“With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL,” Paula Abdul tweeted Tuesday night to fans. “I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all I’ll miss being a part of a show that I helped from day1 become an international phenomenon.” “What I want to say most, is how much I appreciate the undying support and enormous love that you have showered upon me. It truly has been breathtaking.”
Abdul is rumored to have sought a salary to rival the $45 million payday the mannequin-like Ryan Seacrest is said to have negotiated in the latest round of “Idol” deal-making. Fox is said to have declined Abdul’s demand for parity in pay.