Paula Abdul is rightly freaked out by the suicide of a crazy fan and former Idol wannabe named Paula Goodspeed, 30, who was found dead in her car which was parked near Abdul’s home on Wednesday.

Now OK! magazine is reporting that Abdul, 45, who is said to be shocked and saddened by the tragedy, is wanting to leave her judge’s chair on “American Idol” anyway and move on with new projects - even more so now that Idol has added a 4th judge, Kara DioGuardi.

The body of a woman was found in a car a few houses down from Paula Abdul’s home, and there are reports the possible suicide victim was a stalker and a big fan of the Idol judge. Cops are telling TMZ they knew the woman, and that she had shown up at Abdul’s house “numerous times” and they had dealt with her before.

There’s still speculation as to the cause of death, but early reports indicate the 30-something woman did herself in with a drug overdose.

Citing a lack of drama in the show, American idol judge Simon Cowell admits the show was a bore last year and he wants to shake things up. “It’s going to be a different show this year and we’ll have to see if that’s a negative or an advantage,” Cowell says.

“I think that it could be more interesting and controversial than it was last year - you’re definitely going to see a change and I think it will be an improvement.”

Pop crooner Clay Aiken is going to be a daddy. Multiple sources tell TMZ that the mother is a 50-year-old friend of Clay’s, record producer Jaymes Foster, who is the sister of music mogul David Foster. The Idol, 29, lives at her home when he’s in L.A. Reports are that Foster was artificially inseminated.

Bartender turned rocker David Cook has been voted the 2008 American Idol by a monumental margin of 12 million votes over his 17 year old competitor David Archuleta. This came as a surprise to many, especially after the slam judge Simon Cowell put on Cook earlier this week.

Last night’s elimination felled another “American Idol” wannabe - or didn’t wannabe - Jason Castro who mumbled the words to Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” on purpose Tuesday’s show and got the boot. Castro’s rendition of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” was earlier deemed “utterly atrocious” by Simon Cowell, who told the dreadlocked singer, “Pack your bags.”

American Idol’s loopy judge Paula Abdul had a few too many before last night’s show. In other news, dogs bark, the sun came up today, and Charlie Sheen hires hookers. What’s this? Paula was so shit-faced she passionately criticized Jason Castro for a song he hadn’t yet sung. When Randy Jackson corrected Paula and she said, “Oh my God, I thought you sang twice … You know what? This is hard!”

Simon Cowell recently admitted that he finds his show ‘American Idol’ to be “mind-numbingly boring” and can’t even be bothered to hide his true feelings: “It’s a reality show. If you’re bored you’re bored. If you’re not, you’re not. I can’t help it if I’m bored. Sometimes it’s mind-numbingly boring, and it shows on my face.”

Rocker Chris Daughty is up for four Grammy Awards and is arguably one of the most successful American Idol non-winners. Recently he told TV Guide that he thought Idol contestants should be allowed to play instruments and, “[They] should be forced to write a song on the show and perform it,” he said. “That’d bring some new life to the show.”

Taylor Hicks has been dropped from his record label following the heels of another former American Idol winner, Ruben Studdard, who was also dropped from the label. While the “Soul Patrol” must be reeling, it just proves that Chris Daughtry should have won that Idol season hands down and his record sales prove it.