American Idol Drama: Paula Testifies, Corey Clarke in Food Fight

(andPOP) - The dramatic saga on American Idol continues.

Idol judge Paula Abdul testified on Monday in favour of legislation that would require nail salons to improve sanitation. Some businesses were infected with a flesh eating fungus.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Abdul said a trip in April 2004 to a nail shop that used unclean manicure equipment became a yearlong ordeal, sending her in and out of hospital.

"What I saw fly out of my thumb was a green and yellow thick substance that smelt foul, and then blood, blood, blood," Abdul told the California Senate Business and Professions Committee. "Being a professional dancer, I'm no stranger to pain, but this time the pain was so excruciating that even my hair touching my thumb caused me to scream."

The legislation, if passed, would establish better safety standards for manicure and pedicure equipment and rewrite state regulations mandating nail shops follow sanitary practices.

As well, the former contestant who claimed to have an affair with her also made news headlines again.

Corey Clarke, who was released early from the show after Idol discovered he did not inform them of a prior misdemeanour arrest, has landed in trouble with the law once more.

Police showed up at a Sheraton Grand Hotel on Saturday after he and his manager engaged in a food fight inside their hotel room, All Headline News reports.

Clarke, 24 was charged with misdemeanour battery and is ordered to appear in court on July 22.