Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell Send Sympathies to Jennifer Hudson
In light of the tragedy that befell Jennifer Hudson and her family, everyone associated with American Idol are reaching out to the former finalist.
“This is a horrific tragedy and my thoughts and prayers go out to Jennifer and her entire family,” Paula Abdul said. “The time I had to get to know Jennifer and forge a wonderful friendship with her while she was on Idol was very special to me, and I personally can’t imagine a greater loss for any family.”
Simon Cowell echoed those sentiments: :
“I was horrified when I heard the news. This is an appalling tragedy. My thoughts right now are with Jennifer, and her family.”
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October 29th, 2008 11:35 AM
paula is so sweet, love her
October 29th, 2008 11:33 AM
p and s look like a couple!
so sweet of them to send their sympathies. i heard paula originally only wanted to send her condolences in private to Jennifer and not in public. but i guess the media kept calling her asking her to "speak out", so I guess she finally did