American Idol series 6 - Paula Abdul goes brum in Birmingham

The American Idol auditions arrive in Birmingham Alabama this week, home to current American Idol Taylor Hicks and formerly also to series 4 runner up Bo Bice. Be prepared for some extra footage on Paula who after lots of postulating apparently suddenly has to dash home to LA to take care of some “family matters”.

And the American Idol news this week is about Paula Abdul.

The story filtered through via Courtney Love's publicist that the show has approached his client about possibly replacing Paula Abdul as a judge. Who? Yeah, that makes sense. Replace the possibly away with the fairies at times Paula Abdul with whom? Why?

A couple of days later, American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe denied the story "I did not call Courtney Love and am afraid someone may have misrepresented me. Courtney Love is a very talented artist but the judges for American Idol are Paula, Randy and Simon. We have no plans to add to or replace any of them."

Courtney Love's publicist has since admitted that it might have been a hoax. Righhht. All eyes will be on Paula more closely as a result and no doubt other names of possible judges will make the news and give some extra publicity to the show. After all surely that’s what its all about? Publicity.

Oops .. best move on before I plug it too much!

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