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Paula Gets an "Idol" Timeline
Thursday July 28 5:53 PM ET
By Sarah Hall
The countdown is on to determine whether Paula Abdul will keep her job as an American Idol judge.
Fox and the producers of the talent search have launched an investigation into former Idol contestant Corey Clark's claims that he carried on an affair with Abdul before he was booted off the second season of the show.
But if the independent counsel hired to conduct the probe does not complete the task by Aug. 18 when auditions for the fifth season commence, Abdul will be permitted to take her seat between her fellow judges Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell, Fox Entertainment President Peter Liguori said Thursday at the Television Critics Association press tour.
Liguori said that both Clark and Abdul have already been interviewed regarding Clark's allegations.
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I'm surprised Congress and the Senate havne't had an Executive Order to launch a fulll-fledged taxpayer investigation into this very serius matter before the American people. The integrity of the American people is in question... what will be believe after the facts ar presented before us? This truly is a matter of Natinal Security.
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