Hey Paula: What are you thinking? According to FOX execs, Ms. Abdul turned down a “substantial raise” and won’t be returning. What Ms. Abdul doesn’t realize is that she needs “Idol” more than “Idol” needs her. Side projects have largely failed, in part because she fits in perfectly on America’s No. 1 show - and comes across as awkward in anything else. Here’s my guess: The show will leave the fourth seat open when it starts in January in hopes that Abdul comes to her senses and returns either later in the season or the next. Of course, this could all be just a negotiating ploy and Paula will be back even before January. Will it hurt the show? Not really. The success of “Idol” rests primarily on the quality of the contestants and their chemistry with the audience (Simon Cowell’s nasty comments is a distant second).

In the meantime, Abdul will put out an album (that will flop) and a reality series (that will flop). Come on home, Paula!

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