Paula Abdul Compliments Simon Cowe

Paula Abdul comes clean in her own unique way about her relationship with Simon Cowell...and did you know she'll play a big part in the live-action Bratz movie?

Paula has finally opened up … a bit about the difficult time she faced when former contestant Corey Clark alleged that he and the Straight Up stunner had a fling. She tells sources that Simon came to her defense and was “extremely distraught and protective and supportive of me when that happened.”

Paula says that she and the crotchety Cowell generally “get along just great.” However, when he’s annoyed or upset, she gets “the brunt of it.”

She gets it right when she says that they have a chemistry “that you can't duplicate or describe.”

Paula also mentions that she’s got no plans to leave American Idol anytime soon. “If people don't mind seeing me with a full head of gray hair, but by then I don't know if I'll have so many nervous twitches that my body will get in the way of watching the talent.”

Paula is also spreading her wings these days. She’ll start in and be an executive producer of Bratz: The Movie. It’s a live-action feature that’ll bring to life those adorable – and slutty – baby dolls that almost every little girl has. Shooting is slated to begin in February and the film will be released in August 2007.

My daughter and I can’t wait!