Paula Abdul Is Talking to Everyone–Except ‘Idol’

Paula Abdul has p-l-e-n-t-y of options, don’t you know, and she is NOT groveling to return to
‘American Idol.’

There have been “no discussions whatsoever about ‘Idol,’” Abdul’s manager David Sonenberg tells the L.A. Times.

Of course, they would “never count anything out.”

“She loves ‘Idol.’ She feels she was a large part of the reason it is what it is,” he said. “I can tell you her focus right now is speaking to all the other networks. The only one we haven’t talked to, because of recent events, is Fox.”

Abdul is so popular, in fact, everyone is interested in working with her, says Sonenberg, including “all of the other major networks, some independent cable channels, major corporations and financiers and live entertainment businesses. She’s also received offers about possible book deals, clothing lines and cosmetics brands.”

So don’t think that Ms. Abdul is at home sulking.

“She feels fabulous. She feels free,” according to Sonenberg. “I think in some ways she was typecast in ‘Idol’ and she was kind of restricted from doing anything she wanted to do and now she’s free to decide. She really is very excited about the future and that there’s support for her.”

Is it just me or is he making Paula Abdul’s career sound as desperate as Jennifer Aniston’s love life?

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