Post by XxXPaulaLiveLoveDanceXxX on Aug 17, 2005 3:49:25 GMT -5
Cowell Glad Abdul's Still on 'Idol'
(Tuesday, August 16 03:03 PM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Simon Cowell may not always care for fellow "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul's opinions, but the man knows it's good television. So it's no surprise he's happy to see Abdul remain with the show after being cleared of charges she got a little too close to a past contestant.
"Paula Abdul is coming back to the show and absolutely rightly so," Cowell tells "Extra" correspondent Terri Seymour -- who also happens to be his girlfriend -- in an interview airing Tuesday (Aug. 16). "The show would not be the same without Paula."
Former "Idol" contestant Corey Clark alleged earlier this year that he and Abdul had a sexual relationship and that she coached him on song choices during his time on the FOX show in 2003. Independent investigators hired by the network and the show's producers concluded last week that there was no evidence to corroborate Clark's charges.
Consequently, when auditions for the fifth season of "American Idol" begin later this week in San Francisco, Abdul will be in her familiar spot between Cowell and Randy Jackson at the judges' table. Cowell wouldn't have it any other way, although he says his hope for the coming season is that "Paula and Randy say less and me to be given more air time."
Cowell is also facing some heat of his own over a show called "Million Dollar Idea" he's developing at ABC. Last week the Minneapolis-based creators of a show with the same name and a similar premise -- giving inventors and entrepreneurs a shot at conquering the market -- sued, saying Cowell and the network stole their idea.
Cowell's response? "Let me tell you categorically -- and I will take a lie detector test -- I have never, ever seen their show," he says.
(Tuesday, August 16 03:03 PM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Simon Cowell may not always care for fellow "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul's opinions, but the man knows it's good television. So it's no surprise he's happy to see Abdul remain with the show after being cleared of charges she got a little too close to a past contestant.
"Paula Abdul is coming back to the show and absolutely rightly so," Cowell tells "Extra" correspondent Terri Seymour -- who also happens to be his girlfriend -- in an interview airing Tuesday (Aug. 16). "The show would not be the same without Paula."
Former "Idol" contestant Corey Clark alleged earlier this year that he and Abdul had a sexual relationship and that she coached him on song choices during his time on the FOX show in 2003. Independent investigators hired by the network and the show's producers concluded last week that there was no evidence to corroborate Clark's charges.
Consequently, when auditions for the fifth season of "American Idol" begin later this week in San Francisco, Abdul will be in her familiar spot between Cowell and Randy Jackson at the judges' table. Cowell wouldn't have it any other way, although he says his hope for the coming season is that "Paula and Randy say less and me to be given more air time."
Cowell is also facing some heat of his own over a show called "Million Dollar Idea" he's developing at ABC. Last week the Minneapolis-based creators of a show with the same name and a similar premise -- giving inventors and entrepreneurs a shot at conquering the market -- sued, saying Cowell and the network stole their idea.
Cowell's response? "Let me tell you categorically -- and I will take a lie detector test -- I have never, ever seen their show," he says.
