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We have been wondering if Paula was on painkillers, but she straight up couldn’t tell anyone that she had a drug addiction, until now:
In a shocking new interview, Paula Abdul reveals that her reliance on painkillers got so bad she could have died. As a dancer, Abdul, 46, says she turned to a combination of painkillers — including regular shots of lidocaine — and Chinese medicine to get her through her grueling routines. “I couldn’t cancel my tour. I didn’t want anyone to count me out,” she says in June’s Ladies’ Home Journal. “I tried to keep everything hush-hush.” Adds Abdul, “I’m an old school professional. Never let them see… Continue »