this is really sad. the woman seriously needs to rest

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May 31, 2007 -- IN a sob-filled audio tape obtained by Page Six, "American Idol" princess Paula Abdul is captured having a meltdown during a recent conference call.

Abdul, who seems to be talking to a group of publicists at some point during the last week, trashes her former rep, Howard Bragman; reveals she's dealing with challenging medical problems; and states she's had enough of the terrible treatment she receives from the "people who are supposed to be taking care of things."

She sobs on the tape: "I've never been treated this way and I've never seen anybody treated this way. This is just too much to stomach." Abdul is assured by those hearing her wails, "You will be treated better starting right now."

"I've been going through tremendous amounts of a difficult time," said Abdul, who recently fibbed to her fans when she said she hurt her nose tripping over her Chihuahua. (We reported the real story last week - that Abdul threw a glass against the wall and a shard of it cut her face.)

Abdul, the former wife of Emilio Estevez, also outlines her health problems, including an adrenal disease called Addison's.

Ranting about Bragman, who apparently didn't appreciate her enough, the petite former pop star says: "I do a call-in every week for OK! Magazine on 'American Idol.' Because of my brilliant job, they want to do a cover on me. I'm being told by Howard Bragman that I'm too old and no one will ever want to do a cover.

"I'm being tested. All I've ever wanted in my life is to be treated fairly and be treated with kindness. And I've never in my entire career been treated this way. The people who are supposed to take care of these things do not. I have to clean up after them everywhere they go. And I'm tired of it.

"Howard Bragman on Monday - he did some disgusting behavior. I had to go to Jimmy Kimmel," Abdul is heard sobbing, "with no publicist there. [Abdul appeared on Kimmel's show on May 15.] I go on with no publicist there and I pay this man . . .

"I don't understand how this man can call me a whining bitch. I've never in my life been called a whining bitch and a loser."

When we asked Bragman when he stopped working with Abdul, he said, "I'm not going into it," and added, "I'll stand by my reputation if she'll stand by hers." Her current rep, David Brokaw, did not return calls.

Audio

http://www.nypost.com/sev.../abdul.wma

I don't really see anything wrong with what she's saying. She pays a guy, he ought to be doing his job.

the woman's apparently fed up after all the media bashings of her being an addict or alcoholic. i just hope she takes some time off and go some place where she could just rest.

i actually formed some sympathy for the ole hag after reading this.

anyone up for starting a www.paulaabdul.org?

I've said it before and I'll say it again; something is not right mentally with Paula.

sosgemini said:

I felt really bad...i clicked to listen but stopped..it made me very sad for her...and if it's true what that publicist said to her..he should be shot.

peace

Paula has her issues but I'm still in her corner.

Who in the hell records this stuff and releases it to the public?

Graycap23 said:

Someone who has no life...