Simon Cowell says Idol is different without Paula Abdul
American Idol isn’t the same without Paula Abdul, says Simon Cowell.
On the Fox show’s upcoming ninth season, judges Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi return – along with celeb guest judges, including Victoria Beckham, Shania Twain and Katy Perry.
Cowell, 49, tells Extra the show is now “different. It’s like comparing a carrot to a banana.”
Though the judge says he doesn’t want to “get in the middle” of Idol execs and Abdul, 47, he says, “I miss her.”
He adds that Abdul – who denied to TV Guide that she left the show over money – is “someone who will always work.”
So what’s next for Abdul?
“I definitely want to do a talk show because it would be different,” says Abdul, who has shot a guest role on Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva and will host VH1’s Divas Live Sept. 17. “It would be a lot of fun variety with a ton of unexpected stuff and tributes to everyday people getting their big chance.”
Source, Bauer-Griffin
September 5th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I remember when the sitcom “Friends” hit a point where salaries were an issue and they collectively took a stand that basically kept the cast intact. Such was not the case with the original “cast” who I feel have put their personal interest ahead of the success they have all contributed to creating. It’s sad and on a deeper level shows their real character. The show will go on, it will be different and I suppose with it shoved down our throats as a take it or leave it, millions of folks will still watch it. I personally can leave it … and will.