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Bosses at Fox have leaped to the defense of American Idol judge Paula Abdul, insisting her bizarre appearance on a Seattle morning news show was the result of technical difficulties. Videos of the incident - showing Abdul mixing up her words and bizarrely gesticulating - surfaced on online file sharing site YouTube on Thursday, prompting speculation alcohol or medication were to blame.

Singer-turned-"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul called off all her interviews Friday after clips of an earlier TV appearance appeared to show her drunk.

However, Abdul's spokesman Jeff Ballard insists tiredness and a minor throat infection, not inebriation, were the causes of the cancellations and earlier odd behavior.

He says, "She was exhausted. This was at the end of three days of press (interviews and appearances), and she has had cameras following her around for a reality TV show too.

"She was sitting in a room with just a camera and a mic on, and the controllers dropped the sound twice, which is why she rolled her eyes.

"She never drinks. I have known Paula Abdul since she was 13, and I have never seen her drink ever in my life. And no, she is not on any kind of medication. She was a little tired."

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Are we that stupid... just come out with it.  Tell everyone what the real deal is and maybe you can help a few people along the way.  Why deny shit?  Like Laura Bush and her skin cancer tumor.  Don't miss your chance to educate the public.  If you have a 'problem' and you're a public figure... tell people, help people. 

Come on Ashlee, just tell people you can't sing...

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