Why Did Paula Abdul Leave American Idol?

A major American Idol show change becomes reality… Keep watching! Here at the Clevver TV headquarters in Beverly Hills, I’m Dana Ward with the latest elimination news for American Idol. Unfortunately, for most AI viewers, this castaway is not simply a bad singer nor did she not receive enough of America’s votes. In fact, this person was actually a fan favorite. I’m talking about Paula Abdul. After weeks of speculation regarding IF the original judge would return for season-9 of the popular Fox reality show, it’s been confirmed that Abdul will not be on the judging panel. Paula actually tweeted the following: QUOTE, ‘With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return’. According to reports, Fox did make an offer to the ex-dancing-singer and she chose to turn it down. That being said, the story is certainly NOT that simple. Off the record and in the gossip, Abdul apparently requested a 20-million-dollar contract after producers had offered her a fraction of that pricetag, anywhere from 4 to 10-million-bucks. Also, according to insiders, Idol host Ryan Seacrest signed a contract worth about 45-million-dollars while producer-slash-judge Simon Cowell was taking home around 40-million-bucks – so basically, Paula was asking for a bit more compensation like her co-workers. How do you feel about Paula’s exit from the show, and what ultimately made her decide to quit? Do you think her paycheck should be more, less or equal with the rest of the AI crew? And do you think this …