Manager: It Doesn’t Appear Paula Abdul Will Be Back On ‘Idol’

Paula Abdul’s manager David Sonenberg is claiming the 47-year-old will likely not be returning as a judge on ‘American Idol’ when the hit FOX show resumes for a ninth season with auditions beginning August 6th. “Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on ‘Idol’,” Sonenberg told the Los Angeles Times. “I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful. I find it kind of unconscionable and certainly rude and disrespectful that ['Idol' production companies Fremantle and 19 Entertainment] haven’t stepped up and said what they want to do.”