“Last night the judges were thrown a curve ball on the air, which is just part of a live show. But it sparked a lot of gossip about Paula. And I read some of this online this morning and just for the record, the rumors — they’re not true. She’s part of our family and we love her.”

- Ryan Seacrest defending Paula Abdul on last night’s American Idol after she mistakenly critiqued two songs by Jason Castro - even though he only sang one - sparking rumors that she may have been lit up during the show.

Once again, Paula Abdul is loaded on American Idol…shocking, I know.

Geeze, someone get this bitch into rehab! She doesn’t know her ass from a hole in the wall!

TMZ is also reporting that Ms. Abdul was seen enjoying at least one martini at lunch, around 1pm. Remember, all martinis are doubles..at the minimum. So mix that with a Vicodin or two and BAM! Numb as f*ck.

Cameras caught up with Abdul outside the restaurant, which had a big ol’ “Happy Hour’ sign out front. Paula was wearing sunglasses and chewing gum - probably hide her fire breath, and was a little unstable on her feet. This was four hours before taping for American Idol was to begin.

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