Paula Abdul Talks Straight-Up About Her Stalker
A few weeks ago, when season 5 American Idol reject Paula Goodspeed was found dead of a possible drug overdose/suicide near the home of her own idol, judge Paula Abdul, I questioned whether or not AmIdol producers tend to exploit the mentally ill for the purposes of "entertainment." (Read my original blog here).
Well, after listening to Abdul's shocking recent interview with Barbara Walters, I'm beginning to think the answer to that question is YES. In this tragic case, it seems the show's powers-that-be not only exploited Paula Goodspeed, but that they exploited the not-exactly-100-percent-mentally-stable Paula Abdul as well.
This week during an interview on The View--and later in more depth on Sirius XM Radio--Abdul told Barbara Walters that the Idol powers-that-be allegedly allowed Goodspeed to audition for the show, even though they knew she'd stalked Abdul for years.
Why would they put their star center judge in possible danger like this? Because, according to Abdul, "This was something that would make good television."
Abdul told Walters that Goodspeed had written her "disturbing letters" for nearly 18 years, and that she'd even taken out a restraining order against Goodpseed in the past--but Goodspeed was nevertheless brought on the show "for entertainment value."
"I said, 'This girl is a stalker of mine and please do not let her in,'" Abdul claimed. "[But] it's fun for [the producers] to cause me stress."
Abdul also claimed Fox made her home address public...which might explain how and why Goodspeed was in Abdul's neighborhood at the time of her death.
Wow. Is it any wonder Paula does wacky stuff (like critique Jason Castro songs that were never performed, or appear drunk during live TV interviews, or clap like a seal) when she has to work under such stressful conditions?
and im sure she did try to have paula goodspeed put in jail, but i'm sure she had a great defense attorney who kept her out..
paula, you go girl! Is it january yet? :-)
k IM DONE!!!!
It's undisputed that Paula Goodspeed did stalk Paula Abdul. There is no allegation that Paula Abdul did anything to harm Paula Goodspeed, so why are so many people attacking the stalking victim? What if this stalker had done as she threatened to do and killed Paula Abdul to make her her “guardian angel?” The big question that people should ask is whether the producers of Idol knew it when they let her on the show. Paula Abdul alleges that they let a known stalker of one of their employees into her workplace. It is crucial that people understand the seriousness of workplace stalking. Most stalking situations begin as domestic violence issues and may spill over into the workplace (see, e.g. Gantt v. Security, USA at www.dvmartinlaw.com/GanttvSecurityUSA) and others involve stalkers who are delusional strangers. Any woman may be stalked by an obsessed workplace stranger, while doing nothing more than “working while female;” yet, there is no federal statute that specifically prohibits employers from retaliating against stalking victims or require an employer to keep a stalker out of the workplace. (Of course, men are stalked too, but to a much smaller degree and with much less chance of violence toward them.) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment. I am currently before the United States Supreme Court, asking the Court to address workplace stalking under Title VII. See www.dvmartinlaw.com/Martin and See recent http://alexisamoore.blogspot.com/2008/11/111408-us-supreme-court-will-decide.html.
If the Court doesn't apply Title VII, we need a new federal statute that specifically prevents employer retaliation against stalking victims (such as firing them) and obligates employers to take reasonable steps to keep known stalkers out of the workplace.
hollywood stalker
C'mon people, the math is off here, something is up!