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I think Corey Clark is just looking for publicity, but my cynical side says American Idol arranged this whole scandal for the ratings.

Paula Abdul's lawyer has threatened to sue ABC if it airs its Primetime Live exposé of American Idol Wednesday night as scheduled. But ABC is sure all its footage will pass legal muster. Along with allegations of vote-tampering and Abdul's backstage-and-beyond affair with Idol contestant Corey Clark that included a fair bit of one-on-one "coaching," there is, according to today's Drudge Report, answering-machine audio of the tiny 42-year-old judge leaving purring late-night messages for the 22-year-old wannabe (who was subsequently fired from...