As we reported earlier here, Paula Abdul gave a strange critique on Jason Castro’s two performances during Tuesday’s American Idol…strange, because he had only done one of his performances. Her remarks made viewers wonder if she might be drunk, or if the show might be scripted–or both.

Now, American Idol producers are chalking up the odd evaluation to a last-minute format change, in which the judges were told to give the contestants comments on how to improve for their next song. Apparently, Paula was a bit thrown off by this change-up, and at first attributed her remarks as a mix-up with notes on another contestant. Now, it’s been revealed that her mixed up notes were actually ones she had written for Jason Castro…during the dress rehearsal! So while the singers’ performances weren’t completely new to the judges, we can now confirm that Paula is not actually psychic and seeing future performances.

Still, rumors were floating around that Paula might be let go for such an error, but American Idol producers nixed that idea; they even called her a “great team player”. And when you think about it, Paula’s quirky comments, like Simon Cowell’s snarky ones, add to the fun of the show (Randy’s comments…well, they aren’t quite as exciting). Every show needs a little bit of crazy, and Paula brings that. So Paula, keep doing what you do–we love a bit of unpredictability!