XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUNDAY MAY 01, 2005 19:01:00 ET XXXXX
MAY DAY: FOX REFUSES TO ANSWER ABC QUESTIONS FOR DAMNING 'IDOL' EXPOS�
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FOX executives have declined to answer any and all questions posed by ABCNEWS regarding claims AMERICA IDOL judge Paula Abdul personally "coached" a favorite contestant and then tried to cover up the breach!
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ABCNEWS is determined to air its one-hour IDOL expose during a special edition of PRIMETIME LIVE Wednesday at 10 pm ET.
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FOX received nearly a dozen questions from ABC last week, top sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
FOX initially agreed to respond by close of business Friday, but the network later pulled back from that pledge after it was unable to determine, to its own satisfaction, the validity of the charges.
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