Former “American Idol” contestant Paula Goodspeed was found dead in her car outside of Paula Abdul’s home Tuesday night. Goodspeed apparently committed suicide by taking a large dose of prescription pills.

Goodspeed supposedly had a psychiatric history which included an obsession with Paula Abdul. Goodspeed appeared on the fifth season of “American Idol” where she was ridiculed and rejected and many believe this poor treatment led Goodspeed to her death. Here’s the footage from Goodspeeds American Idol appearance.

Honestly, I’m surprised something like this hasn’t happened sooner. I stopped watching most competition style reality shows because they make me feel so bad for some contestants. I mean, did Simon really have to make lame remarks about her braces? Fine, the girl was not a good singer, but shaming contestants for the sake of ratings is cruel and sadly, very common.

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Vanilla Ice was arrested for domestic violence claims at his Palm Beach County, Florida home yesterday evening. The rapper turned reality TV star, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, was booked by Palm Beach County police after his wife Laura Van Winkle called the authorities on him, saying he had punched and kicked her - she later changed her story, saying he had only pushed her.

Police reports indicate the couple were at the tail end of a 2 day argument, apparently over Laura’s purchase of a children’s bedroom set, when police were called in. Vanilla Ice had been previously arrested on a domestic battery charge in Broward County, Florida in 2004.

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