PaulaGate 2008: Ms. Abdul does some 'splaining on Ryan Seacrest's radio show

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American Idol: Paula sees the future, take two
Published 4/30/2008 by Alan Sepinwall at What's Alan Watching?
... And then, today she went on Seacrest's radio show for phase two of the damage control -- phase three will no doubt come tonight during the results show, in a segment so long and contrived and awkward that it'll make the Zapruder film of Simon rolling his eyes at Chris Richardson last year feel natural -- and came up with a different explanation. Now even Paula's going with theory #2, that she took notes on the dress rehearsal -- but, somehow, only saw Jason perform at that rehearsal -- and got confused because of the curveball that Darnell forced on ...

Buying Time on Ebay and Other Observations
Published 4/30/2008 by Rae at RTVW Online
Buying Time on Ebay and Other Observations Date April 30, 2008 | Written by: Rae Busy, busy, busy. Other posts in progress along with some other stuff. In the meantime, have a few of the random thoughts rattling around in my head on this the last Hump Day of April 2008. I Nominate… By far my funniest TV moment of the week so far, Leonard pushing the button on the time machine and all the other guys racing around the apartment as though he were actually moving forward in time. I laughed so much and immediately had to re-watch it three or four times. Watch it online at CBS.com (jump to 8:05 and watch through 8:40). Filed Under ...

Paula Abdul Owes Jason Castro an Apology
Published 4/30/2008 by mj at mjsbigblog
... on this morning’s Ryan Seacrest show. You can read a transcript of her interview at excuse making on this morning’s Ryan Seacrest show. You can read a transcript of her interview at ...

Idol Jason Castro "ready to go home?"
Published 5/1/2008 by Mandi Bierly at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
... He made it through Paulagate 2008, but is American Idol's Jason Castro ready to call it quits? EW's Jessica Shaw was on the scene as the Idols rehearsed for Neil Diamond week (read her "Why Song Selection Matters" feature in the issue out Friday) and spoke with Castro on Monday afternoon: "I'll get around to practicing," he promised her, after noting that his brother and a friend had visited over the weekend and that his Saturday meeting with Diamond had gone "really bad" because he didn't yet know his songs. "What ...