Why Paula quit "Idol": She was fed up with producers, jealous of Kara
The NY Times says a number of factors played a part in the divorce, including the thinking that her contribution to the show didn't justify a raise to $10 million a year and that Paula felt she had other options away from the show. According to people close to Paula, there was also "the failure by her 'Idol' colleagues to rebut sufficiently insinuations and jokes about her unreliability and possible substance abuse cost her lucrative endorsements," reports The Times. And then there was the Kara factor. Paula's friends say she was surprised and dismayed by the hiring, which sent her the message that she was replaceable.
Paula Abdul is set to visit "Ugly Betty"
After leaving "Idol," she's in talks to play a temp.
"Grey's Anatomy" is being remade into a Columbian telenovela
Ironically, the show is being translated and re-written by the same guy who wrote the original "Ugly Betty."
Ed Swiderski was the only "Bachelorette" contender with cell phone and internet access
That's according to several of Jillian's bachelors, who reunited in Austin on Monday. They say that they were all banned from using cell phones except for Ed. “I think I saw it coming,” said David Good.
LaToya Jackson to go "Dancing"?
If she does compete, it would mark her 2nd reality TV appearance this year. La Toya was on "Celebrity Big Brother" in Britain in January, surviving 20 days in the house with Coolio and Mini-Me.
"90210" debuts racy promo that's "balls"-y and "big and meaty"
Plus, a new nephew is coming to town.
Paul Reubens, who turns 57 in two weeks, is hoping his Pee-wee stage show revival leads to bigger and better things. “Honestly, I have a movie script that’s based on my CBS TV series, and I thought this would be a great way to get that made,” he says. Reubens adds: “It is ironic to be on this end of it all and to be redoing it. I’ve never said how old Pee-wee is. People attach their own age to him. I never decided myself." PLUS: Phil Hartman's character has been replaced on the stage show.
The "Idol" judge, who has one year left on his contract, is finalizing a deal with Fox to keep him on the show. Fox won't comment, but the head of CKX, the parent company of 19 Entertainment, says that Fox, "in their negotiations with Cowell, have asked us to pre-approve him not only for 'American Idol' '09, which has begun taping, but they have also asked us for approval for '10 and '11, indicating to us that they're finishing their negotiation with Cowell. We did grant approval for that quite obviously."
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