VIDEO: Paula Abdul Dances Around "Idol" Return On Letterman

Paula Abdul left her status on the judge's panel of American Idol up in the air on on Thursday's Late Show with David Letterman.

She told the show's 62-year-old host that while she loves being on the panel, she 's unsure whether she will for the show's upcoming ninth season.  "I never said I wasn’t returning," she said. "I just said that I’m not sure -- it’s called, um, 'negotiating.'"

The multi-platinum recording artist-turned-TV judge denied that she has any bad blood with her fellow judge, Kara DioGuardi.  "Kara’s great! I don’t understand why they do this to women; they love to pit women against each other," she said. "Maybe because it’s sexier, I don’t know. Maybe mud wrestling, the whole thing."