December 10, 2008 Abdul stalker allowed on Idol for ‘entertainment value’
You know the noise of stunned incomprehension Dr Evil makes in Goldmember upon seeing The Mole’s mole? How he goes slackjawed and makes a sound like “ahhbuuuuuuuuuuhhh!!!’?
Well that’s the sound my brain made when I read this article. Despite Paula Abdul informing the producers of American Idol that Paula Goodspeed had been stalking her for years (eighteen years in fact) and that Abdul had a restraining order, the producers ignored her pleas for them to not have Goodspeed on as a contestant, as they felt it would make good tv.
Beyond “ahhbuuuuuuuuuuhhh!!!’ I’m not sure I can say anything more that isn’t a long string of cursewords with a couple of twitchy consonant sounds between.
Oh yes, did I mention that Goodspeed killed herself near Abdul’s house not long ago?
[Oh and I really did forget to mention that Abdul alleges that Fox gave Ms Goodsped Paula Abdul's home address, though she had found it herself as well by following Abdul home from one of the auditions to which Abdul had pleaded for her NOT to be allowed to attend]
Tags: Paula Abdul, Paula Goodspeed, American Idol, Idol producers KNEW she was stalking Abdul
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QoT
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NO FUCKING WORDS.
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megpie71
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Huh? So they (the producers) took part in behaviour which was likely to lead to a breach of a restraining order, cause severe emotional and psychological distress, was probably at least indirectly related to the suicide attempt, and they’re apparently getting away with it? Surely there’s something there that the cops can damn well prosecute for? Failing that, I figure Ms Abdul probably has a very good case for suing them for workplace harassment.
I doubt this happened without someone further up the managerial chain being aware of things, which means the parent company may also be liable. I do hope this came up in the context of Ms Waters questioning Ms Abdul regarding a recent court case.
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Bene Gesserit Witch
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Yeah. And, frankly, as a friend of someone who has the sort of mental illness that leads to stalking, who has seen that person struggle for years…you could very well argue that the production company and FOX basically caused Ms. Goodspeed’s wrongful death. They exacerbated her problems and illness, they deliberately used that for money, and as someone who tries to advocate for those of us with mental illness issues–that sickens me just as much, if not more.
(Yes, I truly do have concerns for the victims of stalking, but the other side of the mirror isn’t nearly as cut and dried as it seems, sometimes.)