What did I tell you peeps?
Richard Rushfield of the LA Times was so panicked that the “most controversial judge in America” might be stepping down, that he and a colleague spent the day tracking down the rumor that Paula Abdul might be leaving Idol.
And:
“It’s absolutely untrue, ” said her publicist, Jeff Ballard, shortly before 6 p.m., just as we were pondering which happy hour to hit. (BWR, the publicity firm that represents the producers, were not able to confirm nor deny the rumors. And Fox pleaded the Fifth.)
And then:
So we were left with Ballard’s statement. And the notion that a little bird offered — that Abdul’s camp instigated the speculation as a negotiating ploy for next season.
Paula isn’t leaving, and she did it for publicity! What a bulletin. Only not.
