Lawyers almost ruined Simon-Paula reunion

And that would have been such a shame.

May 9, 2011 at 2:16PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
FILE - In this April 6, 2008 file photo, Randy Jackson, left, Paula Abdul, center, and Simon Cowell are seen on stage at the "Idol Gives Back" fundraising special of "American Idol" in Los Angeles.Taping for the new Fox singing contest "X Factor" is scheduled to start Sunday. But only three of the expected four judges have been announced. While the clock is ticking, the identity of the show's fourth judge, though widely expected to be Paula Abdul, remains unconfirmed. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
(AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

I know these Hollywood people are all about artistic integrity and doing the right thing, but sometimes you just have to wonder if money might have been the issue:

Whatever Simon wants, Simon will get. By the way, a talent show with the input of Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul? Sounds familiar, somehow. But it'll probably be totally different. The third judge will call people "cat" instead of "dawg."

UPDATE: In case anyone should feel compelled to ad actual facts to this entry, they have a third judge, and she's Nicole Scherzinger. Who? Her:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

She's a former Pussycat Doll, In a normal sane world, that would be enough to qualify her, but this is Simon's world, and she must have some other special aptitude. We'll have to wait for the show to see.

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