Paula Abdul May Back In 'American Idol' If Deal Is 'Fair'

Paula Abdul may return back in American Idol. she is still in talks to return to ninth season of "American Idol", but will only return if she can secure a "fair" deal.

Paula Abdul posted on her Twitter page on Thursday,"Hi everyone. I've been quiet as we are trying to work out details of how I can return to American Idol."

Paula's manager said there was a possibility the reality judge wouldn't be returning to the FOX competition show.

"She's not a happy camper as a result of what's going on. She's hurt. She's angry," David Sonenberg, the "Idol" judge's manager, previously told the Los Angeles Times.

She once again thanks to her Fans and said, "Your support & encouragement means so much to me. I hope you understand I can only return to #Idol if the deal is fair,"

Paula is reportedly battling over salary, just weeks after show host Ryan Seacrest inked a new contracted reportedly worth $45 million over three years.

According to Radar Online, she wants $20 million to return to the show. The Web site reported that "Idol" wanted to offer half of that amoun

PAULA ABDUL LEAVING 'AMERICAN IDOL' said Nigel Lythgoe

PAULA ABDUL is one of the most important judge of American Idol. Recently Nigel Lythgoe, the executive producer of American Idol said that PAULA ABDUL LEAVING 'AMERICAN IDOL'. He spoke to ET at the 100th episode party for "So You Think You Can Dance".

"I don't think we should give up yet," he tells ET. "Negotiations are a game. You want this; I want to give you that. You know what you will take at the end of the day. I know how far I can go. It is the same as buying a house, you just keep bantering away. At the end of the day, I think it is fair to say 'American Idol' needs Paula Abdul and Paula Abdul needs 'American Idol.' They sit very comfortably together. Neither one should feel that they have been pushed too far."

The show has been successful all over the world, including those countries where Simon Cowell is not a on the air.

"But when you get Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson together, they are an historic phenomenon," he adds. "Whenever 'American Idol' is mentioned, they will be named. Whenever anybody talks about game-changing shows … this show took FOX [out of] fourth place. When you look at that, that is how important Paula Abdul is in that whole matrix of the phenomenon. I hope they won't lose her."

Nigel also was basking in the success of "So You Think You Can Dance," which featured a song-and-dance performance by Katie Holmes on last night's 100th show celebration."So You Think You Can Dance" airs Wednesdays and Thursdays on FOX.

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American Idol: Is PAULA ABDUL leaving the show?

PAULA ABDUL will be ousted from AMERICAN IDOL to make way for new judge KARA DIOGUARDI. Paula Abdul's contract with the hit Fox reality show and the loopy host has so far played it coy when faced with questions of whether she'll sign on for more time.

"I love the show, I do. I love what I do on the show and I’m loving it more this season than ever. It’s taken me a while to get comfortable in my own skin with the show," she says in an interview set to air on Nightline Thursday night on ABC.

She refutes rumors that new judge Kara DioGuardi was brought in to slowly replace her, but she skirts specific questions as to whether she will stick with it, according to a report from Access 

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"I don’t think anyone [can replace me]. First of all, Kara says ‘I could never replace you.’ And I said whenever there is change it’s not about replacing anybody; it’s about possibly moving on," she says.

She said the harsh critism of Simon Cowell nearly pushed her to quit the first season.

"The first day I went to work on season 1, I quit seven times. I couldn’t believe that that someone was actually getting away with crushing fragile kids," she says.

There have also been rumors that Cowell has plans to quit the show that made him a household name in the U.S., but the caustic judge, who also appears on the show "Britain's Got Talent" has kept mum on any specifics.

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