Originally Posted By gadzuux There's a clip on you-tube of an interview that paula did for a local news show, and she's apparently intoxicated, slurring her words, and acting like she's high on something. "Idol" hasn't even started yet, and she's already embarrassing herself in public - again. This show doesn't require much from her, but she does have to be able to speak coherently for thirty seconds at a time - which it doesn't seem like she's capable of doing. Her publicist says "she was just tired", but that's what publicists do. >> Singer-turned-"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul called off all her interviews Friday after clips of an earlier TV appearance appeared to show her drunk. The video -- in which Abdul slurs and bizarrely gesticulates -- emerged on YouTube on Thursday, prompting speculation alcohol or medication were to blame. She subsequently abandoned media engagements scheduled for Friday. However, Abdul's spokesman Jeff Ballard insists tiredness and a minor throat infection, not inebriation, were the causes of the cancellations and earlier odd behavior. He says, "She was exhausted. She never drinks. I have known Paula Abdul since she was 13, and I have never seen her drink ever in my life. And no, she is not on any kind of medication. She was a little tired." In 2005 Abdul revealed she suffers from a neurological disorder that causes chronic pain and requires a weekly injection of an anti-inflammatory drug. << This could be an interesting season. I'm wondering if paula will make it all the way through.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Drat - forgot the link ... <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zt5-wn3fvlw" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zt5 -wn3fvlw</a>
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Wow. But she could be faking it just to garner interest in her new reality tv show.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Lol The sad thing is, after seeing Donald Trump's ridiculous, offensive behavior lately (just before his new season), that could be true.
Originally Posted By avromark ^^^ Who knows, stars make to much money I say medical and IT should be increased.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Stars and athletes. The pay for both of those fields is so blown out of proportion that it's disgusting. <I say medical and IT should be increased.> I assume they make plenty as it is. More blue collar pay should be increased (and jobs like mine where it's emotionally and mentally trying and draining).
Originally Posted By avromark Dude, IT is very low paid and hard to get a job in until you're a level 3 admin/engineer. Help Desk/Tech Support (entry level) pays 10-16..., very few Admins make the 6k salary unless you're working for a top company. It's like Disney the grunt workers make passable salaries. You're also looking at being on call all the time, programmers spend more time then you can imagine starring at screen debugging, making 1 change, and starting the process with thousands upon thousands of lines of code... It's not as glamourous as you think. Ask any of the many IT workers here. And Medical -> You don't want to know what my student loan is, tuition is slightly steep. Like IT you always upgrade. Cutbacks, increased wait times, and it's not just doctors who need to buy malpractice insurance. When you're doing your clinicals your pay is probably what the lady manning the cash at the cafeteria is. I know that the medical transcriptionists make more then I did during the internship. It's not a cake-walk, you're looking at long hours. Your dealing in an environment where depending on unit the pain of the clients is tear jerking, in burns you have to hurt the client to help them, in cardiac you're dealing with people who have had numerous by pass surgeries...
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <<TALL Disney Guy: Stars and athletes. The pay for both of those fields is so blown out of proportion that it's disgusting.>> Well, TDG, answer me this: who else is going to buy all those mansions and Hummers and bling-bling if the athletes and stars aren't being paid $270+ million for movies and contracts? How else are they going to show it off on Cribs and on E! Come on now, Shaq and J-Lo can't afford to live on $70,000 a year...
Originally Posted By gadzuux >> "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul insists she behaved strangely during a series of TV appearances last week due to audio difficulties during the live interviews. The 44-year-old was promoting the upcoming season of the reality competition on a local Seattle, Wash., TV station when she appeared to slur her words, sway in her seat and wink at the anchors. Abdul appeared on "The Tonight Show" Monday night in an effort to clear up reports she was intoxicated. When host Jay Leno asked her about her appearances, which have been widely circulated on the Internet, she explained, "I did a big week of press all last week in New York, and, on the third day, I did one of those press junkets, where you're in that one little room and you're looking at one camera and there are 30 cities talking into your ear. "I guess Alabama was in my ear and so was Seattle at the same time. So I'm answering questions to the wrong answers of the cities. << Well, she had to say something, and that's what she said. I'm not buying it.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Yeah, me either. She clearly was on something. It's not like I think it's any of my business but it ticks me off when people think they can give any lame excuse and we're so stupid that we'll believe it.
Originally Posted By ilvdland She wasn't answering anything wrong when she was on a channel in the Bay Area - she was just slurring and couldn't sit still. It's almost painful to watch. I agree Mele, it's like we are just supposed to believe whatever they say. If I showed up to work and was acting like she was I would have been written up and sent home.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>The 44-year-old was promoting the upcoming season of the reality competition on a local Seattle, Wash., TV station when she appeared to slur her words, sway in her seat and wink at the anchors.<< Wait until you see the lineup of AI hopefuls from Seattle on the show this week. I personally don't blame Paula for getting plasterred after that painful ordeal.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 just sat thru Minneapolis and that was painful and agree with Randy that Prince may never want to come to the show again, they murdered his stuff....but I agree, the short promo for some of the people in Seattle -- YIKES !
Originally Posted By ilvdland I can't wait to see tomorrows show to see if I actually knew any of the Seattle idiots!!!!
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka <<Wait until you see the lineup of AI hopefuls from Seattle on the show this week. >> Whoa, TDL, you're being way too mellow here. The Seattle show looks like the freaking circus came to audition! (Or maybe circus freaks might be a better way to put it.) Holy Hannah.
Originally Posted By ilvdland LOL Mele!!!! **DISCLAIMER** Those of us that live in the greater Seattle area DO NOT LOOK LIKE THAT. I don't know where these people came from, but WOW...... Did AI come to town in September when Ringling Bros. was here????
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger Man, what was with Randy and the vocal coach? I didn't think he was that bad, but Randy dug into him so hard that even the other judges seemed embarrassed by it. And I'm willing to bet that the juggler guy rehearsed that exiting scene for days before the audition. That scene is probably going to wind up on his dramatic audition tape along with a notarized copy of the script.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I may be alone in this, but to me, this audition stuff makes for tedious television. I;m sure seeing bad singers and people acting crazy just to get a few minutes of airtime is part of 'American Idol's appeal, but it's getting old, and this is only the second season I'm watching all the way through. If they must show this stuff, I'd prefer it get squashed down into a one hour compilation. That'd be more than enough. Many of the "performers" they show know full well they are just acting like a fool just to make the 'bad performer' segment of the show. It's just dumb and pointless.
Originally Posted By califtink I really am not sure what to think about Paula. She was on Live With Regis and Kelly this week, and she did seem to be kind of "out of it" - I don't know how else to really explain it, but she definitely seemed at least a little "off". I don't think much about her one way or the other, generally (I do watch Idol regularly), so for me to notice her behavior, means, to me, that it was unusual.
