According to recent reports, Paula Abdul who has been a judge on “American Idol” since it’s inception, stated on the “Late Show with David Letterman” that she is still not quite sure if she’ll be returning to show. She said, “I love my job. I do. I feel that I’ve had a really wonderful journey with the show. It’s called ‘negotiating.’ ”

According to that statement,it sounds as if she may be asking for more money because I’m pretty sure they would be willing to pay her the same amount that she’s been paid in the past,but with this rotten economy,that may not be true either.

Simon Cowell, the grumpy,but brutally honest English judge is reported to have one year left on his contract so I’m sure we’ll see him back next year, at least.
Kara DioGuardi only signed a one year contract for season 8, so it’s still up in the air as to whether she’ll return for season 9 or not. Paula apparently also spoke about rumors of her and Kara not getting along well. She said, “Kara, she’s great. And I don’t understand why they do this to women. They love to pit women against each other. Maybe because it’s sexier? I don’t know. Maybe mud-wrestling? The whole thing. What they never expect in a million years was that 10 years ago Kara was my roommate.” “I was one of the first believers in her and we wrote a song together and it became one of the biggest songs. It’s called ‘Spinning Around.’ The story of my life!”

Simon Cowell is reported to have said with conviction, that all four judges will return for season 9. This scenario is probably the most likely. But hey, ya never know.

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