Paula Abdul: 'I've Never Been Drunk In My Life'

Paula Abdul has an important message: contrary to popular belief, she has a brain.

The longtime 'American Idol' judge and now face of new CBS reality show 'Live to Dance,' Abdul says the assumptions that she isn't all there are absolutely bunk.

"I am intelligent," Abdul told Julie Chen of CBS News' 'Sunday Morning.' "Having a brain, that's a concept, yes, with Paula Abdul. I have a brain."

And it's not just any old brain -- Abdul insists that it's been untouched by alcohol. Rumors persisted that Abdul was under the influence of some sort of substance during live shows of 'Idol,' but those are all bunk, she says.

"I've never had a drinking problem... Even though I've been in this business for quite some time," Abdul said. "I've never physically been drunk in my life. I've never been drunk in my life. I don't use recreational drugs. But, I am goofy."

And she hopes that goofiness translates into big success for her new show. For more, click over to CBS News; the whole interview airs this Sunday morning on CBS.

Comments

[weekendpartier]

11:31 PM on 01/03/2011

Well, she DIDN'T say she's never been high - that would have been totally funny!

[dblan9]

02:37 PM on 01/03/2011

Great!! I drink all the time and as you say "opposites attract"!!!!

[devilirius]

11:43 AM on 01/03/2011

Well, at least she can't remember being drunk....

[4mattsmom]

11:39 AM on 01/03/2011

Maybe someone should show her the repeats of American Idol...

[wjousts]

09:36 AM on 01/03/2011

Then she woke up the next day with a hangover thinking "oh crap, hope I didn't say anything stupid during that interview".

[RRB09]

07:32 AM on 01/03/2011

And she is a virgin as well I bet!

[jerryjerry5959]

06:15 AM on 01/03/2011

She has said in the past that because of severe back injuries, she has been on perscription drugs
as a necessity. So what, thats what they are for.

[AmyEStarkey]

02:33 PM on 01/06/2011

I agree - I don't think she's lying at all. The key phrase there is 'recreational' drugs. She's on prescription meds. Prescription is the new cocaine...

[Badger33]

05:33 AM on 01/03/2011

Is she rehearsing for the next DUI?

[Jim Shaffer]

04:36 AM on 01/03/2011

Yup, not only is she sober, she's a genius, and probably a virgin.

[Mumph LT]

04:31 AM on 01/03/2011

Yeah right Paula, care to repeat that when you sober up?

[Charlotte Waldo]

02:48 AM on 01/03/2011

I know this is suppose to be a ha ha article, but could it be possible that she may have MS? Sometimes people who suffer from it appear drunk to other people.

[cartach]

02:45 AM on 01/03/2011

Stay tuned for the first person to step up to the plate and tell us all when,where and how they got drunk with Paula Abdul. Another episode of Fifteen Minutes of Fame. Another example of useless drivel which is becoming a too often occurence on HuffPo.

[tucsoncindy]

02:33 AM on 01/03/2011

I've tried that line too, but my friends just laugh .

[Heretical-Eggs]

01:46 AM on 01/03/2011

"I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me."

Sen. Al Franken, Stuart Smalley in SNL, catchphrase

[futurejd]

01:46 AM on 01/03/2011

And the oscar goes to...