Why Paula - why?

The RSD community has needed a spokesperson for YEARS. We thought you were perfect for the job, Paula, being a celebrity and all. Being in the forefront to raise awareness; we thought it was perfect and we'd get the word out about our crippling disease. Now, we are getting slapped with this:

Doing the Fox Trot With Paula Abdul

It's full speed ahead for judge Paula Abdul of "American Idol," despite Corey Clark's tale of an affair with her. (By Bebeto Matthews -- Associated Press)

By Lisa de Moraes, Friday, July 29, 2005
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.

Fox takes so seriously the allegation that "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul had sex with one of the contestants during the competition that the network has gone and put her on yet another reality series.

On the other hand, the network has hired Acme Independent Counsel to conduct a thorough investigation as to whether Abdul coached second-edition finalist Corey Clark on his performances and seduced him, as Clark claims, when he's not busy being arrested for getting into food fight with his manager at a hotel, or promoting the release of his new song "Paulatics," about that alleged affair.

"The credibility of that competition is extraordinarily important to us," Fox Entertainment President Peter Liguori said Thursday at Summer TV Press Tour 2005. "We want to make sure there is a thorough investigation into what we've seen on ABC," he said, referring to the May "Primetime Live" report "Fallen Idol."

This independent counsel -- Liguori declined to name the person or firm -- was hired last month by the network and "Idol" producers to look into charges Clark made in an interview on the ABC newsmag about his relationship with Abdul.

The rest of the article can be found here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/28/AR2005072802247.html