Fox needs to come clean about Abdul

[KiwiCoromandel]

Fox has a big problem with "American Idol," where allegations of inappropriate contact between judge Paula Abdul and a young contestant have damaged the credibility of primetime's top-rated show.

While ABC News' "Primetime Live: Fallen Idol" expose in May did not have much solid proof of all of contestant Corey Clark's allegations of a sexual relationship with Abdul, the phone records it produced showed that Abdul, one of only three "American Idol" judges, had frequent and extensive contact with Clark, a contestant on the program in 2003.

Whether other allegations also are proved -- such as Abdul's coaching the candidate, purchasing his clothes and carrying on an intimate affair -- the damage has been done. Under no circumstances should there be even the appearance of collusion between judge and candidate, and the phone records, all by themselves, leave no doubt that this occurred.

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