Uh oh Kittens. It looks like Paula Abdul will not be returning as an American Idol judge next season. I know what you’re thinking: Who will do all the crying and spray the contestants with glitter and unnecessary compliments? Rest easy, they have Ryan Seacrest.
Abdul’s new manager recently did an interview with the Los Angeles Times and in it, he tells the reporter that AI producers haven’t even approached the former Laker Girl about renewing her contract.
Via Access Hollywood:
“I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful,” he said. “I find it kind of unconscionable and certainly rude and disrespectful that they haven’t stepped up and said what they want to do. Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on ‘Idol.’”
This news comes on the heels of host Ryan Seacrest reportedly inking a 3-year $45 million dollar deal to return to the reality show and it is widely known that other AI judge Simon Cowell is currently in negotiations to renew his deal as well. Randy Jackson is already signed-on with the show through 2011. As for Kara DioGuardi? No one really seems to care.
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