In fact, everyone other than former judge Paula Abdul probably required a search or two.
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Social networks were filled with conversations, with celebrities like LeBron James and Paula Abdul offering sympathy to victims.
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In the show's fifth season, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson are back in the judges' chairs, listening as contestants vie for their ticket to Hollywood.
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" X Factor" chief Simon Cowell is seeking to fill the judges panel spots vacated by Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger before the second season starts production later this year.
To be sure, the Kardashians, Ashley Hebert and her forlorn predecessors from The Bachelorette, and Paula Abdul will long be remembered for their exploits on and off the screen of their respective reality shows.
When Fox executives Kevin Reilly and Peter Rice sit down to address the television press on Thursday morning, a conversation that could have focused on ratings wins and fall stability quickly goes the way of Paula Abdul.
In a statement, News Corp-owned Fox and the series' producers expressed a similar sentiment: "Paula Abdul has been 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, " they said.
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