In 1992 Paula Abdul supposedly survived a devastating plane crash in an emergency crash landing into a cornfield in Iowa. According to Abdul, the crash happened while she was out on her 1991-1992 'Under My Spell' tour and it occurred somewhere between St. Louis, Missouri and Denver, Colorado. I don't. As far as those who don't believe her, Abdul simply stated that she doesn't care what other people have to say (via Yahoo! In September, singer Diplo took to Instagram to share a picture of his doorless plane, which he said had an accident mid-air but thankfully, no life was lost. To me, the most shocking part is that she said that she had to take a break from her music career during that the time frame of the incident in 1992 all the way to her stint as a judge on American Idol, ten years later. Paul Abdul claimed to have been involved in a plane crash. It's like, there are seven other people that were on the plane, who were in that plane accident with me. They were pop artists at around the same time, and the accident was around the same time as shes claiming, within two years or so. Veteran pop star Paula Abdul is relieved there was no social media when a 1992 plane crash-landing almost derailed her career, because she feared she'd be considered "damaged goods". Abduls website lists no shows between the June 10 show in Greenwood Village and the June 23 show in Seattle. I find it hard to believe she claims she was never out of it during her time on American Idol. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. His plane made an emergency landing in Iceland after encountering problems with the brakes and tires. 9 1 2 2 Sep 9, 2020 #20 LemonLimeSoda Dollar General Brand Joined Aug 15, 2013 Messages 10,174 Reactions 55,318 4,123 684 Alleybux 26,840 ForumsStaySpilling said: I withstood 15 cervical spinal surgeries and I had to take seven years off. I love you from the bottom my heart. ", "If there's something that you know you can actually work on that can improve who you are as a performer or as a professional or as a human being, I resonate with that," she concluded. I agree. Instead, its her emotional mid-show monologue about a 1992 plane crash that required 15 cervical surgeries and led to Abdul living in near-constant agony for years. While. A spokesperson in the NTSBs media relations department told me that a scenario in which such a crash occurred but was not documented by the NTSB would seem unlikely, though it could be possible if it was never reported and if wreckage was never found. Then, over a cornfield in Iowa, Abdul in 2019 said the following took place: It all happened when I boarded a seven-seater plane and an hour into the flight one of the engines blew up and the right wing caught fire and everything went blackI woke up in the hospital only to find that I had crushed my cervical spine, leaving me partially paralyzed.. The veteran singer remarked that she is glad there were no social media platforms during her crash, or else she would have been considered a damaged star. And she credits the cutting-edge laser treatments Evoke (for the face) and Evolve (for the body) by a company called InMode, for which she is an ambassador, for helping her look and feel her best as a woman and trying to age gracefully.. Little known fact: It happened while Brian Willams interviewed her. In an interview with Yahoo! I met her several times - this would be 10 years AFTER the alleged plane crash, etc. Then, at the height of her fame, she took a few years off, before hitting the ground running again later with the release of more successful albums and singles. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. Reacting to such claims, Abdul remarked that seven others witnessed the crash, adding that she chose not to spend her time debating on the opinions that don't matter; instead, she prefers to focus on her growth. How is this woman still alive? Likewise, Im sure Princess Diana would be pleased to know that paparazzi didnt exist then. And when I came to, all seven of us were holding hands. Now, Abdul is focused on self-esteem and self-care. Theres a lot of overlap between this theory and the others, and how much overlap exists between theories depends on who you ask. You know what? Distractify is a registered trademark. A revisitation of one of my most Iconic Conspiracies, as I debate my dear friend Stokes regarding his belief that Paula Abdul's infamous fake plane crash actually did happen. I was shocked that I had never heard of this story before, so after work, I did a google search, and in my findings, I found that she has talked the incident in several interviews over the years. Not impossible, but certainly implausible at least from a laymans understanding of air travel. Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from "Cold-Hearted"-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her. It's USA not Congo. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. It was not fun. Yet she released an album during this "break" period of healing, she even made choreographed videos. This sets a date of June 19, 1992 for St. Louis. Sure, rx is cleaned and safer than street dope but the body doesnt care. It's like, there are seven other people that were on the plane, who were in that plane accident with me. and how it resulted in her needing multiple back surgeries. She explained that she and some of the crew from the tour were constantly traveling between cities in a seven-seater plane, and that the engine caught fire about 40 minutes into the flight after a performance in St. Louis. "I was freezing cold, then sweating hot, then chattering and in so much pain, it was excruciating. A mysterious 1992 plane crash leaves more questions than answers. The singer discussed what happened during an appearance on RuPaul in 2019. The Equalizer' Queen Latifah Once Publicly Called Her Long-time Speculated Partner Eboni Nichols My Love, Patsy Cline Talked about Her Time to Go Right before the Fatal Crash That Left Her Two Kids without a Mom, Annette Funicello Was Unable to Eat, Drink & Talk during Her Last Years Her Husband Never Gave up Hope, Why Did Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Break Up? She suffered years of chronic pain, a battle she dealt with privately. In the same interview, Paula also further elaborated on her injuries from the crash. That says something. Odder still is that the National Transportation Safety Boards accidents database lists no record of a plane crash in Iowa at any time between Abduls St. Louis and Denver-area shows in 1992. In the aforementioned KDWB interview, Abdul confused several dates. It also doesnt care if you are using it for fun, to cope with life or to cope with pain. 2 According to an edit in the Jezebel story, there was a Kansas City Star article claiming Abdul had performed in Kansas City on June 20, 1992, which would basically rule out a St. Louis to Denver flight. As for how all of this managed to escape the notice of the press and the feds, Abdul has claimed that she was able to use her celebrity status to keep the story under wraps. Abdul claims to have performed in St. Louis before the fateful flight, heading to Denver, and to have boarded immediately following this performance. She got into a plane accident not a plane crash. Thanks! So yea, shes probably telling a half truth. 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Abdul said she lost all feeling on her right side, and there was a possibility that she would not be recovering, but she attributes her healing to the wonders of neuroscience. One of these theories revolves around the idea that Paula invented the plane crash in 2003, after regaining the limelight as an American Idol judge, to give herself an excuse for falling out of the public eye and to distract from the downturn in her career and personal life during this period. He was very nice on the phone, we had matching airplanes and he joked about me not flying west Of the Mississippi, so we wouldnt be on the same ramp! None of the descriptions in their accident reports remotely match Abduls story. "It was time to set the record straight. These two are the only records that I have seen that match any part of her story, and neither is a good fit. Abdul does not seem to have refuted that she went to a place called La Costa in Carlsbad, California, but she was adamant that it was just a normal spa and she had been there for only three days. During the opening night of her show at Flamingo Las Vegas on Thursday, the 57-year-old Straight Up singer referenced an alleged 1992 plane crash she previously spoke to PEOPLE about in 2005. Its stranger the more you read about it, and there dont seem to be concrete answers. Paula Abdul went on record saying she had never said those things, Link to confirmation of Sandstone Amphitheater concert, 2003 NBC interview, earliest mention of the accident, 2005 People interview, discusses details including plane route. If this is the case I will certainly apologize for fueling speculation otherwisebut I would consider this the least likely option. Although there has been some skepticism on the internet about her story, Abdul argues that it happened. It was in 1994 when I spoke with him, and I believe at that time he was VFR. Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from "Cold-Hearted"-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her. "I went through all of that, mostly, privately," she said, adding that because the tabloids and the internet were different back then, she was able to contain some information, per Music News. Paula Abduls website page for the tour, which mentions the plane crash but does not list the relevant tour dates. There are only a handful of aircraft accidents, in fact, in the general vicinity during the timeframe between June 19, 1992, and June 22, 1992in Meade, Kansas, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, in Brighton, Colorado, in Falcon, Colorado. If this story is true there will be evidence for it. Back then, we didn't have tabloids like we do now," she said. Its not my time to go. Then we crash-landed in flames in a cornfield. Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from "Cold-Hearted"-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her. Theory 2: Paula Abdul was not in any aviation accidents in 1992 and she is using this story to cover up painkiller use and/or her extended absence from the limelight before her American Idol job. We may earn a commission from links on this page. According to Jezebel, Paula has also said some contradictory statements about the date and timeline of the crash. "I wasn't able to do what I love, my heart place, which is dancing. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. 2020 Yahoo interview where Abdul discusses people doubting her and why she did not speak about the crash earlier. I hadn't heard about the Bratz thing but I will have to look into that, it would add credence to the drug theories. Plane crash inspires Ohio train derailment conspiracy theories. Paula Abdul reflects surviving a crash landing after an alleged plane crash in 1992. Further speaking about that time in her life, Abdul said during her Forever Your Girl Vegas show, I lost myself, I lost my passion and that little girl inside me who was once fearless. I didnt want people to feel sorry for me or to count me out., Back then, we didnt have tabloids like we do now, she reportedly told journalist Allison Kugel in 2018. ", "From a [pain] scale of one to 10, my 'normal' was hovering at seven. Id bet even people who have no experience with drugs can at least sense theres something off about her during that show. Abdul has denounced those who doubt her claims and while I cant speak definitively, I would think she or her publicist would have pointed to an NTSB report if there was one. "The problem was that, at the time, I was. "During the end of my world tour when I was traveling from one city to the next, in a small seven-seater plane, one of the engines blew up and the right wing caught on fire, and we crash-landed. That wasn't happening.". The most common theory in this camp is that the plane experienced some turbulence, she wasnt wearing her seatbelt, and she experienced an injury. For years, Abdul has claimed that she was compelled to take a few years off in order to recover from trauma and injuries she supposedly suffered in a plane crash. So, I really don't care what people have to say. I was a perfect pain-management patient at Cedars-Sinai. The injuries from the crash affected her more mentally than physically. Famous American singer and dancer Paula Abdul once revealed she survived a traumatizing plane crash in the early '90s, but years after telling the story, some think it's a sham, and here's why. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Her comment about not having tabloids in the 90s is laughable. At any rate several of them must still be alive and some may have been injured just like she was. Paula Abdul has wowed onlookers with her recent death- and gravity-defying live performances, during which she has swan-dived from Cold-Hearted-style scaffolding into the waiting arms of her reliable backup dancers. I withstood 15 cervical spinal surgeries and I had to take seven years off. I believe her. The good thing was that she was able to sit out a few years and focus on her health without having to deal with the negativity that often arises on the internet. That album flopped, and then she disappeared for about seven years. I mean, I had a spinal cord injury and nerve damage, she recalls. So I needed something that was so minimal, I literally was out walking and enjoying my life the next day. You can especially see how high she used to be when she was a judge on American Idol. On Tuesdays episode of RuPauls new talk show, RuPaul (which kicked off a three-week trial run Monday on selected Fox affiliates), consummate survivor and savior of this years Billboard Music Awards show, Paula Abdul, took to Rus pink couch to promote her upcoming Las Vegas residency. "You can't take things personally, and the things that resonate with you that can help you become better, the best version of yourself, you hold onto and you work through that. I limited my interaction with her as much as possible because it wasnt my job and it was a little intimidating, honestly (obviously she was an important client and I didnt want any complaints). Paula Abdul had a concert in nearby Greenwood Village on the same day, but the description of the plane and accident do not match her story at all. His plane was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Palm Springs, California, and he took to his Instagram to share the news with his fans. ), Abduls rep did not respond to my request for clarification on this matter. Anyone able to verify that better? Did you ever see her when she was on America's Got Talent? Then, in 2019, she described waking up in the hospital, partially paralyzed. Not only that, Paula has also mixed up her timeline of the incident as well. The same Jezebel article also cites an Entertainment Weekly article from September 25, 1992, which refers to Abdul performing a show at the Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre in a suburb of Denver on June 22. "I could have killed myself. Withdrawal -- it's the worst thing," she says. My personal theory (which is based as much on gut feelings as it is on actual information, since the info is so spotty) is that she was on a plane during the Under My Spell tour, wasnt wearing a seatbelt, and was injured when the plane experienced turbulence mid-flight. EDIT: As referenced in footnote 2, the Jezebel article had an edit claiming that a reader had found a Kansas City Star article listing a June 20, 1992 date at the Sandstone Ampitheater in Bonner Springs, outside of Kansas City. I'd stare at a screen and look at red squares, yellow dots. I cannot find any news about what Abdul wouldve been doing in Nebraska in September 1991, so I dont believe this is the accident. From her '80s hits, including "Straight Up" and "Forever Your Girl," to her high-profile marriage to Emilio Estevez to her time as a judge in the early seasons of American Idol, Paula Abdul is considered by many to be an icon. Very little treatment available. It would definitely explain the pain pill addiction other posters have mentioned. She began choreographing sequences for several movie productions, like "Reefer Madness" and "American Beauty.". Her career and personal life seemed to have gone downhill after her Under Your Spell tour, and its debated whether this was because of her plane crash, or whether the plane crash was invented to sweep this under the rug. ). It was on my birthday, too. (As previously mentioned, the Under My Spell tour wrapped in 1992, and Abduls birthday is June 19.) What Exactly Is Happening for the Rest of This Season of American Idol? Plus, she toured with New Kids on the Block and headlined her own Las Vegas residency until early 2020. I ended up having to take almost seven years off to have all these different neurosurgeons operating on me.". You learn to live like that. A dependency is much easier to recover from than is addiction. In 1992 1, Paula Abdul was flying from a performance in St. Louis to Denver while on her Under My Spell Tour (sometimes called the Spellbound tour, the name of the album she was promoting at this time). But 2019 was not the first time she told this story. Also, some regional newspaper would for sure write about the crash landing itself no matter if they knew a star was on it or not. It's like, there are seven other people that were on the plane, who were in that plane accident with me. According to Abdul, her mid-'90s career disappearance was prompted by a 1992 plane crash. BestsellerThe Barista Express grinds, foams milk, and produces the silkiest espresso at the perfect temperature. The earliest mention of Abdul surviving a plane crash that I could find was the May 20, 2003, episode of Dateline. She explained that during turbulence she hit her head and suffered a head/neck injury. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. But Abdul shrugs off such accusations. Picture of American singer, Paula Abdul during an interview with RuPaul. Entertainment, Abdul explained that she didn't want to talk about the plane crash much because it took her years to build her career. All three of the outlets have reported that there is no public record of a plane crash occurring that included Paula. The 59-year-old has also worked as a songwriter, actor, and television personality, appearing on popular shows like "So, You Think You Can Dance?" -, Press J to jump to the feed. 2 Rich Juzwiak at Jezebel dug up records that give us a possible date for the alleged crash. As her new Las Vegas residency took off, Paula Abdul opened up about a crash landing. Well, it did get some attention, but I didnt want to make aI worked it out publicity wise. A tour manager or roadie or someone? In addition to the frequent changes in the narrative and other aspects of the story that don't add up, there's the fact that there is absolutely no record of this plane crash. https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/116362/Paula-Abdul-thankful-social-media-wasn-t-around-during-plane-crash-recovery. does not take responsibility for any action taken as a result of reading this article. Still, it was a fun experience for her. Idon't,, https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/paula-abdul-opens-up-about-mysterious-1993-plane-crash-i-didnt-want-to-talk-too-much-about-it-182841961.html. She probably repeated it so much and refined it in her mind she forgot there are records of such things, or it actually started feeling real to her. The flight in total should have taken some two hours and 15 minutes in total, according to Flight Sphere. Before undertaking any course of treatment please consult with your healthcare provider. Because of this I am assuming that this is a mistake rather than an actual lie. I think Paula just gets high on pain pills and makes things up. She explained that she and some of the crew from the tour were constantly traveling between cities in a seven-seater plane, and that the engine caught fire about 40 minutes into the flight after a performance in St. Louis. Over the years, Abdul has been more vocal about her past struggles, including addiction problems, but she claims her biggest nightmare happened in the early '90s, changing her life forever. Im forever grateful and I certainly did miss you.. Before undertaking any course of treatment please consult with your healthcare provider. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Born in San Fernando, California, in 1962, Abdul's career began as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team when she was 18. https://www.iheart.com/content/201992-plane-crash-during-vegas-residency-opener/, "Paula Abdul Keeps Talking About Surviving a Plane Crash for Which No Record Exists", https://jezebel.com/paula-abdul-keeps-talking-about-surviving-a-plane-crash-1835445212, https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employmeev_id=20001212X21252&ntsbno=LAX00FA213&akey=1, https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/RtID=20001212X21252&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA, https://www.yahoo.com/entertainmentwant-to-talk-too-much-about-it-182841961.html, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. I couldn't find this as I was writing, but u/bookdrops dug up this Springfield News-Leader article from June 19, 1992 that references the same June 20 date at the Sandstone Ampitheater. 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AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. Everyone was saying prayers. PAULA ABDUL has been talking a lot lately about that plane crash she was in back in the early '90s . Dave Ryan in the Morning provided the audio from that interview for Jezebel to post: (Credit where its due: It was KDWBs in-house conspiracy-theorizing after the interview that inspired me to write this post. Then it would be classified as an incident, as opposed to an accident., (A search of other NTSB reports in Kansas around the time of the supposed Abdul crash pulled up a seemingly minor-sounding one from April 1993, in which a pilot lost control of the plane during a landing roll, resulting in the collapse of landing gear and the right wing tip digging into the ground. There is also a record of an accident in Englewood, Colorado on June 10, 1992. Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan luckily survived a huge scare during a trip to Saudi Arabia for the Crown Jewel wrestling event. While Abdul when asked about her time away from the limelight did discuss the emergency crash landing in a few early/mid-2000s interviews, until recently she didn't want to talk too much about it, because it took me a long time to build the career that I had, and I didn't want to be counted out or fearful of people not understanding and thinking that, Well, maybe she's really not doing well, she explains to Yahoo Entertainment. Following her recovery, Abdul spends more time caring for her skin, doing what she loves best, and living her life to the fullest. Dependency and addiction are also not the same thing. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. I disappeared for seven years, endured 15 cervical spine surgeries with the top doctors from around the world with the hopes that theyd put me back together again.. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://. However, no record of any such plane crash exists, and her telling of the events surrounding the supposed event has changed over the years. The strange part is that as I dug deeper in my internet research, I found that there is actually no record or report of any plane crash that she was ever involved in. "When we plummeted, I hit my head on the ceiling of the plane. I started losing all feeling on my right side, and I was starting to really live in excruciating pain. Is Paula Abdul actually sober like she claims, and is her strange behavior actually just her being Paula Abdul rather than drugs or alcohol? In an episode of her show, the "Straight Up" singer opened up on the horrifying event, which she said took years to recover from. I'm guessing she has a new album out or is promoting something. How she managed to go down in a flaming aircraft and get treated in a hospital without a single word leaking to the press is another mystery, albeit one Abdul has accounted for mysteriously. The 41-year-old singer starred on the show's third season in 2004, and Paula explained that she didn't . No injury was reported. What we do know for sure is that Paula Abduls career took a hit shortly after the time she claims the crash took place. I was really injured. But at my very core, I did not like existing the way I had been.. There is some confusion as to which part of her tour the crash occurred on. Today we will take a look at what might be the real situation.Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/barelysociableMerch: https://teespring.com/stores/barely-sociableTwitter: https://twitter.com/SociableBarelyPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/BarelySociableReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/barelysociable/ -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/barelysociableBackground music Myuuji - blackout This means that there is a gap that these other two shows fit into, although it is odd they arent listed as part of the tour despite being part of the tour. The other, more popular theory, is that she used the plane crash as an excuse to either explain away her loopy behavior during her American Idol years as non-drug related (if you believe 2005 USA Today I have never been addicted to anything Paula Abdul) or to excuse it as being caused by medication prescribed to her for her injuries. A lot of women here in this industry, they don't talk about this until now. In a 2019 interview with RuPaul, she claimed that one of the "engines blew up" an hour into the flight. For years, Abdul has claimed that she was compelled to take a few years off in order to recover from trauma and injuries she supposedly suffered in a plane crash. But instead I wound up with differing accounts from Paula Abdul herself, articles claiming she was lying, and lots of ._1W1pLIfaIb8rYU6YeTdAk6{margin-right:6px}._1H6Meh6ZAemKxOJDOEasfK{border-radius:50%;box-sizing:border-box;height:20px;margin-left:-8px;width:20px}._1H6Meh6ZAemKxOJDOEasfK:first-child{margin-left:0}._30vlMmCcnqKnXP1t-fzm0e{display:inline-block;margin-left:-8px;position:relative} Medical people thinking somehow what they are prescribing is better than heroin from the street. Why did it take eleven years after the alleged accident for there to be a single documented mention of it? She seems like a bit of an odd duck. Despite her claims of the crash, some internet users believe the singer fabricated the story. The singer has said in a 2018 interview with Music News that the crash was kept under wraps because she didn't want publicity for it at the time, or for people to think that her career was over.