According to E!, American Idol winner, David Cook, has said that he would like to get into acting while he was doing a CD signing a the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles.
"It’s another kind of way to be creative, so I’m very on board for that."  I think that it could actually work, to be honest.  I think that David is an intense person and he’s had a lot of life experience which totally comes out in his music.  I’m sure he could translate into something great on the big screen or television.  I hope he …read more

I have no idea what is true or false any more but CBS is reporting that Paula Abdul left American Idol after producers offered her a 30% raise!  Wow!
CBS News correspondent, Priya David, is quoted as saying the following:  "This all came down to money… [Abdul] was being offered a 30 percent pay raise that amounted to an eight-figure deal, but that, apparently, wasn’t enough."
The article speculates that this turn of events has occurred because Kara DioGuardi was offered a contract (maybe Paula thought Kara wouldn’t be sticking around?) and could all be part of negotiating hardball.
EW.com writer, Michael …read more

Nigel Lythgoe is no longer the executive producer for American Idol but he definitely had some things to say about Paula Abdul’s decision to leave the show.  While he said that it’s unfortunate (and he said that he doesn’t know if it’s an official thing) but he stressed that she’s only part of the show since it is the talent that makes Idol the popular show that it is.  He did go on to say that Paula was the heart of the show and she was always there to pick up the contestants and dust them off after a bad …read more

If Paula Abdul had planned to quit American Idol, she definitely didn’t let co-worker, Ryan Seacrest, know about it.  On his radio show this morning, he said the following:  “The news stunned me last night.  I was shocked… She’s a dear friend. I love her to death and am really sad that it came to fruition.  I’m just bummed because we’ve worked together for so many years. It’s sad.”
I speculated that it might be a stunt to pressure the Idol bosses into giving in to her contract demands.  Apparently, people are asking Ryan the same thing.  He said “everyone …read more