Why Paula Abdul Really Left and Where She’s Going

Don’t cry for Paula Abdul – or expect to see her on the Unemployment line.

The exiting American Idol judge is being wooed by networks, a turn of events that started before she even decided to pull out of the top-rated FOX show, where she felt unappreciated, reports The New York Times in a detailed dissection of what happened behind the scenes and what future lies ahead for Abdul, 47.