No, I'm sure there is some truth to some of this...I guess my take is, is it really THAT a big a deal? It's not like Paula has any say in the actual outcome of the show...it's not like Paula caused him to beat up his sister and thus get booted off...so they fucked? so what, you know? Are there some moral and ethical issues involved? Sure...but fucking Paula is not going to cause 32 million Americans to vote for him so it makes no real difference...hell I still don't understand why they're called "judges"...the only positive I see out of this is that this could be Paula's last season, something i've been clammoring for since Season 2!