Now that it is official that Paula Abdul will not be returning as a judge on American Idol, the question on people's lips is whether the popular singer/dancer/choreographer will join the family of So You Think You Can Dance.
SYTYCD executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe has gone on record saying that if Abdul and American Idol executives could not reach an agreement in her contract negotiations, he would happily consider her for a guest judge slot on the dance competition program.
"We would certainly consider (Abdul as) a guest judge," Lythgoe told NY Daily News -- "Without question."
Abdul, besides making a strong mark as a singer, has also enjoyed a noted dancing and choreography career, having worked with artists including Janet Jackson.
In the weeks leading the decision that Abdul would not return to Idol, Lythgoe, himself a former executive producer of American Idol, wrote on Twitter that Fox would be crazy not to bring Paula back. "I'd never been involved in negotiations when I was with the show (Idol), but having spoken with (Fox president of alternative programming) Mike Darnell, I know Fox wants to keep Paula. The figures that have been quoted for Simon (Cowell) and Ryan (Seacrest) are great figures. I don't know if they are true, but Paula seeing those figures would make her pretty upset."
As of 8 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Lythgoe had not posted any new messages on Twitter related to Abdul.
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