Of course Paula Abdul knows who Nicole Scherzinger is.

Before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Abdul sent out a now-deleted tweet in which she said she couldn’t wait to watch Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, and Demi Lovato perform during the big game.

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The tweet also included photos of Abdul with Lopez and Lovato, as well as another with the Pussycat Dolls frontwoman instead of Shakira.

Scherzinger responded to the tweet:

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On Monday, Abdul attempted to clear up the confusion, explaining that the picture with Scherzinger was simply meant as a “great football memory,” adding that she, of course, knows Scherzinger well, sharing a series of photos of them together over the years.

Bother Abdul and Scherzinger were judges together on the first season of the American version of “The X Factor”.