Paula Abdul to Exit American Idol

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This will, no doubt, be the lead topic at Fox’s upcoming executive session at the current Summer Press Tour. But it is finally official: Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol.

Said Abdul on her Twitter feed: “With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to American Idol. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day one become an international phenomenon.

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