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Star reports that Paula Abdul tried to wrestle some first-class treatment out of Southwest airlines on a recent flight, only to find that they simply didn’t have any to give. Star magazine reports that the “American Idol” judge behaved like a “diva,” according to witnesses of the incident.
“She asked to be let on the plane and seated first,” an “eyewitness” told the Star. When Abdul was told that only young children, people with disabilities and the elderly were allowed to board early, she reportedly declared, “But I’m famous! I need to go on first!”
A number of fellow passengers heard the exchange, and one shouted at her: “You’re no Sanjaya! You have to board like everyone else.”
And then, everyone laughed, as they should have. Except for disgruntled Paula. Then, when boarding began, she managed to advance to the front of the line so that she did board before the other passengers, and even went so far as to try and keep the seat next to her free, claiming it was taken, at least until a flight attendant informed her that the flight had been booked solid and she needed to relinquish the seat.
I love how this ended up being Paula against the rest of the plane. She really wasn’t thinking very strategically. I mean, what if they would have ended up crashing in the Andes? She basically put a bulls-eye on her head for everyone to eat her first.
Candy Apple | April 18, 2007 at 2:32 pm
But everyone would know better than to eat her. Botox poisoning.
lookwhaticando | April 18, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Oh just give her a bottle of Gin and some tonic, She will be just fine.
Wendy | April 18, 2007 at 2:40 pm
If she thinks she’s so self-important, why in God’s name is she flying SOUTHWEST???? Can’t she at least upgrade to an airline that has first class?
Liquid Generation | April 18, 2007 at 6:34 pm
follow the link if you wanna now what paula has to say for herself,
http://tinyurl.com/2xw7zh
ydef | May 18, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Actually Paula better watch out with behavior like that. People have warmed to her thus far for her warmth as an idol judge and have written off her wack behavior in the past, letting her off the hook pretty easy. But she’s actually starting to look as stupid as she acts on the show sometimes with behavior like that, which will get the public jeering for her to fail pretty quick if she takes herself too seriously to laugh at what a total twit she seemed like playing up that ‘i’m famous’ on SouthWest airlines. If she keeps it up, she can find out how much it sucks to have the kind of PR paris hilton does where everyone would love to set you up to go to jail … so that you can be put back in place.