Early Show Discusses Paula Abdul’s Decision to Leave Idol

This morning, The Early Show, welcomed EW.com writer, Michael Slezak, and discussed the possible reasons why Paula Abdul decided to leave American Idol.   CBS News correspondent, Priya David, was also on hand to talk about the shocking turn of events.

Paula was reportedly offered a 30% pay raise but suddenly decided to announce that she would be leaving the show.  Some have speculated that she was unhappy that Kara DioGuardi was invited back to the judges’ panel while others cite the fact that show producers tripled the salary of Ryan Seacrest and Paula wanted a similar deal. 

Whatever the case, it’s sad.  Watch the discussion and weigh in!