Paula Abdul

The season’s golden girls, bad boys, and red-carpet rebels

It’s not just that he’s leaving the world’s No. 1 hit show. It’s where he’s going that’s the threat.

’In one segment, American Idol was explained as the ultimate end goal of the American Revolution’

Paula Adbul, Wayne Gretzky and others that "bowed" out this year.

The “crazy” judge is as important as the “mean” one

A diary of the shocking season finale

A running diary of this season’s penultimate episode