Paula Abdul Leaves "Idol", Citing Desire To "Return to Obscurity"

"I've been famous long enough," Paula Abdul today told a hastily assembled West Hollywood news conference. "It's time to let someone else have a turn."

Abdul, 47, or maybe 50, told reporters that "I was tired of seeing people making fools of themselves. I'm not talking about the performers--I'm talking about the audience and the rest of the cast."