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John Rich infuriated by Abdul's 'Idol' antics


May 02, 2008 Country artist and upcoming "Nashville Star" judge John Rich laid into "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul for her lack of attentiveness during a recent episode. " 'American Idol' infuriates me as an artist," Rich said of the multiplatinum country duo Big & Rich. [...] the incident has seemingly had little impact on the show's ratings -- which have been down 10% overall this season though recent episodes have hit five-year lows.

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