LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Paula Abdul will mix her real life with fiction as she guest stars in a new drama for Lifetime.

Access Hollywood has confirmed the 'American Idol' judge will play a fictionalized version of herself on Lifetime's upcoming drama series, 'Drop Dead Diva.'

BURBANK, Calif. -- Ashley Ferl, the little blonde girl who gained national fame by breaking down in hysterics after watching Sanjaya Malakar perform on season six of 'American Idol,' made her own play for singing stardom yesterday.

Ferl, dubbed 'Crying Girl' for her uncontrollable tears over Sanjaya, turned 16 this year, making her eligible to try out for the competition. She and 11,000 other hopefuls hit the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for round one of the season nine auditions. She was among the first in line outside of the Rose Bowl gates.

So did she make it through? Find out.... after the jump.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Simon Cowell is shooting down a report he has been offered up to $144 million to stay on 'American Idol.'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Paula Abdul accidentally made a cameo as herself in Sacha Baron Cohen's new comedy, 'Bruno.' And in a new interview with SIRIUS XM's 'The Morning After With Angela Yee!,' the 'American Idol' judge revealed she found out about her involvement in the film quite some time after it was first filmed.

LONDON, UK -- Simon Cowell wants to set the record straight.

In a letter to the Daily Mail on Saturday, the 'American Idol' and 'Britain's Got Talent' judge weighed in on the controversies the UK show, which gained a worldwide audience via YouTube this year, has inspired.

MIDVALE, Utah -- Jeff Archuleta, the father of 'American Idol' Season 7 runner-up David, was charged with alleged patronization of a prostitute back in January, according to court papers acquired by Access Hollywood.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 'American Idol' winner Kris Allen doesn't mind the attention he receives from his millions of fans - including Adam Lambert.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Allison Iraheta is the latest 'American Idol' season eight contestant to sign with 19 Recordings and her recordings have been licensed to Jive Records.

LONDON, England, U.K. -- Gerry Boyle, the brother of 'Britain's Got Talent' finalist Susan Boyle, says the singer has left a mental health care facility and is now living in London, thanks to the show's judge, Simon Cowell.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Just a short time removed from Kris Allen's coronation as the new 'American Idol,' the search for his successor is about to begin.

Auditions for the ninth season of 'Idol' will kick off June 14 in Boston, FOX announced on Tuesday.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Susan Boyle may have captured hearts across the world with her beautiful singing voice, but after his semi-finals performance on Tuesday night's 'Britain's Got Talent,' 12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi may be the reality competition's new frontrunner.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Although several music superstars -- including Keith Urban, Cyndi Lauper, KISS and Carlos Santana -- took the stage on the 'American Idol' finale to share their music with this year's 'Idol' contestants, Pink apparently wasn't too pleased to hear her song belted out by the up-and-comers.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kris Allen is the new 'American Idol.'

Just under 100 million votes -- a new world record according to 'Idol,' were cast last night, but in the end, it was 23-year-old Kris Allen, from Conway, Ark. who walked home with the title of the Season 8 'American Idol.'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A number of 'American Idol' winners and runner-ups alike have gone on to superstardom since the launch of the FOX show - and according to Forbes, many of them are earning paychecks to match.