Reality Check: Looking more like it's really over for Paula, 'Idol' - A reality TV blog by The Baltimore Sun's Sarah Kelber

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August 6, 2009

Looking more like it's really over for Paula, 'Idol'

The Associated Press is reporting that negotiations are truly over between Fox and Paula Abdul:

[Fox Entertainment Chairman Peter] Rice told the Television Critics Association on Thursday that the network made an offer it considered very fair to Abdul, but she decided not to return as a judge on the hit singing contest.

And I guess that Posh report from last night isn't that outlandish: Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry have been confirmed as guest judges.

Please stop with the guest judges, Idol! Mentors have been great, but the guest judges have rarely added anything to the panel process.

Posted by Sarah Kickler Kelber at 1:55 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: American Idol

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About Sarah Kelber

Sarah Kickler Kelber, an editor in the features department since 1999, got sucked into reality TV with the first episode of MTV's The Real World in 1992. Then came Survivor and American Idol, and suddenly, the genre was everywhere. She started blogging about it for The Baltimore Sun in January 2006 and has logged more hours watching and writing about such shows as Dancing With the Stars, Big Brother and, of course, Idol, than she'd like to admit.

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