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Will Paula Abdul go right from judging FOX’s American Idol to judging the hit reality show Dancing with the Stars? ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson sure hopes so.

McPherson attended the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena yesterday and weighed in on Paula leaving AI and hinted there might be a spot open on DWTS. “Absolutely, I would love that. I was a little stunned by the decision, and we would love to have her.”

Stephen believes Paula is a huge talent and said she can pretty much do whatever she wants on the show–participant, dance or judge…it doesn’t really matter. Wow!

We wonder what the current judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli think about that? McPherson says that Paula has that sensitivity and empathy that he thought was a good balance for AI.

Would you like to see Paula on Dancing with the Stars?

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