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Paula Abdul is back on the dating saddle again. The American Idol judge has in a recent interview with "The Today Show" host Matt Lauer revealed the identity of her new boyfriend, it's restaurateur J.T. Torregiani.

Being asked on her love life during the Wednesday July 18th taping, Paula tend to describe her romantic life as "a horror movie." She admitted to have been dating someone though. "It's looking upwards," so Paula said when being asked on her romance with the new man.

"Things are good right now. There is someone in particular," the star went on saying while remained tight lipped on any details. However she finally credited her new man as "a good guy" when Matt Lauer began confronting her on her being photographed with Torregiani at this week's New York premiere of musical-comedy "Hairspray."

Didn't dish much on their relationship, Paula and Torregiani have been romantically linked for more than a month. She even celebrated her 45th birthday last month at Torregiani's West Hollywood eatery Ketchup, during which he was seen spent the entire night by her side. They also have been spotted multiple times at his L.A. hotspot Les Deux.