“American Idol” celebrity judge Paula Abdul is set to appear as a guest on this week’s “Saturday Night Live,” NBC said Friday.
Abdul’s will mark her first TV appearance since ex-“American Idol” finalist Corey Clark went on national television Wednesday night to claim he and Abdul were secret lovers during his time on the show in 2003.
Clark, 24, insists Abdul started the affair and coached him right up until producers dumped him from the show for concealing a criminal arrest record when he was first cast.
In her first comments since ABC’s broadcast, Abdul thanked supporters who have rallied to her defense and took a shot at Clark.
“All my life, I have been taught to take the high road, and never, never to dignify salacious or false accusations,” she said. “And I have been taught never, never, to lie. Not only do I never lie, I never respond to lies, no matter how vicious, no matter how hurtful. I do trust my fans to see through attempts at character assassination, and I do trust the essential fairness of the American public.”
Aside from confirming that she was scheduled as a guest on this Saturday’s “SNL,” which actor Johnny Knoxville is hosting, an NBC spokesman said it was not certain what Abdul’s role would be on the show.
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