I bet she will be back.

I fucking HATE Dogface.

She was the only judge that made me laugh. With all her crazy comments and her banter with Simon, she will be missed. I love JOO drunky abdul

So this means more kara.

Smart, idol.

Aw man, I really hope it's a publicity stunt. Paula was the only one who made the judges' comments worth watching, not to mention the only bit of unpredictability in the show. I'll miss her if she actually isn't there next season - it's going to be so boring without her.

She was a total mess but she made the show much more interesting. Plus, I think she was the only one who went backstage and talked to the contestants and eased them through the process. It will be tougher for the contestants now because there will be this wall between them and the judges- yuck, Kara is so boring. At least get us another alcoholic.

i can't help but think this is all some plot to get idol in the news or something. if its not, however, i'm sure idol will have her back once they notice the drop in views. also, paula will probably want to come back as well once she realizes she is no longer a singer or dancer, and all she was famous for now is idol. can't imagine the show without her, all we can do is pray simon doesnt leave cause paula's gone. dear god can you believe a judge's panal of randy and kara? can you say no viewers? i've actually gained a lot of respect for randy through this whole thing with simon threatening to leave and paula leaving...he's the only one that knows they only reason these guys are famous is idol.

After William Hung Syndrome destroyed the real people badness of the auditions and before finding VFTW, my only reason for watching this mess was to see what disasters Ms. Abdrool could inflict on the english language.

I have already hired a lawler to sew AI to give Pauler thecontract she deserves. I also named Kara as a co-sooey in the lawsuite.

If that doesn't work, I will start a patishun demanding that American Idol replace her as a judge with Tatiana Del Toro.

So Paula is leaving, and Simon could leave. This leaves us with Kara and Randy, whose combined IQs don't even reach triple digits. Could you imagine a judges panel with just those two?!?

RANDY: "Yo dawg, that was pitchy dawg, yo, not even half-good, dawg."

KARA: "I've got eighty-six words for you: Awful."

Plus, Ryan won't have anybody to make homoerotic jokes with anymore. This is a sad, sad, day.

Hello all...it's been a long summer!

I can't believe that Pauler's gone! I just read that the former co-producer/douche bag Nigel Lithgoe, from So You Think You Can Dance, is after Pauler...as an "extra" judge. The article stated that Lithgoe never believed in the "fourth judge" set up, and perhaps that was one of the reasons he left AI...

Regardless...if Pauler goes on SYTYCD...which I happen to love, I'll love it even more!

I'll miss you Pauler...