[diamondsnake]

I'm positive Paula will be back next season. I don't think the powers that be are even going to look into this silliness. They are smart enough to know that if Paula leaves they can kiss their ratings success goodbye. It just wouldn't be the same with different judges at this point and I think people would tune out. If the Fox Network is smart they won't pay any attention to this and just thank their lucky stars for the free publicity ABC is giving them.