Paula Abdul is back on the market.
Abdul's publicist, Jeffrey Ballard, confirms exclusively to E! News that Abdul and her boyfriend, restauranteur J.T. Torregiani, have been
not together for at least two months.
"They broke up months ago," Ballard tells E!, adding that the couple, who moved in together last year, are no longer cohabitating. E! has learned that J.T. is now living with a friend in the Hollywood Hills.
Abdul, 46, announced she was dating Torregiani, who is 12 years her junior, last July.
The
American Idol judge told the
Today show's
Matt Lauer at the time that Torregiani was "a good guy" and that her personal life was "looking upwards."
"Things are looking good right now," Abdul said.
Torregiani is one of the partners of the Dolce Group, a restaurant and nightclub enterprise, which includes Los Angeles hot spots Les Deux, Geisha House, Bella, Ketchup and Dolce.
They were last spotted together celebrating Torregiani's birthday at Beso restaurant in Hollywood on May 19. According to Abdul's publicist, the couple still remain on good terms.
They "still are friendly, though," Ballard tells E!
But apparently someone hasn't gotten the memo from Paula's publicist.
When contacted by E! for comment, a rep for Torregiani insisted they are still dating.
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West Hollywood, Calif.—A new jewelry line is getting some celebrity support from
American Idol judge
Paula Abdul.
Abdul has requested 12 pieces from the "One God Jewelry" collection, a line that the company says is not necessarily a religious statement but rather a statement for peace and unity. Abdul will gift the pieces to each of the
American Idol top 12 contestants, and she has also ordered one for herself.
The line consists of handmade silver, gold and platinum-and-diamond pendants, bracelets and dog tags, and each piece features a sleek design that incorporates Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious symbols.
Following the belief that fashion and entertainment can make a positive difference, a portion of all proceeds benefit
One.org, an organization committed to raising public awareness about global poverty, hunger and disease.
Abdul's support isn't ending with a few purchases. She is helping to design special new pieces and is also looking at the line as a potential new partnership.
The One God Jewelry diamond pendant crafted in sterling silver is currently available on the company's Web site,
Onegodjewelry.com. Pieces retail for $149.99.
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Maybe that's where she was a few weeks ago? When she was at a jewelers she said she was designing with them on one of the paparazzi videos. Interesting.
Johnjay & Rich Interviews This Week
Posted by Jess | June 5, 2008
Hey guys, sorry it took me a few days to get the interviews up. I haven't had a chance to post them but they're up now. They're from Monday and yesturday (Wednesday). The first interview you have to turn your speakers all the way up because its really hard to hear Paula, its mostly just johnjay and Rich talking. The second one, however, is much better quality. Enjoy!
Johnjay & Rich Spy on Paula's other radio interviews
Paula on Johnjay & Rich, Wednesday
Another thing, I never posted the site which the interviews came from, I don't know why I did. So in case you didn't know you can check for interviews
here
or go to there website
johnjayandrich.com
Guitar Hero World Tour on Stage at D6
Posted by Jess | May 29, 2008
Inviting American Idol judge (and car-crash reality TV star) Paula Abdul to the stage, Kotick got her to pick a band from the audience - and in a fortuitous, entirely not staged definitely not totally impromptu piece of good luck, she happened to notice Tony Hawk sitting there just begging to play the plastic guitar. How convenient!
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Also, there's a video of the judging
here Looks like she was having fun!
Paula & J.T. Are Still On!
Posted by Jess | May 29, 2008
Despite rumors that they'd broken up, all was comfy cozy between
Paula Abdul and
J.T. Torregiani on May 19, when the two celebrated his birthday at Beso restaurant in Hollywood.
J.T., who co-owns Beso with
Eva Longoria Parker and chef
Todd English, was snuggling and cuddling with the
Idol judge. "When Paula arrived, J.T. had an ear-to-ear smile, and they hugged for a long time before she planted a kiss on his lips," a witness tells
OK!.
After dining with friends for almost 3 hours, J.T.,33, talked privately with Paula,45, before walking her to her car. Says the insider, "They are definitely on again!"
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No "Dancing" For Abdul
Posted by Jess | May 28, 2008
Keep in mind that it was never confirmed she was going to appear on the show, she just expressed her interest thats all.
Paula Abdul's dancing dreams have been shattered by the producer of
American Idol because he doesn't want the judge appearing on rival show
Dancing with the Stars.
Abdul, a former choreographer, has made no secret of her desire to compete on
Dancing with the Stars, revealing in a recent interview, "I'd be honored. I want to wear the pretty dresses!"
But
Idol executive producer Nigel says he hates the idea of Abdul waltzing away to another show on a rival network.
He tells
In Touch magazine, "As far as I'm concerned, Paula is American Idol and our judge. It's like asking Simon (Cowell) to sing. Why would I want that?"
"It's not that Paula wouldn't be good at it. She would be brilliant. But she was a dancer, so why would a dancer go on a dancing show? That doesn't seem fair to me!"
But the opposition hasn't put Abdul off: "I'm hypothetically thinking about it (
Dancing with the Stars)."
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Paula on with Johnjay & Rich
Posted by Jess | May 27, 2008
Paula was on with Johnjay & Rich this morning. She's going to Phoenix tomorrow and doing radio interviews for the Dance Like Theres No Tomorrow the remix. Johnjay & Rich are her new "publicists." Listen to the interview below!
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Paula Dishes on New 'Idol' David Cook
Posted by Jess | May 22, 2008
We're with
PAULA ABDUL only minutes after the big announcement that
DAVID COOK is the new "American Idol"! Does she think America made the right choice? What does Paula have planned now that 'Idol' is over? Check out our vid to find out!
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Paula's Theary on Simon's Apology
Posted by Jess | May 22, 2008
Simon Cowell might think that he apologized to
David Cook because he felt bad about being disrespectful. But
Paula Abdul has another theory.
His fellow judge told
OK! that Simon only made the gesture to stop her bragging!
Paula, who says she was the only judge who saw Cook's potential from the beginning, argued with Cowell after he slated David's version of
The World I Know in the finale.
But Simon said before the results were announced that, after watching the show back, he realized his remarks had been too harsh and said that he was sorry they had been "verging on disrepectful".
Last night, after David was named the winner of
American Idol, Paula said the Brit was just back-peddling so that she wouldn't gloat that she had been right all along.
"He didn't want to hear Paula saying 'I told you so, I told you so' for the entire year," she told us. "But he's still going to hear it!"
Paula said that far from being surprised by Cook's victory, she had been the first judge to see it coming and had supported him more than the others.
"I'm the one that picked David Cook from the beginning," said Paula. "I'm the only one that gave him the standing ovation."
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Blogger, Seacrest and Previous Idols Weigh In
Posted by Jess | May 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- On the red carpet outside the Nokia theater, Idols from past seasons weighed in on David Cook and David Archuleta. Fox 13 also talked with Paula Abdul and Ryan Seacrest. Here's what they had to say.
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