> Maybe opposites don't attract. Paula Abdul is learning it helps to have
> something in common with a potential mate.

> She is reportedly back with ex-boyfriend Arsenio Hall, whom she dated 20 years
> ago during their ‘80s heydays.

> “Arsenio reached out to Paula because he thought she needed a friend to talk to,
> someone she could relate to,” spills the snitch. “Arsenio knows what it's like
> to leave a hit TV show. One phone call led to another, and the next thing you
> know, they were making a date.”

> The “Straight Up” singer has been single since splitting with restaurant owner
> J. T. Torregiania in 2008, but a source tells the National Enquirer that Hall
> reached out to her with words of support after she quit “American Idol” last
> summer.

> The pair, who met on the set of “Coming to America” in 1988, reconnected so well
> that they’ve apparently decided to give the relationship another try.

> And there’s a chance their romance could end in happily ever after.

> "This could be the perfect situation for the two of them. Paula and Arsenio know
> each other inside and out."