I think I'm going to hyperventilate. Someone hand me a paper bag! I can't take this news that Paula Abdul has officially announced her departure from "American Idol." After a 7 year run on the show, Paula is hanging up her hat. What an eventful 7 years- suspicion of prescription drug use, a crazed fan who committed suicide near her home (Paula Goodspeed), former contestant … [Read more...] about Quick! Someone hand me a paper bag! Paula Abdul is leaving “American Idol.”