"The Jacksons" fell in love with Abdul's passion for dance, and soon she became the main part of their videos, with her energetic dance steps pairing perfectly to the sweetness of their melodies. I don't. Her album "Head Over Heels" had several hit songs that became club anthems. Thank God for the Kardashians, moving the needle and showing laser procedures on television and actually educating women of what's out there, says the always candid Abdul. All content, including text, and images contained on news.AmoMama.com, or available through news.AmoMama.com is for general information purposes only. Copyright 2023 Distractify. Abdul claims to have performed in St. Louis before the fateful flight, heading to Denver, and to have boarded immediately following this performance. We have a news anchor and multiple presidential candidates who have either made up or altered aviation stories to make them the hero. Veteran pop star Paula Abdul is relieved there was no social media when a 1992 plane crash-landing almost derailed her career, because she feared she'd be considered "damaged goods". Wouldn't she still be injured? 2 Rich Juzwiak at Jezebel dug up records that give us a possible date for the alleged crash. The Truth About The Plane Crash Paula Abdul Claims She Was In. Theres certainly no clear-cut evidence proving she was ever an addict, but its also nearly impossible to disprove something. Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan luckily survived a huge scare during a trip to Saudi Arabia for the Crown Jewel wrestling event. Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from "Cold-Hearted"-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her. I love you from the bottom my heart. Others had scary experiences and shared them with their fans. Abdul does not seem to have refuted that she went to a place called La Costa in Carlsbad, California, but she was adamant that it was just a normal spa and she had been there for only three days. Not a crew member or friend flying with her? "You know what? The idea that this happened but was just kept secret through lack of internet is ludicrous. In recent years, the "Cold Hearted" singer has attributed one of her breaks from the public eye to a scary plane crash that allegedly took place toward the end of her Under My Spell tour in the early '90s. Famous American singer and dancer Paula Abdul once revealed she survived a traumatizing plane crash in the early '90s, but years after telling the story, some think it's a sham, and here's why. In the same interview, Paula also further elaborated on her injuries from the crash. "I went through all of that, mostly, privately," she said, adding that because the tabloids and the internet were different back then, she was able to contain some information, per Music News. -, Press J to jump to the feed. She was outweighed by doubt for the first time in her life as she battled excruciating pain. Reacting to such claims, Abdul remarked that seven others witnessed the crash, adding that she chose not to spend her time debating on the opinions that don't matter; instead, she prefers to focus on her growth. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. EDIT: Link to confirmation of Sandstone Amphitheater concert, so there is now proof of this and I have edited the post accordingly. In addition to the frequent changes in the narrative and other aspects of the story that don't add up, there's the fact that there is absolutely no record of this plane crash. Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from "Cold-Hearted"-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her. The 59-year-old has also worked as a songwriter, actor, and television personality, appearing on popular shows like "So, You Think You Can Dance?" The 41-year-old singer starred on the show's third season in 2004, and Paula explained that she didn't . I was a perfect pain-management patient at Cedars-Sinai. What has always made me question her story is no one else has ever come forward and said they were in a plane crash with her. Paula Abdul went on record saying she had never said those things, Link to confirmation of Sandstone Amphitheater concert, 2003 NBC interview, earliest mention of the accident, 2005 People interview, discusses details including plane route. You learn to live like that. According to Abdul, the crash happened while she was out on her 1991-1992 'Under My Spell' tour and it occurred somewhere between St. Louis, Missouri and Denver, Colorado. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://jezebel.com/paula-abdul-keeps-talking-about-surviving-a-plane-crash-1835445212?rev=1560437388395&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=jezebel_twitter&utm_campaign=socialfow_jezebel_twitter, Gloria Estefan was in a horrible bus accident. --Well, one thing nobody has done is CALL HER OUT and make her PROVE she was in a plane crash. I woke up in the hospital only to find that I had crushed my cervical spine, leaving me partially paralyzed.. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. 2009 Ladies Home Journal interview, discusses going to rehab for painkiller addiction. What Does Paula Abdul Claim About Being In A Plane Crash?. Could she be lying? Definitely a blog talking about this. This means that there is a gap that these other two shows fit into, although it is odd they arent listed as part of the tour despite being part of the tour. During the opening night of her show at Flamingo Las Vegas on Thursday, the 57-year-old "Straight Up". I doubt not a single person told their story to some newspaper unless they were told not to. Also, some regional newspaper would for sure write about the crash landing itself no matter if they knew a star was on it or not. Then, over a cornfield in Iowa, Abdul in 2019 said the following took place: It all happened when I boarded a seven-seater plane and an hour into the flight one of the engines blew up and the right wing caught fire and everything went blackI woke up in the hospital only to find that I had crushed my cervical spine, leaving me partially paralyzed.. Theory 3: Paula Abdul is telling the truth about being in a crash and her story was brought into doubt due to some unfortunate gaps in information, such as the NTSB records being incomplete/the accident not being reported at all, her own choice to keep quiet for an extended period of time, and miscommunications about whether or not she was using pain medication. I want America to know that I have never been addicted to anything, no chemical dependency, nothing for recreational purposes.". In September, singer Diplo took to Instagram to share a picture of his doorless plane, which he said had an accident mid-air but thankfully, no life was lost. (--Somewhere between 13 and 15. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. "It was time to set the record straight. Despite her claims of the crash, some internet users believe the singer fabricated the story. Her disclosure. However, Ive tried searching and cant find this article. But by the sound of the story someone wanted to keep it secret back then. I ended up having to take almost seven years off to have all these different neurosurgeons operating on me.". Regardless of whatever the actual story is regarding the plane crash, its pretty clear that Paula Abdul struggles with chronic pain and I do not intend to make light of this at all or to shame her if she has struggled with addiction. According to Abdul, her mid-'90s career disappearance was prompted by a 1992 plane crash. 9 1 2 2 Sep 9, 2020 #20 LemonLimeSoda Dollar General Brand Joined Aug 15, 2013 Messages 10,174 Reactions 55,318 4,123 684 Alleybux 26,840 ForumsStaySpilling said: In an interview with Yahoo! If even half of that is true she must be in pain all the time. Follow Lyndsey on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, Spotify. It was crazy. Thats something I quietly made go awayno paparazzi or tabloid stuff, she told VH1 in 2008. And I was knocked out again, only to wake up in a hospital where a microsurgeon had told me that I had crushed my entire cervical spine, which led to [inaudible] paralysis on my right side. The story changes in bits every time, and there is no documented mention of it at all before Abduls 2003 NBC interview. "I wasn't able to do what I love, my heart place, which is dancing. "You can't take things personally, and the things that resonate with you that can help you become better, the best version of yourself, you hold onto and you work through that. Was she covering for being out of the spotlight? There is simply too much social incentive in doing so and anyone who tried to say that you are lying will be demonized as an insensitive prick. Everyone was saying prayers. Then you do ear-irrigation and balancing exercises. I 100% agree with your point about no one coming forward--she has said things along the lines of "ask anyone who was on the plane with me, they'll say the exact same thing happened", but we haven't heard from anyone on the plane with her even though it was people like her makeup artist who I'd think it would be easy to track down. Fans and tabloids during Abduls run as an American Idol judge often commented on her strange behavior, although she was quick to explain it away. This is the closest thing to a contradictory date I have seen but it also is not a quote from Paula Abdul herself. Abdul claimed the injuries caused her to be inactive in the industry for over seven years as she endured 15 cervical spine surgeries with top doctors around the world, hoping to get back to one piece. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. But 2019 was not the first time she told this story. Picture of American singer, Paula Abdul during an interview with RuPaul. Which makes it all the weirder that she keeps talking about a plane crash that really doesn't seem like it happened. But I was willing to try, because the quality of my life was starting to really suck, and it hurt. One of these theories revolves around the idea that Paula invented the plane crash in 2003, after regaining the limelight as an American Idol judge, to give herself an excuse for falling out of the public eye and to distract from the downturn in her career and personal life during this period. Then, 30 to 40 minutes into the flight (the time has varied in her repeated accounts), there was trouble. 2009 Ladies Home Journal interview, discusses going to rehab for painkiller addiction. Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from "Cold-Hearted"-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her. I hadn't heard about the Bratz thing but I will have to look into that, it would add credence to the drug theories. Abdul started undergoing intense biofeedback. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. These two are the only records that I have seen that match any part of her story, and neither is a good fit. But that trust-fall hasnt been the most shocking segment of Abduls Forever Your Girl Vegas residency, headlining performance at last years L.A. I disappeared for seven years, endured 15 cervical spine surgeries with the top doctors from around the world with the hopes that theyd put me back together again.. A spokesperson in the NTSBs media relations department told me that a scenario in which such a crash occurred but was not documented by the NTSB would seem unlikely, though it could be possible if it was never reported and if wreckage was never found. I think Paula just gets high on pain pills and makes things up. Distractify is a registered trademark. Anyway, I have no idea if the plane crash thing has any truth but I would venture to say SOMETHING physical had certainly happened to her, Being a dog walker for famous people seems like it would be a really cool job lol. Im very curious what everyone else thinks about this case. I think Paula just gets high on pain pills and makes things up. Of Course the Grammys Brought Up the Slap, Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine, Lucien Laviscount Dishes on Red Flags and Romantic Deal Breakers. But at my very core, I did not like existing the way I had been.. As for how all of this managed to escape the notice of the press and the feds, Abdul has claimed that she was able to use her celebrity status to keep the story under wraps. It's USA not Congo. The Wikipedia page for the tour uses the same dates as Abduls website. She was shown nodding out, slurring speech, pupils dilated- all symptoms of opiate addiction. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! You can especially see how high she used to be when she was a judge on American Idol. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/UsersCountIndicator.2ab8dda40f822a31d31c_.css.map*/random gossip. You know what? So, I really don't care what people have to say. Wow. Back in the day when the NTSB had a searchable database, you could have gone on their website and pulled all the reports for that timeframe to narrow down whether any of them fits the nebulous description. To me, the most shocking part is that she said that she had to take a break from her music career during that the time frame of the incident in 1992 all the way to her stint as a judge on American Idol, ten years later. At the height of her success and fame as a dancer and singer, Abdul took a break from the music industry. An hour into the flight, one of the engines blew up, and the right-wing caught fire, leaving everyone in darkness. On the Paula Abdul post a couple weeks ago, I commented that I had a write-up that was almost ready to go. ), she didnt walk normally. Gloria Estefan was in a horrible bus accident, maybe shes mixing that into her own life in a chemically altered, desperate way. One is that this went entirely unreported at the timea search of Nexis archives yields no news stories from the 90s about Abdul, who was at one point a bonafide superstar, surviving a plane crash (or even being in a plane that required an emergency landing). 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In 1992 1, Paula Abdul was flying from a performance in St. Louis to Denver while on her Under My Spell Tour (sometimes called the Spellbound tour, the name of the album she was promoting at this time). ', Adele Personally Apologizes to Fans Over FaceTime for Rescheduling Las Vegas Residency, Carrie Underwood and Her Stylist Share All the Details Behind Her Las Vegas Residency Wardrobe, Victims of Deadly Multi-Vehicle Las Vegas Crash Included Family of 7: 'There Are No Words', Adele Says Her Las Vegas Residency 'Has to Happen This Year' as She Wants 'More Children', Blake Shelton Joins Gwen Stefani to Perform 'Happy Anywhere' Duet as Her Las Vegas Residency Wraps. news.AmoMama.com does not take responsibility for any action taken as a result of reading this article. I couldn't find this as I was writing, but u/bookdrops dug up this Springfield News-Leader article from June 19, 1992 that references the same June 20 date at the Sandstone Ampitheater. 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"We didn't have the extent of paparazzi so you were able to contain some information. However, the supposed landing site would have been out of the way north for the purported flight path between those two cities. I wasn't able to do what I love, my heart place, which is dancing. I'm not ready for the facelift and cutting I wanted any alternative to doing that and I don't have downtime. A St. Louis Post-Dispatch story that ran June 21, 1992, placed the date of her St. Louis performance at June 19, 1992, Abduls 30th birthday. Idon't,, https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/paula-abdul-opens-up-about-mysterious-1993-plane-crash-i-didnt-want-to-talk-too-much-about-it-182841961.html. Its just very strange that there is no proof of this event ever happening. Abdul later choreographed music videos for Janet Jackson and enjoyed more success. A tour manager or roadie or someone? A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. I'd stare at a screen and look at red squares, yellow dots. Dependency and addiction are also not the same thing. To me, the most shocking part is that she said that she had to take a break from her music career during that the time frame of the incident in 1992 all the way to her stint as a judge on American Idol, ten years later. They became a huge success, grabbing the world's attention and placing her in demand for many stars. Was this a ploy for attention that ripped off of Gloria Estefans accident? Abdul claimed her cervical spine was crushed, leaving her partially paralyzed. In the aforementioned KDWB interview, Abdul confused several dates. On Tuesdays episode of RuPauls new talk show, RuPaul (which kicked off a three-week trial run Monday on selected Fox affiliates), consummate survivor and savior of this years Billboard Music Awards show, Paula Abdul, took to Rus pink couch to promote her upcoming Las Vegas residency. Sounds like some Jameela Jamil level of storytelling! It was not fun," she continued. It was not fun. I agree. Abdul arrived in the entertainment industry as one of the most promising talents of her time. Very little treatment available. Over the years, Abdul has been more vocal about her past struggles, including addiction problems, but she claims her biggest nightmare happened in the early '90s, changing her life forever. According to Paula, around the time her Under My Spell tour concluded in 1992, she was involved in a plane crash. I limited my interaction with her as much as possible because it wasnt my job and it was a little intimidating, honestly (obviously she was an important client and I didnt want any complaints). An in depth Jezebel investigation from 2019, 2020 Yahoo interview where Abdul discusses people doubting her and why she did not speak about the crash earlier, Paula Abduls website page for the tour, which mentions the plane crash but does not list the relevant tour dates. A mysterious 1992 plane crash leaves more questions than answers. And the other stuff isn't my business., Now Abdul is once again opening up about her traumatic accident that she says happened during her Spellbound tour. Between her Spellbound era and about 1996, Abdul seemed to stay out of the spotlight. From her '80s hits, including "Straight Up" and "Forever Your Girl," to her high-profile marriage to Emilio Estevez to her time as a judge in the early seasons of American Idol, Paula Abdul is considered by many to be an icon. It was on my birthday, too." (As previously. RSD and any severe chronic pain can sometimes also cause people to seem spacey or loopy, which could also explain why so many people thought she was acting strange during the time she was on American Idol. A spokesperson in the press office of the Federal Aviation Administration wrote to me that its possible that such a crash would have not been investigated if it resulted in minor damage to the aircraft and minor injuries to those on board. I mean, I had a spinal cord injury and nerve damage, she recalls.