Paula Abdul’s wild confession about a spiked-heel kick to Simon Cowell proves Idol's backstage drama was even crazier than ...

Paula Abdul gets a kick out of pal Simon Cowell. In a 2023 clip from the Jennifer Hudson Show, which was shared to its ...

Host Jennifer Hudson noted that Cowell “wasn’t too nice” during the first few seasons of American Idol, after which Abdul ...

For many American Idol viewers in 2008, the battle between season 7 finalists David Archuleta and David Cook felt as intense ...

Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson launched the careers of many successful performers like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, and Jordin Sparks. Simon, Paula, and Randy also ...

Paula Abdul Reflects on 23 Years of ‘American Idol’ With Photos of the ‘Dream Team’ first appeared on Parade on Jun 13, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 13, 2025 ...

After much back and forth, Paula Abdul, 47, may not be returning for the ninth season of American Idol. “Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on Idol,” Abdul’s ...

Abdul says "I don't think anyone" could take her place as judge on the hit show. April 23, 2009— -- Call her the unsinkable Paula Abdul. During eight seasons of "American Idol" there have ...

Paula Abdul accused former "American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit ...