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Idol Headlines for 1/5/08
mjsbigblog — ... not the commercials (even the ones with Richard Simmons). For the Cantiello Household, Super Bowl XLII meant one thing. The return of Paula Abdul, superstar. Sure, her pregame performance of “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” was pretaped. And yes, it certainly looked like she was lip-syncing Cotillard-style. But I have to admit, I thought she nailed it. Before you start furiously commenting about me “going soft,” hear me out. MTV Justin Timberlake, Jordin Sparks Triumph At Super Bowl; Paula ...

Paula Abdul, Jordin Sparks criticized, praised for Super Bowl performances
reality blurred — ... MTV News' Jim Cantiello says that although "it certainly looked like she was lip-syncing Cotillard-style. But I have to admit, I thought she nailed it. ... Paula Abdul was never famous for her singing ability. She was always first and foremost a performer. ... For critics to call her out for not singing live now -- 12 years after her last album, and arguably 15 years after her last major hit -- is kind of absurd." But Page Six says that "even the dancing, which was once her strongest skill, was weaker than the drinks they were serving at the concession stands." ...