For years, Abdul has claimed that she was compelled to take a few years off in order to recover from trauma and injuries she supposedly suffered in a plane crash. However, no record of any such plane crash exists, and her telling of the events surrounding the supposed event has changed over the years. She mentioned that this crash happened when she was almost done with her tour called “Under My Spell.” Although Abdul has spoken out severally about the plane crash, there are some people who believe that the story is not entirely true.