Poor Paula Godspeed
The uber-fan who killed herself in front of Paula Abdul’s house is still causing controversy for the American Idol producers. But not in the way you might think.
Ken Warwick was asked about Paula Abdul’s criticism that the show put her in danger by allowing an alleged stalker, Paula Goodspeed, to audition in a previous season. Goodspeed was found dead near Abdul’s home from an apparent suicide.
Warwick says he would definitely not put a dangerous person in front of the judges. He says other than giving “everybody a psych test before they walk in,” the show does its best to screen candidates.
Well, thank god for that. No one wants a dangerous (read: mentally ill) person in front of the Randy Jackson or Simon Cowell. They might throw their shoes!
liz | 3:11 PM | Uncategorized
Shoes thrown at American Idol judges? I’d watch the show to see that!!!
it is the “craziness” of the contestants in the first few rounds that gives the show its charm. I’m sure they pick the most delusional (without parenthesis this time.) So is it any wonder this kind of tragedy occurs. What do the these circuses (this time in the Roman sense of the word) say about popular American culture?
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