Paula Abdul is so Misunderstood

Paula Abdul would not give us a comment about her judging difficulties this week on American Idol, but she had a lot of to say at the Lupus Orange Ball in Los Angeles. Paula said while presenting an award to prominent L.A. physician Daniel Wallace:

“No one understands me. By the way, are you singing two songs tonight?”

“Dr. Wallace helped save my business and my professional life,” but she jokingly asked for some assistance with her American Idol duties. “By the way, they’re causing me to say very mumbly-jumbly things on Idol. Help me.”

“I have fun poking fun at a situation that’s so ridiculous. I’m the queen of taking the seriousness out of it. I loved that people laughed, it was funny,” she said. “Honestly, it was a silly thing that happened on Idol. We were all confused. I did exactly what the producers told me to do … It’s all good.”

Paula is poking so much fun at the situation she hired a law firm to force TMZ to issue an apology for a story they ran.

But not everything is “all good” with the Idol judge. Abdul told the crowd that she’s living in pain despite appearing happy.

“Pain is very daunting, it creates isolation. For me, the smile on my face oftentimes is not met with how I feel inside.” She credited Wallace as “emotionally gi-normous” and “an amazing person that keeps me going even when I don’t want to.”

What kinds of prescriptions does the good doctor provide? Do any of them treat pain? Reports have said Paula has Lupus, which is similar to arthritis, except it can cause inflammation anywhere in the body, and can result in a lot of pain. To treat the condition, non-narcotic anti-inflammatory medications are given. If Paula were more forthcoming about her alleged condition, and the medications she allegedly uses to treat that condition, she might find people would be more understanding, and less likely to judge her difficulty handling her judging duties. However, if Paula is taking medication, and if it is interfering with Paula’s ability to do her job, then people might want her to be replaced on American Idol with someone who can do the job. John Rich appears to have a similar opinion.

Help us understand you Paula. Help us help you.