Paula Abdul does a fucking ton of drugs. We know that. But now we really know it, because she's admitting it. From People:
"I could have killed myself," Abdul, 46, tells Ladies' Home Journal in its June issue. "Withdrawal - it's the worst thing."
Abdul says she checked herself into the La Costa Resort and Spa, in Carlsbad, Calif., last Thanksgiving to help beat her use of medication. "I was freezing cold, then sweating hot, then chattering and in so much pain, it was excruciating," she says. "But at my very core, I did not like existing the way I had been."
After taking medication to combat pain from injuries that happened during her grueling years as a dancer - beginning with a back injury when she was 17 and including a neck injury sustained in a plane crash in 1993 - the American Idol judge says, "I'd been working nonstop," and her desire to carry on with her work led her to take more pain pills.
"I'm an old school professional," Abdul says of her "Never let them see you sweat" credo.
Yup. When I'm a millionaire, the first thing I'm going to do is bring my traveling cage to your house and I'm going to go toe-to-toe with you and lay you the fuck out but it's going to be the best thing that ever happened to you because of all the opportunities you could never even have dreamed of. But the second thing I'm going to do is start a magazine called Yup! Magazine and whenever something like this happens it is going to be on the cover.
Obviously, the fact that Paula Abdul was addicted to prescription pills is not funny. Addiction is a disease. And the fact that she is getting help to make her life better is to be commended and encouraged and applauded. Congratulations, Paula! Seriously, that is great news. Good luck!
What is funny, though, is that she still thinks that she is an old school professional with a never let them see you sweat credo. Because we have seen so much sweat!
Here's some sweat:
Here's some sweat:
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Here's some sweat:
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Total pro. When Hugh Jackman lets the actor in him take over, he wets his pants. When Paula Abdul lets the professional in her take over, she melts her face the fuck off.
