'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest says Paula Abdul feud his fault

Fox TV's "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest Wednesday said his widely publicized feud with judge Paula Abdul was blown out of proportion by the media.

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"Paula and I are great. We are fine," he said on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

"It's not that big of a deal. It got blown out of proportion," he said.

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"One day I went to talk to (Paula) before the show -- and I talk to Randy (Jackson) and Simon (Cowell) sometimes, too -- and I couldn't get in to see her.

"There were a lot of people outside, and I thought she was blowing me off, and I cleared it up on the radio and so now we're fine."