Abdul Recorded Giving ‘Idol’ Contestant Special Treatment

More details on ABC News’ upcoming expose on ‘American Idol’ are appearing in the Drudge Report. The report claims ‘Idol’ judge Paula Abdul personally “coached” a favorite contestant and then tried to cover up the breach and evidence was caught on an answering machine message. “I am quite surprised and disappointed ABC is devoting an hour of its prime time programming to air tabloid trash,” a Fox executive fumed.