Paula blames Simon for her goofiness on ‘Idol’
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You'd be weird, too, if you had to sit next to Simon Cowell, says Paula Abdul.
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By Jeannette Walls
MSNBC
Updated: 9:35 a.m. ET March 23, 2006
Paula Abdul admits that she’s been acting weird lately. And she says it’s all Simon Cowell’s fault.
The “American Idol” judge has fans buzzing with what seems inappropriate behavior and peculiar expressions — but she’s blaming her caustic co-judge.
“He’s worse than ever,” Abdul told In Touch Weekly. “If they say, ‘Paula is going crazy,’ the reason is Simon is whispering things in my ear, like, ‘What’s the price of beans?’ Things that make no sense at all.”
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other crazy-making comments, Abdul claimed, “Simon gave me advice and said on ‘The X Factor’ he always refers to a fortune cookie and says the moth who finds the melon finds the cornflake always finds the melon and one of you didn’t pick the right fortune.”
Separately, Abdul is said to be upset with Cowell’s favorite contestant, Kellie Pickler for supposedly valuing his support more than hers.
“Paula is a little irked that Kellie is acting as if she doesn’t need her,” an ‘Idol’ insider told the mag. “Kellie has got Simon’s vote, so Paula feels Kellie is working Simon and not bothering with her.”
Paula Abdul blames incoherence on Simon Cowell
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