Paula Abdul allegedly threw a diva fit while flying from San Jose to Burbank recently on Southwest Airlines. According to Star magazine, Paula demanded special treatment, but was denied, and then laughed at by her fellow passengers. This is what I like to call a “feel-good story.”

“She pulled a major diva trip,” one “eyewitness” told the tab. “The other passengers were not amused.”

The television show judge was booked on a sold-out Southwest Airlines flight from San Jose to Burbank, California, and reportedly demanded first-class treatment, even though there’s no first-class section on the airline.

“She asked to be let on the plane and seated first,” an “eyewitness” told the Star. When Abdul was told that only young children, people with disabilities and the elderly were allowed to board early, she reportedly declared, “But I’m famous! I need to go on first!”

A number of fellow passengers heard the exchange, and one shouted at her: “You’re no Sanjaya! You have to board like everyone else.” That, according to the source, prompted a round of laughter from the others, except Abdul.

Once boarding began, Abdul pushed her way in front of the rest of the passengers so that she did get on first, and tried to keep the seat next to her empty, telling others it was taken. Finally, a flight attendant told her she had to give up the seat because the flight was full. Abdul kept her head bowed and reportedly was “twitchy” during much of the trip.

What kind of weirdo would try to get special treatment on a ghetto airline like Southwest? I’m just guessing, but an airline that’s too cheap to serve meals probably doesn’t care if you’re on a reality tv show.

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