drugs and alcohol. More precisely...Advan, Xanax, Oxycontin, et al....

Is she a scientologist? Loopy seems to be a symptom.

Nobody can answer this factually. I recently saw what was apparently 'her side of the story' and it seemed like a lot of excuses to me personally. However, I do not doubt for an instant that she is over-worked and exhausted. At the same time, having seen her over the years - how sharp she has been in the dance world and graceful in the public eye, I would suspect some kind of prescription drugs at fault - and I wouldn't be surprised if she occasionally had a drink or two along with it... this is just my perspective of course. I will also add that being a celebrity comes with an enormous amount of pressure that most people do not understand until it is too late to turn back.

she was dropped on her head as an imphant

I love her, but I honestly think she may be popping pills and perhaps mixing in a few cocktails.

she is awful, she cant put a sentence together. i feel like when she talks its actually a 4 year old. and whats with her weird hand claps?

"Substance abuse allegations arose as the result of what some described as "erratic behavior" by Abdul during episodes of American Idol. After reading these allegations on message boards, Abdul told People magazine in April 2005 that she suffered from chronic pain for years following a "cheerleading accident" at age 17 and was diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy in November 2004. Abdul says she is now pain-free following treatment, including the anti-inflammatory medication Enbrel. Allegations arose again in January 2007 when videos circulated on the Internet of Abdul appearing to sway in her chair and slur her speech during a set of interviews. Abdul's publicist attributed this to fatigue and technical difficulties during the recording of the interviews. It was revealed on the Bravo show Hey Paula, which had followed Abdul with a video camera prior to the interviews, that Abdul had not been sleeping, perhaps suffering from some mild form of insomnia. In February 2007, Abdul told Us Weekly that she had never been drunk or used illegal drugs, and called the allegations "lies." In a March 2007 appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, Abdul joked that her scrutinized behavior was caused by her being "abducted by aliens". Also, Abdul has had problems with drug addiction, as the paparazzi put in an issue of the hit magazine Star for the month of July, 2006. Abdul appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show to "clear the air" on that situation. On American Idol the night of April 29, 2008, after hearing only one round of performances from the contestants, Abdul claimed to hear one performer sing twice. Simon Cowell was overheard by an audience member advising Paula to "stick with the program" and "completely ignore 'them'"." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Abdul#Substance_abuse_allegations