Paula Abdul Denies Painkiller Addiction

"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul issued a statement late yesterday denying claims made in a Ladies Home Journal article that she went to rehab for a 12-year painkiller addiction.

Breaking Tweets Entertainment, along with other media outlets, reported the initial story on Wednesday but now Abdul is saying the story was fabricated.

According to E! Online, Abdul claims that her stay, three days long versus the 30 that LHJ reported, at the La Costa Resort in California was spent exercising and enjoying the spa.

"I want to make it perfectly clear to everyone that I have never been addicted to or abused drugs in my life," the statement said. "I have never been drunk. I have never entered a rehab or detox treatment center."

The "American Idol" judge also spoke out on WKQI's Mojo in the Morning, saying "It was very stressful for me to hear that and to be quoted saying something I never said."

The Twitterverse doesn't seem to believe Abdul's claims:

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   GCTech Paula Abdul is such a liar! She is completely denying an interview with Billy Bush about her being addicted to painkillers right now!
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   moryan Um. What? Paula Abdul now says there was no rehab, just a "spa" vacation. Srsly? Oh Paula. @kristinalert has the deets http://tr.im/kLuf
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   cc427 Paula Abdul claims she was misquoted about being addicted to painkillers, never been drunk http://bit.ly/WLNpd LIES LIES LIES!
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   CharlotteK Wouldn't it be LESS embarassing if she fessed up? So erratic! RT @eonline Paula Abdul: No Painkillers, No Rehab: http://tinyurl.com/d4vefz
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   smwmap Paula Abdul is looney toons. Like we didn't already know, but seriously, she is.

Paula Abdul Admits To Painkiller Addiction

"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul reveals in the June issue of Ladies Home Journal that she was addicted to prescription painkillers for 12 years, before detoxing at La Costa Resort in California last Thanksgiving.

Abdul says she's dealt with several injuries over the years - she broke her leg in 1991 during a rehearsal, sustained a neck injury after a 1992 car crash, and survived a plane crash in 1993, which resulted in 15 surgeries - all of which required prescription pills.

Abdul explains the cocktail of muscle relaxers, nerve medication, and a pain medication patch "80 times more potent than morphine" might have led to her act "weird" on "American Idol."

Twitterers weren't surprised by the news:

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   BrandonJD Paula Abdul comes clean about 12yr addiction to painkillers. Reminds me of when Clay Aiken admitted he was gay. No sh** sherlock.
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   vaincreep Paula Abdul confesses she is a pillhead. Sky confesses it is blue.
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   mattrwest Paula Abdul addicted to pain meds.... That explains a lot
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   RobbieSherwood Paula Abdul on pills? This goes down as the least-surprising revelation of the year.

Others were even harsher in response to her claim that she was never "high" when judging on "American Idol":

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   Mandalay420 @DougBenson #Paula Abdul is STILL addicted to pain killers! Just look at her every week!
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   RickXX6 RT @DougBenson: Paula Abdul says she was addicted to pain killers for 12 years but never drugged up on IDOL. Is that possible? #wtfwednesday
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   armenontheradio Paula Abdul admits to pain pill addiction but never under influence under American Idol!? Then what's her excuse for THAT travesty?!

Abdul will perform her new single "I'm Just Here For The Music" on tonight's elimination episode of "Idol." Viewers have already tweeted mixed reviews:

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   Jaxthatgirl I just heard paula abdul's newest song.... its so not worth wasting words on
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   sandywaterspxy We just played the new Paula Abdul song that she will perform on Idol...it's actually not that bad
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   er27 Just heard Paula Abdul's new song and is loving it
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   PeevedMichelle Does anyone else feel weird about Paula Abdul singing her new song on American Idol tonight? I feel strangely nervous for her.

Check back tonight for a recap of how the Twitterverse responds to Paula's performance!