Paula Abdul claimed that she almost left American Idol after the judges fought over contestant David Cook.“I threatened to quit the show because I believed so much in David Cook, and Simon [Cowell] and Randy [Jackson] weren’t big believers,” Abdul, 57, recently told Us Weekly exclusively while promoting her partnership with Voltaren. “I said, ‘This is crazy.
I think this guy can win.’ This was before The Green Mile. It was right after Hollywood Week. And I said, ‘You guys are wrong.
You’re wrong. And I’m so steadfast on this. He can win this show.’ And that is the truth.”The “Straight Up” singer continued, “So we shut down production for hours and hours, until they finally gave in.
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