Paula Abdul hasn't been drinking sour grapes--just regular ones we suppose

Wishes Ellen DeGeneres luck in her new “American Idol” role (but you know she don't mean that shit).The former judge on the Fox singing competition said in a statement Thursday she thinks DeGeneres “is wildly funny and talented in her own right” and wished her and the show “only the best of luck and she'll still come back for a mill if they'd have her.”

We hear Payless needs a new spokesperson.

Pacman's big mouth lost him a football contract

Pacman Jones just screwed himself out of a football contract with the Canadian Football Leage in all of 15 minutes. He streamed a video on Ustream in which he basically insulted the CFL and his Winnipeg fans by saying he would drop them like a bad habit the moment an NFL team came calling. He then went on to brag about his house and his girlfriend's engagement ring among other foolish things. Adam, Adam. If ever there were a time to appear humble...here is the gist of what he said courtesy of the Winnepeg Sun:

“I’ve got a clause in my contract, when I get a call from an NFL team I can go over,” he said. “I actually got two calls today, so if they tell me tomorrow that Pacman’s back, that’d be a bummer for all my Winnipeg fans.”
“Go to the UFL and do my thing and get ready for a playoff run in the NFL, you know what I’m sayin’?”
“That’s when someone called Jones, live, and presumably told him what league he was really going to.
“Pain is only temporary,” Jones said. “Besides, I’m only gonna be there for eight weeks… or shorter.”

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DEA Agents raided Dr. Conrad Murray's Vegas home yesterday

At approximately 7 o'clock Eastern yesterday, Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyer, Ed Chernoff, released this statement:

"We can verify that at approximately 8am, Officers from DEA, LAPD and various local agencies began executing a search warrant at Dr. Conrad Murray's Las Vegas home and office. The search warrant authorized investigators to look for medical records relating to Michael Jackson and all of his reported aliases. Dr Murray was present during the search of his home and assisted the officers. Investigators left Dr. Murray's home around 12 noon, seizing cell phones and a computer hard drive. As of 2pm, the search at Dr. Murray's office continues."

For Y'all Who Work Downtown...

FEDERAL BUILDINGS GET 'F' AFTER BOMBS SMUGGLED IN

Plainclothes investigators sent to test security at federal buildings in four U.S. cities smuggled bomb components through guard posts at ALL 10 of the sites they visited, according to a government report. The investigators then assembled the bombs in restrooms and entered offices carrying the devices in briefcases, the report said.