Paula Abdul's "technical difficulties" - VIDEO

by Anna Johns, posted Jan 12th 2007 7:13PM
paula abdul seattleWith each new season of American Idol, Paula Abdul seems to lose a little more of her ability to communicate. The woman hasn't spoken in a complete sentence for years. If she makes it to season 10 of American Idol, she'll be communicating by waving her arms and grunting.

This year, I think we're in for a doozy on Paula's part. She was on a Seattle FOX affiliate this morning to promote the next season and, well, and there's no doubt about it: the girl was slurring her speech. Like, drunk-off-her-ass slurring. And she was leaning back and forth a lot, like Stevie Wonder at the piano. A rep for Abdul told People that there were "technical difficulties" with the sound dropping out, presumably of her ear piece.

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melan520

You people need to stop passing judgement. If I remember what someone else said, if you remember Annetter Funicello who was always blamed for drunkeness, she had Multiple Sclerosis and the symptons she is showing are key symptons. Many people with that disease are believed to be on drugs because of the symptons. I should know I have it.

February 28 2007 at 10:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
show compassion

To all of you who have room to critize someones behavior needs to live in someones shoes or families shoes before they speak out. Prehaps Paula is taking pain reliever or is drinking do to the excruciating pain she is in. Thats her business. Visit WWW.newhopeforlindsay.com and see what life( if you can call it that) living with RSD is really like. And while you are at it please help Lindsay get the needed treatment she needs. I know 2nd hand what living with RSD is. Thanks to all who can help

February 27 2007 at 5:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
HT

My daughter who's 11 was just diagnosed with RSD after an accident during surgery. From watching my daughter rock back and forth and act drunk I can see that Paula does have RSD. My daughter was in agony 24 hours a day until she started gabapentin. Gabapentin works slightly for the pain but the side effects are almost as alarming. My daughter rocks, has short term memory loss and sudden outbursts of suicidal behaviour then swings to over the top happiness. My only wish is that Paula would be an advocate for RSD patients. I haven't heard of any other famous person having this nasty disease and I feel she could shed some light on it for others. That way people would understand and leave her alone.

January 29 2007 at 1:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nick H.

Give her a break.If she is drunk or high,so what. If you have'nt realized alot of Hollywood entertainers and artists and people in the music industry party.Anyone who doesn't know that is a fool.
My theory was she was up all night doing her thing,and probably thought that she could go through these morning interviews.Her advisors should have convinced her not to go through with it if they knew she was a mess.Just cause she was drunk is not a reason to say she needs an intervention.Celebrities are just like everybody else.Give it a break.

January 19 2007 at 9:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
shell

Yes SHE WAS PLASTERED!!!!!!!!!!!
come on any one can see THAT!!!!!!!

January 17 2007 at 8:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Scottsorry

She was TANKED! Why would people rather belive that she has some rare disorder, than the possibility that she just had one to many cocktails? Who knows, maybe she just had one on an empty stomach, and it hit her harder than she expected. What's the big deal? It's pretty funny.

January 17 2007 at 11:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wendi S.

She sure seemed to be on something. Everyone keeps talking about this condition or that condition. If it were a "condition" wouldn't she explain it as such? Instead she says some bull like: "I was doing two interviews at once, there was a mic in my ear confusing me" wouldn't it just make more sense for her to release that she has a "condition"...no, this girl is definately on SOMETHING.

January 17 2007 at 9:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
treva

I think too she looks like she has Parkinson's disease. I'm 33 and I have it too and have been misdiagnosed with other neurologic and pain conditions until now. I know she has suffered with chronic pain. I can see how she tries to "cover up" in ways that I do sometimes when I have tremors or dyskinesias.

January 17 2007 at 12:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lawlaw

Whether or not she has a medical condition is really not the issue. The issue is her people not doing the right thing. If she was drunk the interview's should have been cancelled. If she has a medical which if not explained could make her appear as though she has a substance abuse issue then it should either be brought to light before a fiasco like this happens and embarrasses her or if she doesn't want people to know yet they should do taped or by phone interviews. She pays people a lot of money to attend to her image and that is their job. She has been wronged big time by someone. If she does have a substance abuse problem, then I feel bad for her because obviously noone cares enough to make sure she gets the help she needs.

January 16 2007 at 3:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joanne

I HAVE TO AGREE! I THINK PAULA IS SUFFERING FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION!I DON'T THINK THAT PAULA IS AWARE OF IT YET!

January 16 2007 at 10:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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