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The NY Post reports today Paula’s feelings that Simon Cowell is her savior.

AS rude as Simon Cowell may be to Paula Abdul on “American Idol,” he helped save her two years ago during an alleged sex scandal, Paula told The Post.

“I have to be honest about Simon,” Abdul said yesterday. “There’s the times when he’s like a big brother – or a lover. He was extremely distraught and protective and supportive of me when that happened.”

Abdul was accused of an inappropriate relationship with a contestant from the show’s second season, though an investigation by the network cleared her of any wrongdoing. Still, producers of the hit show reportedly discussed replacing her because of the bad publicity. But it was Cowell – who has a famously cat-and-dog relationship with Paula – who stepped up for her, she says.

I’m down with this story until the “lover” part. I get it that he was in your corner. And when you’re describing that kind of sitch, you usually say “brother” or “we’re like family”. But “lover” implies he’s giving it to you. So either Paula is very very high still or there’s another scandal over at American Idol that needs to be uncovered. Stat.

More photos of Paula Abdul outside the “Regis and Kelly” studios after the jump.

(WENN)

(WENN)