Between Tamyra Gray's shocking elimination and Kelly Clarkson's come-from-behind win, the show's first string of episodes played out like a reality TV fairy tale.
Most kids decide at some point that they are going to run away, some get to the end of the block and some take it a bit further. My efforts, unbeknownst to my family at the time foreshadowed my career.
Paula Abdul, who we've not heard from in quite a while, has launched a lawsuit against a Los Angeles tanning salon after she was burned while receiving one of its services. Yikes.