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Ailing Paula vents

Paula Abdul, who on Thursday said she is "deeply hurt" that a phone call with her reps was leaked to the press, opened up to People.com about how she's doing.

"Look at me, I'm OK, really I am," the "American Idol" judge, 44, said.

"I'm doing just fine and don't have to explain myself to anyone. It hurts. The leak, that's illegal. That was a private conversation. That was a violation of my privacy and totally illegal."

The phone call was first reported by the New York Post.

On the tape, Miss Abdul talks about having Addison's disease, an adrenal disorder that causes chronic fatigue, muscle weakness and irritability. Asked whether she has the illness, she replies, "I haven't been diagnosed with it. I'm just exhausted. Sometimes I have really low blood sugar levels. It's all because I work very hard, that's it."

"When you work as hard as I do, you become exhausted. That's what happens. I'm working on five different projects right now. And now people are saying I have Addison's. I'm tired," Miss Abdul continued.

In the call, Miss Abdul also talks about her strained relationship with former publicist Howard Bragman. She would not comment about whether she was upset about her split with Mr. Bragman, People.com reports, but said: "I'm not happy about that phone call being leaked. That's illegal."

Finally, Miss Abdul -- who recently broke her nose when, her rep said, she tripped over her Chihuahua -- had a message for concerned fans. "I love my fans," she said. "They mean so much to me. I'm doing fine. I'm a fighter."

Miss Abdul's reality show, "Hey Paula," premieres June 28 on Bravo, Associated Press reports. It follows the star as she films a new season of Fox's "Idol" and develops her own perfume and cosmetics line. The show also promises to feature Miss Abdul playing practical jokes on her assistants and will show how her lack of sleep makes her loopy.