Things are getting intense before tonight's American Idol season finale: Paula Abdul recently broker her nose.

No, the judge wasn't drunk. She simply took a tumble over the weekend as she tried to avoid trampling one of her pooches, her rep told E! News.

"She tripped to avoid stepping on Tulip, one of her Chihuahuas," the rep said. "She is fine. This will have no effect whatsoever on her appearance on American Idol tomorrow and Wednesday for the finale."

The rep added that Abdul was not hospitalized for her injury.

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