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Paula didn't place as much importance on remaining on the show as some other people did
Abdul far from idle after leaving 'Idol' Aug 12, 2009
With sadness in my heart, I've decided not to re turn
Report: Abdul not returning to 'Idol' Aug 20, 2009
I definitely want to do a talk show because it would be different
Paula Abdul considering her own talk show Sep 01, 2009
I'm sitting in the nokia theater in awe of the 'this is it' movie
Stars line up for 'This Is It' premiere Oct 28, 2009
I've never had a drinking problem. Even though I've been in this business for quite some time, I've never physically been drunk in my life. I've never been drunk in my life. I don't use recreational drugs. But I am goofy. It's Paula. And even the people on 'Idol' know that none of that existed, ever
Paula Abdul battles 'misconceptions' Jan 02, 2011
Paula Julie Abdul ( /ˈæbduːl/; born June 19, 1962) is an American recording artist, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.
In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her for fifth among the female solo performers who have reached #1 there. She won a Grammy for "Best Music Video - Short Form" for "Opposites Attract" and twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography".
After her initial period of success, she suffered a series of setbacks in her professional and personal life, until she found renewed fame and success in the 2000s as a judge on the television series, American Idol, for eight years, before departing from the show. Abdul had moved on to another television series, CBS's Live to Dance, which debuted in January 2011. The series has since been canceled. Following her judging role in Live to Dance, Abdul moved to the American version of The X Factor with her former American Idol co-judge Simon Cowell which will premiere in September 2011. She is said to be working on a new album.