Paula Abdul on David Letterman

Paula Abdul appeared on David Letterman in a very odd outfit. Dave bashed Simon Cowell to get Paula more comfortable before he tried talking her into suing the producers of American Idol and Fox, starting at the 5:30 mark.

American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe talked to People about Paula’s alleged stalker Paul Goodspeed, as well as Goodspeed’s suicide that is still being talked about:

"You do not take somebody in that room that you believe is a danger to herself or a danger to Paula… [Goodspeed] had been through an audition process with the producers, an audition process with the executive producers, and we were wheeling her in as a huge fan of Paula Abdul. This is what we knew: She was a great fan, she was a lovely girl. And a great fan of Paula."

"This is three years ago," said the former producer. "I honestly say I can’t remember the conversation. If Paula said, that’s what she said, I believe her… I’m not angry with Paula. I think Paula’s in a position of: ’It wasn’t my fault,’ and reaching out from that point of view. For her (Paula Goodspeed) family’s sake, it should really be dropped."

With the tension between Paula and Abdul many are speculating this could be the last year Abdul appears on American Idol. Abdul’s rep says:

"She’s going on the show. Absolutely. She’s looking forward to it, she’s doing press to promote it. She’s going to be as big of a part of American Idol as she’s always been. It’s going to be an exciting season."