PopSugar — Simon Cowell cozied up to a lady friend while partying at Club VIP in St. Tropez yesterday. While he's off in France, controversy over Paula Abdul's return to American Idol is heating up back home. Paula's manager revealed that it seems unlikely she'... more info

Starpulse — Paula Abdul reportedly demanded $20 million from American Idol bosses to stay on the judging panel of the hit TV show.[...] Read more! more info

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TMZ — Paula Abdul is pissed off that Ryan Seacrest is a very rich man, our "American Idol" spies say.Abdul isn't angry at Ryan personally for his new $45 million, 3-year deal, but she's bent out of shape at producers that she's making minimum "Idol" wage... more info

VH1 News — "American Idol" may be losing Paula Abdul: The judge's manager says Fox has not yet offered to renew her contract. more info

MTV.com News — Judge's rep says he has not received an offer to renew her contract.By Eric Ditzian Paula Abdul Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images In a June appearance on "Late Show With David Letterman," "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul said she was un... more info

Rolling Stone — What would a Paula Abdul-less American Idol look like next season? That was the question on Idol fans’ lips this weekend after the singer’s manager told the Los Angeles Times, “Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on Ido... more info

The Newsroom — Frank McCourt dies aged 78; Paula Abdul's job on 'Idol' in question; Harry Potter's latest tops box office. (July 20) more info

People.com — The judge's new manager says that no contract has been offered for next season more info

MTV.com News — 'I'm sure there's all kinds of mixed feelings about it,' the 'Idol' alum says of the rumor.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Brooke White Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images During her time on "American Idol," Brooke Whit... more info