take Simon's seat. After all, he knows music, he's certainly got the bitchy attitude, and he's British.…
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Nigel: Nothing Will Ever Be as Big as 'Idol'

Published: 01/12/2010
Nigel Lythgoe -- one of the main brains behind "American Idol" -- believes Simon Cowell's American version of "The X Factor" is going to be successful ... but not as successful as the show they've both said goodbye to. We spoke to Nigel in Beverly Hills today, where the mega-producer called "Idol"…
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The Simon Cowell Ditches 'American Idol' Game!

Published: 01/12/2010
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