More on Paula Goodspeed, the ex-contestant found dead in front of Paula’s house Tuesday night:
Goodspeed’s death Tuesday night, which police suspect was a suicide, was not her first house call to Abdul’s Sherman Oaks abode.
Sources tell E! News that two or three months ago, Goodspeed tried to commit suicide by overdosing on pills outside the residence.
Abdul was not home for either incident. She was alerted to Goodspeed’s death Wednesday morning, while at Los Angeles’ Kodak Theatre taping segments for Idol’s Hollywood Week.
“I am deeply shocked and saddened, ” Abdul said in a statement earlier today.
But according to sources, Abdul was well aware of Goodspeed’s obsession.
Prior to her death, Goodspeed sent Abdul several threatening letters and left her packages. Goodspeed also repeatedly tried to contact Abdul, albeit unsuccessfully.
Abdul was even alerted in recent weeks that Goodspeed may come calling, but they never met face-to-face.
On Goodspeed’s My Space page she calls Paula her “secret crush”.
I can’t lay the death of Paula Goodspeed at the feet of American Idol. She obviously had problems long before her encounter with Randy Simon and Paula during her auditon in 2006. I also think separating the eccentric from the truly troubled and crazy is harder than it looks. There are those who wonder if this incident will affect how the auditions will be produced next year.
I know this: It’s going to be difficult not to speculate on who has the potential to be the next Paula Goodspeed as the parade of weirdos begins again on our TV screens come January. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?
