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If this is true (and it's still in the rumor stage), it's not a big shock: Paula Abdul is thinking about coming back to American Idol.

TMZ is reporting that Abdul is seriously considering coming back to the show she recently left because they didn't offer her enough money. They're also reporting that Abdul is ticked because the show is giving Victoria Beckham $275,000 an episode for her guest judge stint.

Of course, there's also the possibility that everything in the whole Paula-Abdul-leaves-Idol story is just a ploy by the producers and the network to get some more interest in the show. It's still a ratings powerhouse, but there have been definite signs of a slight chink in the armor the past season or so and a little publicity couldn't hurt. If Abdul goes to another show that wouldn't surprise me at all. It also wouldn't surprise me if she made a "surprise" return to Idol.

She might not do Ugly Betty after all though. She's reportedly angry that the show leaked that she was negotiating with them.