First of all, that "MTV rejects Paula's new video" rumor was just that -- a rumor. The new Paula Abdul video's right there, two lines up. And it's not bad bad. It's not great either. It's just that the song sounds a bit like Britney's "Piece of Me," (and really, is that ever a good thing to be compared to?) and the video looks like poor Paula got shafted with a video treatment previously rejected by Nicole Scherzinger.
Basically, what we're saying is, it's no "Cold Hearted." But we're surprised Paula still (kind of) has it in her. What we're also saying is that this passable video is just another cruel reminder that Paula didn't lose cred some time between the premiere of American Idol and the premiere of Hey Paula: it was, in fact, all downhill after MC Skat Kat: