5. Paula Abdul

Paula Abdul came to fame as a Lakers Girl. She danced and choreographed her way into becoming a top-notch singing sensation. Her single went “Straight Up” and then her singing and dancing took her to the top of the charts. Since then, she has appeared and disappeared in the spotlight like a full moon that comes and goes. Many rumors of pills and alcohol abuse have plagued Paula during the course of her career. After a successful stint singing and being a choreographer, she landed the dream gig of American Idol that gave her renewed success. But the spotlight once again proved to be too great for the singer, who fell into old habits. In interviews she was caught slurring words and sounding despondent. She started to break down and erode, and soon, she lost her gig with American Idol and once again moved on. A few incidents that highlighted her insanity were back in January 2007 when she was on Fox’s Seattle affiliate and could barely sit up straight or put a coherent string of words together. In 2007, she also attempted to launch her reality show Hey Paula, where she displayed numerous meltdowns. Paula used to be considered a hot mess. Now…she is just a mess.

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