American Idol judge, Kara DioGuardi has expressed her disappointment with fellow judge Paula Abdul after she stated that the show didn’t work with Kara on the panel.

Paula revealed in an interview with American OK magazine that she felt Kara’s presence slowed the pace of the show, but Kara hit back in an interview with Access Hollywood saying:

“Paula has a right to her opinions, but I was disappointed by her comments, and hurt that she did not address them to me in person,” she said.

“I’m proud of my contributions to the show and remain excited about the rest of the season.”

However, a representative for Abdul has insisted that her quote has been “taken out of context”, saying: “She was referring to previous ‘guest judges’ from past seasons. Not Kara.”