EXCLUSIVE: Paula Abdul Stunned At Being Replaced On American Idol
Sept. 10 2009, Published 4:54 a.m. ET
Paula Abdul was stunned at being permanently replaced on American Idol by Ellen DeGeneres, RadarOnline.com has learned. “Privately, Paula is very upset. She’s never going to admit it publicly but this stung,” said a source close to the Fox situation.
Click here to read Ellen’s comments about Paula
Even though publicly Paula has not even hinted that she might return to the show, privately she still believed a last-minute deal could be worked out, RadarOnline.com learned. But Fox execs had already moved on.
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Click here to watch Randy Jackson’s reaction to the show shakeup.
“Paula likes Ellen and she doesn’t want to say a negative word about her and she won’t,” the source told RadarOnline.com. But the news surprised Paula and upset her – and she had no advance warning and heard about it “just like everyone else,” said the source.
Ok, now everyone wait for her Twitter!