Paula Abdul Reacts to Fan’s Death

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol

UPDATE: The victim has since been identified as Paula Goodspeed, a 30-year-old who once auditioned for Season 5. It appears she may have died from a drug overdose.

“I am deeply shocked and saddened by what transpired yesterday,” Paula Abdul made the statement to E! News in response to the headlines of the day. “My heart and prayers go out to her family.”

“Her” is an Abdul fan who tragically killed herself outside the American Idol star’s California home. The body was discovered by police around six in the evening yesterday, on swanky Beverly Ridge Drive. According to authorities, she is the victim of an apparent suicide.

The thirty-something woman’s identity has not yet been revealed, though Captain Ross Bonfiglio of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department stated, “She has a history of mental illness.” She’d been reported missing approximately three hours prior to her discovery.

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Coverage of Malibu Fires To Interrupt Tonight’s ‘Boston Legal’

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, ABC, News

Programming Alert:

The regularly-scheduled episode of Boston Legal will not be seen @ 10pm tonight.  ABC will instead air a special hour of 20/20 devoted to the devasting fire situation in California.  (As of this time, 1300 homes have been destroyed; approximately a half million people have been evacuated.)  No other shows will be affected by this schedule change.

You can expect to see Boston Legal at its normal time next Tuesday (10/30).

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