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Now that Paula Abdul is out of the picture for the hit Fox showAmerican Idol, the show is looking for a judge that can be fun and entertaining. Or at least a temporary guest judge. Just like Simon is in no position to judge American talent because he is a Brit and Paula was the only true talent on the show who was in a position to judge  talent, Fox did the next best thing and got the most British person on the face of the earth to guest judge the show. Victoria Beckham.

I have got nothing against Victoria and the days of calling her a robot is sooo yesteryear. I would totally do her. But I am shallow like that. So in between tea breaks and crumpets with Simon she will attempt to tell people they are or are not full of talent and deserve to sell millions of records and perform in some of the biggest arenas in the world. If I were in the UK, I would call bollocks. Right guv’na?

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Now it is official. Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol. And in some small way, she will be missed. Her standing up and dancing to songs no matter how terrible they sounded will forever be burned into my memory. At the end of the day it comes down to dollars and cents. She was asking for $20 million a year for her to stay on the show and the Idol producers were only offering a 30% raise. Apparently this chick only made $2 million a year all the way back from the beginning.

I also know that Paula has had some alcohol problems in the past and I loved tuning in to see if she had some booze in her system both during the audition phase and during the actual contest stage. Simon Cowell inked a deal worth $145 million a year and Ryan Seacrest inked a $40 million 3 year deal with the show. I personally think that the Idol producers were thinking about giving her the boot when they hired Kara DioGuardi but Paula and her reps are insisting that she made the choice to leave all on her own.

Paula took things to her Twitter account saying, ” With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to Idol. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day one become an international phenomenon.” I wouldn’t go all the way to say that she helped the show in any way but I guess that is a delusion of grandeur. So long Paula! Have a drink on me! See you… never anywhere again.

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Former American Idolcast-off Allison Iraheta, who has an amazing voice and an even better stage presence is getting a record deal with 19 recordings. She isn’t the only Idol from this recent season to ink a deal with the company. Kris Allen, the winner and runner-up Adam Lambert will also be signed by 19.

I think Kris Allen’s voice is exceptional and I do enjoy listening to Adam Lambert but I say this chick should have won it all. She sounds like a mini Janis Joplin, only with more range. she said, ” I think I’m still in shock that this is happening- getting to record my first album and this whole awesome experience is a dream come true.” I am happy for this kid. I doubt her career will extend past a few hundred thousand downloads from iTunes, but that is a dream come true to some people. Welcome to the d-list, you are not alone.

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