Ex American Idol Contestant Commits Suicide

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Ex-Idol Contestant Found Dead Outside Paula Abdul's House
Jen McDonnell, Dose
Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Just when we thought it was not physically possible for Paula Abdul's life to get any weirder, an ex-American Idol contestant was found dead outside the reality show star's house on Tuesday night.

Paula Goodspeed, 30, whose Idol audition aired during Season 5, appears to have died of a drug overdose, police say.

"Ms. Goodspeed's mother had gone to [the sheriff's department] to report her daughter missing, and advised them that she might be suicidal," says Los Angeles police Capt. James Miller, reports People. "The sheriffs determined that Ms. Goodspeed may be up in the vicinity by Paula Abdul's house. Our officers discovered her vehicle parked on the street, and found her inside. She was unresponsive to officers."


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An ex-American Idol contestant was found dead from an apparent suicide outside Paula Abdul's house on Tuesday night. (Getty Images)

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Font:****TMZ posted a picture of Goodspeed's car, which was parked a few houses away from Abdul's. A photo of the American Idol judge hung from the mirror and its license plate read "ABL LV."

Abdul's rep, Jeff Ballard, tells Entertainment Tonight that his client is "shocked and saddened" by the turn of events, adding Abdul has been aware of the woman for "several years" who "has issues." Abdul was taping the show and was not home when the body was discovered.

This isn't the first time Goodspeed has been to Abdul's house. LAPD Capt. James Miller tells People: "Our station has been called to respond to Paula Abdul's house on multiple occasions over the last several years concerning Ms. Goodspeed. The last time our officers had contact with Goodspeed was in July."

During the Season 5 auditions, Goodspeed said "I really like Paula Abdul a lot. She's really cool. I'm a really big fan, and I made life-sized drawings of Paula. I've been drawing ever since I was a little kid, and my first drawing was of Paula Abdul." However, she failed to move on after the judges panned her rendition of "Proud Mary."