American Idol Fan

OK Magazine is reporting that Paula Abdul may be leaving American Idol, or as they word it - “transitioning” her way out of the show to pursue several other television related projects.  A “source” (and we know how reliable the sources are!) says that Paula knows that every season could be her least and Paula Abdul has a new secret venture that she is very excited about.  Remember her reality show?  Hopefully if there is a new venture it will be better than that show was. 

I don’t believe that Abdul will be leaving American Idol anytime soon.  I think that with all of the latest scandal surrounding the suicide of Goodspeed near Abdul’s house has set Abdul up for press that she doesn’t want and a lot of it will be rumors and speculation.

Yesterday I reported the news that American Idol former auditioner, Paula Goodspeed, committed suicide near Paula Abdul’s house.  Since I wrote that post, I have been hearing on the news and other media sources that Goodspeed was a “stalker”.  Now the brother of Paula Goodspeed is speaking out and defending his sister by saying that she was NOT a stalker. 

Charles McIntyre said his sister moved to California five years ago to succeed as an actor or singer.  But he said when she went in front of the American Idol judges last season, it was over.   While McIntyre says that Goodspeed has been an Abdul fan since childhood, it wasn’t as excessive as they made it out to be on television.

A former American Idol auditioner, who was a huge Paula Abdul fan, was found dead in her car near the American Idol judge’s home on Tuesday. Paula Goodspeed, who was 30 years old, apparently committed suicide on Tuesday evening. Police are saying Goodspeed’s death was due to a drug overdose.

Goodspeed was found in her car with a picture of Paula Abdul hanging from her rear view mirror. Goodspeed was found after her mother reported her missing to the police. She told the police that her daughter was possibly suicidal.

Paula Abdul was reportedly not at home at the time of the suicide but she did release a statement expressing her sympathy.

Exciting news for “Archie” fans!  David Archuleta’s debut CD, David Archuleta, was released by retailers everywhere today. David Archuleta was well known for singing primarily ballads on Season 7 of American Idol but he says that in his debut album he will be offering more of a musical variety to fans.  David wants his fans and others to know that he has more of a variety to share with this album and one song even has a “reggae-ish feel to it.”

I voted for David Cook on the final Idol night, but I was still super impressed with Archuleta’s single, Crush, which went to number one on iTunes within 24 hours of its release.

How exciting for young Jordin Sparks! Sparks and Wet Seals have partnered to launch a clothing collection, “Sparks”, that is designed by the Season 6 American Idol winner. Wet Seal, a leading retailer in young women’s clothing, will have a variety of holiday dresses from the “Sparks” collection available in retail stores by the Thanksgiving holiday. After the holidays are over, the collection will include accessories and casual wear.

The “Sparks” collection will come in sizes XS to XL and will reflect the young singer’s style. Jordin Sparks says in a press release:

“I am so excited that Wet Seal and I have been able to create a line of clothing that will appeal to more girls than ever before! The holiday season is my favorite time of year, and I can’t wait to see girls look cute, feel good and celebrate in style!”

The latest edition of ELLE Magazine features Carrie Underwood on the cover and there are pictures inside of many of the Season 7 finalists.  Carrie Underwood discusses the rumors surrounding her and Olympic winner, Michael Phelps, and says that she has never met him even though there have been rumors the two have been dating.  She tells ELLE that the rumors about the two of them being involved is a “fabricated lie that came out of nowhere”. 
 
In the same edition of ELLE, the Season 7 top 10 Idol finalists get a makeover!  You can see pictures and a lengthy spread of –Michael Johns, Carly Smithson, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Chikezie, Brooke White, Kristy Lee Cook, Syesha Mercado, and Ramiele Malubay.

Okay, American Idol fans!  The Season 8 date for the popular show has been released!  American Idol will return to Fox on January 13th.  For “House” fans, that popular show will be moved to another night.  I’m a huge “House” fan as well so that’s another show I don’t want to miss.  “House”, which has been airing at 8 p.m. EST on Mondays will move to Monday nights at 8 p.m. beginning January 19th.

American Idol executives are trying to keep things fresh and they have added a fourth judge to hopefully make things more interesting this year.  Joining Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Cowell will be singer and songwriter Kara DioGuardi. Why another judge is needed I’ll never figure out but we’ll see what happens.

I apologize that I haven’t posted for a couple of weeks on this blog.  I just started going back to work again even though I am chronically ill and I am finding that the increased load has caused me to let some of my writing go.  I will do my best from here on out to keep up with this blog. 

Lately there has been a lot of news in the media surrounding former American Idol finalist, Jennifer Hudson, and the murders of her mother, brother and nephew.  What a terrible tragedy and I feel for Jennifer and her entire family.  I will try to keep you updated on the latest Hudson  story.

Former American Idol finalist, Nikki McKibbin, says that Simon Cowell drove her to drink and do drugs.  Sure, it’s always easier to blame someone else than to take responsibility for your own actions.

McKibbin, who finished third in Season 1 of American Idol, says that Simon Cowell’s particularly harsh comments to her about her singing and talent led her into a downward spiral that included drugs, depression and alcohol.  During one period, McKibbin ended up in a mental hospital because of her problems.  She said that American Idol did a real number on her self-confidence.

McKibbin will appear on the new season of the VH1 reality show, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

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If I were Paula Abdul, I would be pissed!  According to this article I read on MSNBC.com, Nigel Lythgoe reports that Simon Cowell is making a whopping $36 million a year on American Idol.  What is Paula Abdul making in comparison?  Abdul is raking in approximately $5 million - $8 million dollars a year.  That’s nothing to sneeze at but compared to Simon Cowell, that’s a rip off. 

The article says that Paula knew that Simon was making more money than her but she never realized he was making that much more.  I’m sure this can cause a lot of problems if she lets the news work on her emotionally.