"You know what? She extended her talents to the movie industry, featuring in movies like "The Waiting Game," "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," and "The Wayans Bros." Her movie career did not enjoy the success she enjoyed as a singer and dancer. It's like, there are seven other people that were on the plane, who were in that plane accident with me. And she credits the cutting-edge laser treatments Evoke (for the face) and Evolve (for the body) by a company called InMode, for which she is an ambassador, for helping her look and feel her best as a woman and trying to age gracefully.. Not sure why aviation seems to create those false memories. "So back then neurosurgery, especially with having spinal cord injury and having surgery, there was a 50/50 chance to get better. I gritted my teeth. Abdul has denounced those who doubt her claims and while I cant speak definitively, I would think she or her publicist would have pointed to an NTSB report if there was one. I dont have proof of anything, but a personal anecdote. Especially when there is so much circumstantial evidence, such as her strange behavior that the tabloids latched onto. We didnt have the extent of paparazzi or the (internet), so you were able to contain some information.. This show would have taken place between Abduls June 19, 1992, show in St. Louis, and her June 22, 1992, show outside of Denver, and further convolutes Abduls narrative. Was Paula Abdul in a plane crash? Though there are naysayers about Paul's alleged plane crash, the singer has not wavered from discussing it to the press. Of Course the Grammys Brought Up the Slap, Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine, Lucien Laviscount Dishes on Red Flags and Romantic Deal Breakers. She seems like a bit of an odd duck. His plane was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Palm Springs, California, and he took to his Instagram to share the news with his fans. So back then neurosurgery, especially with having spinal cord injury and having surgery, there was a 50/50 chance to get better. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Despite Abduls denials, there is still rampant speculation that she is or was addicted to painkillers. The fairy godmother of aspiring pop singers revealed she survived a plane crash while on her "Spellbound" tour in 1992, leaving her with many injuries requiring several surgeries. Everyone was saying prayers. All three of the outlets have reported that there is no public record of a plane crash occurring that included Paula. RSD and any severe chronic pain can sometimes also cause people to seem spacey or loopy, which could also explain why so many people thought she was acting strange during the time she was on American Idol. I agree. Advertisement Paula Abdul made a name as one of the most popular dancers and singers in the 1980s. I was really injured. Also, some regional newspaper would for sure write about the crash landing itself no matter if they knew a star was on it or not. Theres a lot of overlap between this theory and the others, and how much overlap exists between theories depends on who you ask. Anyway, I have no idea if the plane crash thing has any truth but I would venture to say SOMETHING physical had certainly happened to her, Being a dog walker for famous people seems like it would be a really cool job lol. Then, in 2019, she described waking up in the hospital, partially paralyzed. https://www.iheart.com/content/201992-plane-crash-during-vegas-residency-opener/, "Paula Abdul Keeps Talking About Surviving a Plane Crash for Which No Record Exists", https://jezebel.com/paula-abdul-keeps-talking-about-surviving-a-plane-crash-1835445212, https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employmeev_id=20001212X21252&ntsbno=LAX00FA213&akey=1, https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/RtID=20001212X21252&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA, https://www.yahoo.com/entertainmentwant-to-talk-too-much-about-it-182841961.html, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. To be fair, in 92 it would be very very easy for a small private or charter company that caters to the rich and famous to hide a crash or accident to avoid negative image. In fact, according to her, she has never even been drunk. Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from "Cold-Hearted"-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her. Medical people thinking somehow what they are prescribing is better than heroin from the street. if you notice, actors, musicians, etc always seem to get arrested or end up in the news right around the same time they are promoting something new. As her new Las Vegas residency took off, Paula Abdul opened up about a crash landing. The story honestly reeks of a drug problem/mental health issues. This is the closest thing to a contradictory date I have seen but it also is not a quote from Paula Abdul herself. There is some confusion as to which part of her tour the crash occurred on. The award-winning dancer noted that she found herself in the hospital with serious injuries on her body. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. A good title for this study would be, Paula Abdul- Plane Crash, or Train Wreck?, You know what? Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from Cold-Hearted-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her reliable backup dancers. He was very nice on the phone, we had matching airplanes and he joked about me not flying west Of the Mississippi, so we wouldnt be on the same ramp! Not only that, Paula has also mixed up her timeline of the incident as well. Then it would be classified as an incident, as opposed to an accident., (A search of other NTSB reports in Kansas around the time of the supposed Abdul crash pulled up a seemingly minor-sounding one from April 1993, in which a pilot lost control of the plane during a landing roll, resulting in the collapse of landing gear and the right wing tip digging into the ground. Its a horrible horrible disease. She suffered years of chronic pain, a battle she dealt with privately. EDIT: As referenced in footnote 2, the Jezebel article had an edit claiming that a reader had found a Kansas City Star article listing a June 20, 1992 date at the Sandstone Ampitheater in Bonner Springs, outside of Kansas City. The singer has spoken out multiple times about a serious plane crash accident, but there are some who don't buy her story. If anyone is able to find it Id be happy to edit it in, but Im not including information I cant verify. But Abdul shakes off such accusations. This means that there was a date between the St. Louis and Denver shows that have been found, and to me this rules out there being a St. Louis to Denver flight at all. Abdul has had to endure a series of professional and personal challenges to build the career she now has. I havent heard of anyone else having it so far but my own mother. Not impossible, but certainly implausible at least from a laymans understanding of air travel. Paula Abdul made a name as one of the most popular dancers and singers in the 1980s. But at my very core, I did not like existing the way I had been.. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. There are a few aspects of Abduls story that are pointed to as proof that she is lying. Her own website does not list a St. Louis tour date (although there is a date for Greenwood Village, near Denver, on June 10, 1992). When we plummeted, I hit my head on the ceiling of the plane. Abdul, who was in her early 30's at the time, revealed she boarded a seven-seater plane after a show and was going from St. Louis to Denver. According to Abdul in 2005, she took one day off and she continued to perform. There are several remarkable things about this oft-repeated account that generally go unremarked. Picture of American singer, Paula Abdul during an interview with RuPaul. Pop singer and dancer Paula Abdul is "opening up" about her 1992 plane crash: The only date possible for this "crash" is around June 8-10, 1992, which resulted in various tour dates of hers being cancelled with no explanation. She could have mistaken Kansas City for St. Louis or misremembered, but her stated flight path doesn't seem to have happened. To me, the most shocking part is that she said that she had to take a break from her music career during that the time frame of the incident in 1992 all the way to her stint as a judge on American Idol, ten years later. Forever Your Girl runs through Jan. 4, 2020. In a 2014 Hudson Union Society interview, Abdul said she had just finished onstage when she boarded the flight. She was loopy as hell. But last Thanksgiving, determined to overcome her habit, she checked into the La Costa Resort and Spa, in Carlsbad, California, to wean herself off her medications in one fell swoop. There seems to be no record of this crash ever having happened. She also stated that she underwent 15 spinal surgeries as a result of her injuries both from this and prior incidents. This has been used by some theorists as proof that the whole story is fabricated, since it gives the appearance that there wouldnt have been a St. Louis to Denver flight at all. Which makes it all the weirder that she keeps talking about a plane crash that really doesn't seem like it happened. I withstood 15 cervical spinal surgeries and I had to take seven years off. Pride festival, or other recent comeback concerts. So I figured Id try to piece it together myself. It was not fun. Perhaps this supposed plane crash will remain mysterious, but like Abdul told the Hudson Union Society: It doesnt matter what you go through, its how you come out.. "Data-reactid =" 20 "> Last year, when she talked more openly about her injuries and recovery, both in interviews and on stage, there were some gossip sites like Jezebel and DListed, have claimed that Abdul completely invented their mysterious plane crash story. . A detailed account of the accident itself, told in 2019. Ditto that on a search of Google Books. That says something. The former Idol judge told Jennifer Hudson that she knew she would still win "big time" despite being eliminated from the reality show. Or I chewed the side of my mouth. The most common theory in this camp is that the plane experienced some turbulence, she wasnt wearing her seatbelt, and she experienced an injury. Afterward, she signed her record deal. All Rights Reserved. AFP. The same Jezebel article also cites an Entertainment Weekly article from September 25, 1992, which refers to Abdul performing a show at the Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre in a suburb of Denver on June 22. Now, Abdul is focused on self-esteem and self-care. According to Jezebel, Paula has also said some contradictory statements about the date and timeline of the crash. After becoming the head choreographer for the "Laker Girls," she was discovered by the popular family group "The Jacksons.". The story changes in bits every time, and there is no documented mention of it at all before Abduls 2003 NBC interview. She was outweighed by doubt for the first time in her life as she battled excruciating pain. The information in this article is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. ", "I was so afraid of being counted out and looked at as damaged goods," she continued. I doubt not a single person told their story to some newspaper unless they were told not to. And I was knocked out again, only to wake up in a hospital where a microsurgeon had told me that I had crushed my entire cervical spine, which led to [inaudible] paralysis on my right side. A revisitation of one of my most Iconic Conspiracies, as I debate my dear friend Stokes regarding his belief that Paula Abdul's infamous fake plane crash actually did happen. Make of this what you will. At the height of her success and fame as a dancer and singer, Abdul took a break from the music industry. It was on my birthday, too. (As previously mentioned, the Under My Spell tour wrapped in 1992, and Abduls birthday is June 19.) To her credit, she lived up to the expectation, making herself one of the most popular choreographers in the industry. A dependency is much easier to recover from than is addiction. Translation: These are my excuses for constantly being fucked up on pain pills.. I can understand that rationale to a point but its also how we got into this opioid crisis to begin with. Gloria Estefan was in a horrible bus accident, maybe shes mixing that into her own life in a chemically altered, desperate way. Im unsure on whether or not she had an addiction to painkillers but I lean towards no. So, I really don't care what people have to say. She explained that during turbulence she hit her head and suffered a head/neck injury. As her new Las Vegas residency took off, Paula Abdul opened up about a crash landing. Her fame earned her many accolades, working alongside stars like Janet Jackson and other popular artists. Then you do ear-irrigation and balancing exercises. I've always wondered about her plane crash story too. He was a VFR pilot when he bought the airplane, I dont know if he ever got his IR. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. I assume pilots are included in the number? Imagine Abdul and her crew just ditching that burned-up plane. "You can't take things personally, and the things that resonate with you that can help you become better, the best version of yourself, you hold onto and you work through that. In 1991, Abdul earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2020 Yahoo interview where Abdul discusses people doubting her and why she did not speak about the crash earlier. According to Abdul, her mid-'90s career disappearance was prompted by a 1992 plane crash. Theres certainly no clear-cut evidence proving she was ever an addict, but its also nearly impossible to disprove something. Paula Abdul went on record saying she had never said those things, Link to confirmation of Sandstone Amphitheater concert, 2003 NBC interview, earliest mention of the accident, 2005 People interview, discusses details including plane route. During the opening night of her show at Flamingo Las Vegas on Thursday, the 57-year-old Straight Up singer referenced an alleged 1992 plane crash she previously spoke to PEOPLE about in 2005. I work out a lot, I'm pretty healthy and active, but there's certain areas that I felt like could use a little more sculpting and I just wanted to have a sleeker jawline. Did you know that Paula Abdul allegedly suffered a serious plane crash in the early 1990s and that this plane crash supposedly led to years of dependence on . It's all through exercises that are like audio-spatial. Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan luckily survived a huge scare during a trip to Saudi Arabia for the Crown Jewel wrestling event. 2009 Ladies Home Journal interview, discusses going to rehab for painkiller addiction. So, I really don't care what people have to say. For years, Abdul has claimed that she was compelled to take a few years off in order to recover from trauma and injuries she supposedly suffered in a plane crash. "I went through all of that, mostly, privately. Wouldn't she still be injured? I started losing all feeling on my right side, and I was starting to really live in excruciating pain," she said. I disappeared for seven years, endured 15 cervical spine surgeries with the top doctors from around the world with the hopes that theyd put me back together again.. Following her successful stint with "The Jacksons," Abdul released her dance workout CDs. Abdul released more successful albums and videos in the following years, expanding her fanbase outside the United States. Part of this was due to her seeking treatment for her bulimia in 1994, which came with rumors that she was being treated for opioid addiction at the same time. An Entertainment Weekly report about the summer of 1992's tours mentioned a June 22 Abdul concert at Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre in Englewood, Colorado, which is six miles outside of Denver. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Its not my time to go. Then we crash-landed in flames in a cornfield. Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from "Cold-Hearted"-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her. Back then, we didn't have tabloids like we do now," she said. I. Thats the story I got from a mutual friend, he was a very heavy smoker and even in a pressurized airplane like his 414A, you can get a 8-12,000 foot cabin altitude if you go high enough, of the system isnt fully pressurizing. There is enough room for the basic story to be true. Update (June 14, 2019, 8:00 am): A reader named Katie Sowder dug up a Kansas City Star article that reviews a Paula Abdul/Color Me Badd concert that it says took place at the Sandstone Amphitheater (now Providence Medical Center Amphitheater) in Bonner Springs, Kansas, on June 20, 1992. How she managed to go down in a flaming aircraft and get treated in a hospital without a single word leaking to the press is another mystery, albeit one Abdul has accounted for mysteriously. Or I sat on my hands and pulled my fingers or pressed down on my hand something to distract me from the pain.". About 40 minutes into the flight, an engine [caught fire], Abdul told People magazine in a May 2005 story. Because Paula was in the height of her career at the time when the alleged plane crash occurred, many outlets, including Jezebel, KDWB, and DListed, have been skeptical about whether or not it actually happened, since it wasn't reported on or spoken about at the time. If there's something that you know you can actually work on that can improve who you are as a performer or as a professional or as a human being, I resonate with that. Not too long after that, the actor was glad to resume his flight. The tour she mentions ran from 1991 to 1992, and most articles state 1992. During the opening night of her show at Flamingo Las Vegas on Thursday, the 57-year-old "Straight Up". To me, the most shocking part is that she said that she had to take a break from her music career during that the time frame of the incident in 1992 all the way to her stint as a judge on American Idol, ten years later. 2 According to an edit in the Jezebel story, there was a Kansas City Star article claiming Abdul had performed in Kansas City on June 20, 1992, which would basically rule out a St. Louis to Denver flight. PAULA ABDUL has been talking a lot lately about that plane crash she was in back in the early '90s . She hit the big time in the late 1980s with the release of the multiplatinum album "Forever Your Girl," as BuzzFeed News reported, and then spent the next few years dominating the charts. In the process, she told a story shes previously told several times about surviving a plane crash during her Under My Spell Tour, which ran from 1991-92. You can especially see how high she used to be when she was a judge on American Idol. She was a mess the times I saw her, and while I do not recall her ever using a cane or anything (I interacted with her maybe half a dozen times? Although there has been some skepticism on the internet about her story, Abdul argues that it happened. From a [pain] scale of one to 10, my normal was hovering at seven. 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Yet she released an album during this "break" period of healing, she even made choreographed videos. Thats something I quietly made go awayno paparazzi or tabloid stuff, she told VH1 in 2008. Idon't,, https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/paula-abdul-opens-up-about-mysterious-1993-plane-crash-i-didnt-want-to-talk-too-much-about-it-182841961.html. Theory 3: Paula Abdul is telling the truth about being in a crash and her story was brought into doubt due to some unfortunate gaps in information, such as the NTSB records being incomplete/the accident not being reported at all, her own choice to keep quiet for an extended period of time, and miscommunications about whether or not she was using pain medication. That album flopped, and then she disappeared for about seven years. This, in conjunction with her (also consistent) story about a cheerleading accident in high school followed by several smaller car accidents over the years, means that Paula Abdul already has a pretty good reason to be using painkillers. I want America to know that I have never been addicted to anything, no chemical dependency, nothing for recreational purposes.". She probably did have an opioid dependency but it was prescribed so shes not like one of them. I dont see any way in hell that someone with chronic pain in the 2000s was not prescribed opioids, its literally whats they give people for shit as simple as a wisdom tooth being taken out. It's like, you learn and grow through wisdom and experience of being in this business, especially with the internet," she told the outlet. I am convinced that celebrities make up personal tragedies way more than we think, or at least will stretch the truth about a personal tragedy to the point that it is basically a full out lie. Did you ever see her when she was on America's Got Talent? 4h ago. She said that the crash happened when she was "on tour at the end of '93. You learn to live like that. Paul Abdul claimed to have been involved in a plane crash. In July I saw this comment and decided to look up the plane crash story, expecting it to be easily explainable one way or another. Walt Disney Luckily, a team of imaginary rescue workers was on hand to save the day. Likewise, Im sure Princess Diana would be pleased to know that paparazzi didnt exist then. In 2005, she told PEOPLE the engine caught fire 40 minutes into the trip and landed in a cornfield in Iowa. 21. Use it long enough you are gonna have problems. What they did is they rewired my neurotransmitters to block pain. Abdul says shes been happily pain-medication-free for almost nine years now, as a result of biofeedback treatment. Do any of you guys remember hearing about the incident back in 1992 or even later on? She said: During the end of my world tour, the Spellbound tour, when I was traveling from one city to the next, in a small seven-seater plane, one of the engines blew up and the right wing caught on fire, and we crash-landed. 2005 People interview, discusses details including plane route. In an interview with Music News, she said, "I was so afraid of being counted out and looked at as damaged goods," pointing out that she actually was because she had to take so many years off. Ill admit to not being knowledgeable about aviation records, but it also seems telling that no one else has been able to find these records either. I did not want said Abdul. Famous American singer and dancer Paula Abdul once revealed she survived a traumatizing plane crash in the early '90s, but years after telling the story, some think it's a sham, and here's why. We had plenty of tabloid journalism then it was simply in print. I took care of that. She might not feel she was ever addicted to opioids because it was all prescribed and she was using it as prescribed not in a recreational way.
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