Paula Abdul drama

I have been kind of trying to stay away from all the Paula Abdul stuff, but I feel like now is the time to bring it up. Apparently, Fox offered her money, but she turned it down and announced, through Twitter, that she will be parting ways with American Idol. Everyone seemed shocked, which makes me think it is not real. Since auditions for next season have already started, Fox decided that each audition will include a guest judge - all of whom are female pop singers. So far there has been Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry. And while this covers things from the AI side, Paula has been shown an outpouring of love in the meantime. Every show seems to want her. From So You Think You Can Dance to Dancing with the Stars, they all know that loyal Paula fans will follow her anywhere. But for some reason this all just seems a little forced for me. I can't figure out exactly how this could help Idol ratings, but maybe this is all a ploy to prove how worthy Paula is? Who knows. What do you think? Is she really gone or are they pulling our string?