Paula to form an empire

"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul has been discussing potential syndicated projects with the company behind "Entertainment Tonight," the gossip show on which she serves as a special correspondent, sources said. Details on any potential project as well as what stage the talks may be at were unclear late Thursday, and distributor CBS Paramount Domestic Television declined comment. Abdul is in her fifth season as a judge on Fox's "American Idol." The former pop singer and L.A. Lakers cheerleader also was a guest co-host on syndicated morning show "Good Day Live" and has appeared on numerous talk shows as well as episodes of such TV series as ABC's "Less Than Perfect" and Disney Channel's "That's So Raven." [Reuters]