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American Idol Judge Faces Lawsuit: Paula Abdul Sued
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By Susan Hatch
Feb 6, 2007

American idol judge Paula Abdul has taken some slings and arrows of late. The wacky idol judge has fought back against complaints that she appeared a bit loopy in a Seattle television interview and now it appears that she will have to fight a lawsuit. According to AOL Entertainment website TMZ.Com a lawsuit has been filed against Abdul by a production company claiming Paula tried to screw them out of a show based on Paula's life.


American Idol Lawsuit: Paula Abdul Sued

It's a bit complicated but TMZ notes that according to the lawsuit that has been filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Pilgrim Films and Television (PFTV) met with Abdul and David Russo (her producing partner) in 2004 and discussed a talk show featuring Abdul.

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The 'show' struggled to get started but would be based on Paula's life. The lawsuit alleges that the project fell apart after Abdul demanded final editorial control over the final product, according to the report.

Now the company, PFTV, is claiming that Abdul allegedly came clean and told the company that "she had secretly taken PFTV's 'Hey Paula' project ... to Bravo." The suit claims she never mentioned that Russo was allegedly in on it. On January 12, Bravo announced "Hey Paula" will debut sometime this year on the cable network.

Hence, the aforementioned lawsuit. Cue the reps™: David Russo's lawyer, Bill Abrams, told TMZ, "The allegations are baseless."

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Paula even spoke up herself and told TMZ, "While I'm not going to respond to this baseless lawsuit, I will say that "Hey Paula" is based upon my life and my ideas. Last I heard, I still own my own life."