According to several witnesses former American Idol Finalist Constantine Maroulis got his butt whipped Wednesday night, apparently for sticking up for former Idol Judge Paula Abdul who he absolutely adores. Word is Maroulis got into an argument with some random guy at a club about Paula’s recent announcement she was leaving the hit fox show and the conversation got nasty in a hurry with the former Idol hopeful getting pushed, punch and seriously beaten down.

He should really get himself enrolled in some sort of self defence classes though because reports say he didn’t get off one single punch before the melee was quickly broken up.

Maroulis played the whole thing down that night via twitter, he posted the following:

“Haha I’m FINE! Some drunk dude tackled me in the middle of the concert and jumped on me”

Followed shortly thereafter by this tweet:

“Broke up quick, didn’t even know him. Or throw one punch. I don’t mind a fight … but only when its fair and I’m lookin.”

Although Constantine does not mention Abdul in the postings the New York Daily News says a reliable source tells them, without a doubt that’s exactly what the scuffle was all about.

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