Paula Abdul Confirms leaving ‘Idol’

August 31, 2009

Singer Paula Abdul confirmed for the first time that she is officially leaving ‘Idol.’ In her interview with TV Guide she repeatedly mentions that she is leaving based on principles and not about money. Though, she never says what the principle is that she is leaving for.

“I had to stand on my principle,” Abdul, 47, tells TV Guide. “I’m going to miss the experience of watching young talent evolve into a place where they get to take off and soar.” “I believe in myself and you have to have your own self respect,” Abdul says. “And sometimes decisions are very difficult to make, but I’ve always believed that at the core I’m a survivor. There’s not one thing I’ve done that I’ve really set my mind to that I’ve failed at.”

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