The nice judge of American Idol, Paula Abdul is taking credit for inspiring some of the hottest artist from today’s music. Apparently she thinks that her 1990 music video for Opposites Attract with the animated cat sky rocketed big talents like Rihanna and Beyonce.

“My videos stand the test of time. They are like the almanac for every performer. Even Rihanna has come up to me and said ‘I hope you don’t mind.’ And Beyonce. You can see the influence of what I’ve done. It’s really fun to see that I’ve left a mark. It was my idea to create an animated character. It takes a lot of focus, a lot time, and a lot of money.”

Is she seriouse? As if Rihanna was really thinking of Paula Abdul and her animated cat when she diped herself in silver paint for her “Umbrella” music video.