By Courtney Hazlett
The Scoop
msnbc.com
updated 9:53 p.m. ET, Mon., Jan. 26, 2009

Abdul plays coy about new judge

When asked whether “American Idol” is better off now that the show’s
added songwriter Kara DioGuardi to the judges' ranks, Paula Abdul
played coy.

“That’s up to the public,” she told Us Magazine at the SAG awards in
L.A. Jan. 25.

Abdul did say that the addition has been great for her personally.
“It’s great for me because she’s my old roommate and we’re friends,"
she told Us. "And that bugs Simon, so it’s good for me.”