Washington
(ANI):
They
might
don't
see
eye-to-eye,
but
American
Idol
judge
Paula
Abdul
just
can't
live
without
Simon
Cowell.
The
pop
princess
admits
that
even
if
she
tries
not
to
sit
with
him,
she
end
up
next
to
him.
"He's
like
my
fungus,
it's
great," Fox
News
quoted
Abdul
as
telling
Tarts.
"There
is
some
fighting
on
the
first
show
of
course
or
it
wouldn't
be
Paula
and
Simon.
I
tried
not
sitting
next
to
him
but
it
didn't
work.
I've
switched
seats
many
times
but
somehow
I
always
have
to
end
up
next
to
him,"
she
added.
Meanwhile,
Abdul
credits
herself
for
inspiring
modern
pop
stars
like
Rihanna
and
Beyonce
Knowles.
The
singer,
who
first
tasted
fame
in
the
1980's
after
selling
over
23
million
records
worldwide,
took
a
musical
hiatus
in
2000.
She
subsequently
relaunched
her
career
as
a
judge
on
the
hit
TV
talent
show
and
returned
to
the
pop
charts
in
2008.
Now,
the
crooner
has
said
that
she's
convinced
her
long
running
career
and
her
forward
thinking
music
videos
have
paved
the
way
for
the
music
stars
of
today.