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It's Official: Paula Is Leaving Idol


12/30/2009
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It's Official: Paula Is Leaving Idol was a top pop story in Aug 2009. Here it is again as we recap 2009: AP reports: Paula Abdul announced Tuesday she is quitting "American Idol," a show that she said became an international phenomenon with her help. [You can stop laughing now]

"With sadness in my heart, I've decided not to return" to the hit Fox TV singing contest, Abdul said in a posting on her Twitter account.

In a statement, Fox and the show's producers said Abdul was "an important part of the 'American Idol' family over the last eight seasons, and we are saddened that she has decided not to return to the show." -



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