Even the New York Times is in on it now. Idol really messed up this week when Paula clearly showed on Tuesday night that the judges do not watch the contestants' performances during the live shows. No matter what the excuse is, the result is stil lthe same: the show is losing its credibility fast. In the Times piece, lying producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz says that "she does not believe that the credibility of the show has been compromised." Yeah, just say it enough times and it becomes true, just like this being the best top 12 ever. Cecile also added that, "the judge’s opinions do not determine the viewers’ votes." In what world are you living in, Cecile? Most of the Idol viewers do exactly what Simon and the gang tell them to do. Why do you think Archuleta is so popular? It's surely not his talent. The Chicago Tribune even asks the question "Why are people only noticing American Idol's shenanigans now?" while giving VFTW credit for trying to expose the emperor's new clothes for a while now.

In damage control mode today, Paula Abdul tells Entertainment Tonight that she was actually commenting on David Cook's song when she mentioned Jason's "second song" during her infamous flub on the show last night. It's not believable, she should've just gone with the "I'm drunk" excuse. Her critique on "Jason's second song" was that he wasn't trying hard enough to get into the top 4 and that it wasn't good. Her critique of David after catching herself was that he was good. This should be proof enough that Idol isn't even good enough at lying to fix simple problems that expose how fixed the show is. If it truly was a misunderstanding, it would be easy to explain. But since Paula is lying about it, something is up. Also, EW's Popwatch blog talks about how Nigel Lythgoe was FREAKING OUT when Paula messed up with quotes like, "Nigel was frantically gesturing a single finger to anyone who could see him: ONE SONG! THEY'VE ONLY SUNG ONE SONG!" The fact that Nigel was freaking out is a sure sign that this was definitely something big. (If you missed Paula's flub, you can check it out here.)

Watch Paula read the lines she was fed by producers to say to Jason after his second performance. She says these after his first performance. The audience laughs at her since she's commenting on a performance that hasn't happened yet, and Simon and Randy look mortified that she messed up so bad. VFTW Victory! Even her "save" was pathetic. She then said the comment was meant for David Cook. Except the comment was "you're not fighting hard enough" and her comment for Cook was "fantastic." You go, Paula. Mess up more and expose the show!

What do you think? Train wreck or halfway decent? At least she fills the void of lip syncing crazy woman now that Britney Spears has gone completely bananas.

Here is Paula's breakdown on YouTube, courtesy of PerezHilton.com. She sounds uh... nevermind, the jokes write themselves.

The Superficial has an article up about Ms. Rehabdul that claims the AI judge did not trip over her dog when she broke her nose, "she actually cut it when she threw a glass against the wall and it shattered." Scandalous! She also had a meltdown during a conference call, sobbing about how people treat her so poorly. Uhhh... let's ask Amy Winehouse where Paula needs to go to get help for that.

That she broke her nose! Her excuse for being drunk this week? Apparently she "tripped while trying to miss her chihuahua." This means she'll have a broken nose for this week's shows. It also likely means that she'll be so hopped up on pain killers (even moreso than usual) that she'll be incredibly entertaining to the extreme, slurring and making no sense! Yay, Paula.