The injuries had a severe impact on her mental state. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. In an interview with Music News, she said, "I was so afraid of being counted out and looked at as damaged goods," pointing out that she actually was because she had to take so many years off. 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. There is enough room for the basic story to be true. There are several remarkable things about this oft-repeated account that generally go unremarked. Her tour ran from October 1991 to August 1992 and despite having searched accident records 3 for that timespan I have been unable to find any record of this crash. Especially when there is so much circumstantial evidence, such as her strange behavior that the tabloids latched onto. A St. Louis Post-Dispatch story that ran June 21, 1992, placed the date of her St. Louis performance at June 19, 1992, Abduls 30th birthday. I 100% agree with your point about no one coming forward--she has said things along the lines of "ask anyone who was on the plane with me, they'll say the exact same thing happened", but we haven't heard from anyone on the plane with her even though it was people like her makeup artist who I'd think it would be easy to track down. Although there has been some skepticism on the internet about her story, Abdul argues that it happened. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. In 2005, she told PEOPLE the engine caught fire 40 minutes into the trip and landed in a cornfield in Iowa. She also stated that she underwent 15 spinal surgeries as a result of her injuries both from this and prior incidents. While I know someone else who has it that's in a wheel chair, I have it and it mostly just means I get these random spasms from time to time and some other weird shit. Did you ever see her when she was on America's Got Talent? And I was knocked out again, only to wake up in a hospital where a microsurgeon had told me that I had crushed my entire cervical spine, which led to [inaudible] paralysis on my right side. 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). Woah CRPS? 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. It was not fun. Im unsure on whether or not she had an addiction to painkillers but I lean towards no. A spokesperson in the press office of the Federal Aviation Administration wrote to me that its possible that such a crash would have not been investigated if it resulted in minor damage to the aircraft and minor injuries to those on board. (--Somewhere between 13 and 15. The Wikipedia page for the tour uses the same dates as Abduls website. SUBSCRIBE for regular episodes and bonusesGet free Secrets to ending pain guide: http://www.zeropainnow.comGet daily Zero Pain Now updates on Facebook:https:. The most common theory in this camp is that the plane experienced some turbulence, she wasnt wearing her seatbelt, and she experienced an injury. So I figured Id try to piece it together myself. 21. 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. 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. In recent years, the "Cold Hearted" singer has attributed one of her breaks from the public eye to a scary plane crash that allegedly took place toward the end of her Under My Spell tour in the early '90s. 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. "I went through all of that, mostly, privately. Was she covering for a painkiller addiction, and was that part of why she went to rehab in 1994? Part of this was due to her seeking treatment for her bulimia in 1994, which came with rumors that she was being treated for opioid addiction at the same time. Its not my time to go. Then we crash-landed in flames in a cornfield. "I could have killed myself. Withdrawal -- it's the worst thing," she says. Forever Your Girl runs through Jan. 4, 2020. He was a VFR pilot when he bought the airplane, I dont know if he ever got his IR. No injury was reported. That wasn't happening., Despite losing all feeling on her right side and developing reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD), a disorder that fires so intensely that sometimes your skin can break out in lesions like shingles, Abdul says she was doing anything and everything I could to stay in the game. Her comment about not having tabloids in the 90s is laughable. 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. "Data-reactid =" 20 "> Last year, when she talked more openly about her injuries and recovery, both in interviews and on stage, there were some gossip sites like Jezebel and DListed, have claimed that Abdul completely invented their mysterious plane crash story. Paula Abdul on her 'Coming to America' wedding choreography: 'One of the things Im most proud of', Vibeology: Paula Abdul's favorite choreography moments of her career, Paula Abdul straight-up slays with spectacular Billboard Music Awards performance, Paula Abdul stuns in a tiny tuxedo dress for her red carpet return: 'How does she still look this amazing?'. Medical people thinking somehow what they are prescribing is better than heroin from the street. This means that there was a date between the St. Louis and Denver shows that have been found, and to me this rules out there being a St. Louis to Denver flight at all. 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! 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. I tried taking the different medications the doctors prescribed, but it was the same old story," she told the magazine. It's like, you learn and grow through wisdom and experience of being in this business, especially with the internet," she told the outlet. Doesnt take Sherlock Holmes to solve this mystery. It's like, there are seven other people that were on the plane, who were in that plane accident with me. 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. And that changed my life.. Here's What Happened to Randy Jackson and the Other OG 'American Idol' Judges. 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. Paula Abdul is interesting. In 1992 Paula Abdul supposedly survived a devastating plane crash in an emergency crash landing into a cornfield in Iowa. We have a news anchor and multiple presidential candidates who have either made up or altered aviation stories to make them the hero. She might not feel she was ever addicted to opioids because it was all prescribed and she was using it as prescribed not in a recreational way. But even through all of that there was one thing that kept me going, one gift that stood by my side, and that one gift is each and every one of you. I've always wondered about her plane crash story too. 2005 People interview, discusses details including plane route. So, I really don't care what people have to say. I believe her. 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. What Does Paula Abdul Claim About Being In A Plane Crash?. Paula Abdul at Build Studios in 2019, in New York City | Photo: Getty Images. I am convinced that celebrities make up personal tragedies way more than we think, or at least will stretch the truth about a personal tragedy to the point that it is basically a full out lie. I havent heard of anyone else having it so far but my own mother. While. Wouldn't she still be injured? In a 2014 Hudson Union Society interview, Abdul said she had just finished onstage when she boarded the flight. Watch Paula Abduls full Yahoo Entertainment interview below, in which she discusses MC Skat, her friendship with Gene Kelly, working with Keanu Reeves, her lost 1978 musical movie Junior High, new music, and the possibility of her working again with original American Idol judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. 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. She said: During the end of my world tour, the Spellbound 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. The Jezebel article cites a St. Louis Post Dispatch article from June 21, 1992, talking about a Paula Abdul concert the previous Friday at the Riverport Ampitheater. Its stranger the more you read about it, and there dont seem to be concrete answers. And I wasn't getting significantly better., After she traveled around the world unsuccessfully in search of a miracle cure (I felt like I could become an honorary neurosurgeon, because I knew so much about what was happening to my body, she quips), Abdul finally tried neuroscience. 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. But thats not quite true, either. Plus, she toured with New Kids on the Block and headlined her own Las Vegas residency until early 2020. LOS ANGELES, April 22 (UPI) -- "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul has revealed she suffers from a rare and painful physical disorder called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. She seems like a bit of an odd duck. Before a rapt crowd, she recalled the time everything came crashing down., 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 black, she said. "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. Abdul claimed the injuries caused her to be inactive in the industry for over seven years as she endured 15 cervical spine surgeries with top doctors around the world, hoping to get back to one piece. She could have mistaken Kansas City for St. Louis or misremembered, but her stated flight path doesn't seem to have happened. Now, Abdul is focused on self-esteem and self-care. I mean, I had a spinal cord injury and nerve damage. But I live a fully normal life. 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. And the other stuff isn't my business., Now Abdul is once again opening up about her traumatic accident that she says happened during her Spellbound tour. Paula Abdul launched her "Forever Your Girl" Vegas show on Thursday (October 24), and though an exciting night the 57-year-old took some time to recall a particularly traumatic time in her life: when she was involved in a plane crash in 1992. 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. 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.