WWW- The Paula Abdul sex scandal was in full bloom on last night’s “American Idol” episode.

Five finalists presented Abdul with two huge bouquets in an apparent sign of support – just before ABC’s devastating “Primetime Live” report on her alleged affair with an ex-contestant.

Abdul, 42, has been mired in controversy since disqualified fame-seeker Corey Clark, 24, leveled claims that he and the Fox show’s foxy lady made sweet music offstage.

“She leaned over and she kissed me when we were in her car,” Clark said, describing how the alleged three-month liaison began. “It was dope.”

No mention was made of the uproar on “Idol,” but after their first song, the contestants approached the judge’s table with flowers, which they gave to Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson to hold. Then two of the finalists leaned down and kissed Abdul, who flashed a dazzling smile.

A half-hour later, “Idol” fans got to hear Clark’s sordid story.

He said that during the second season of the hit series, Abdul took him under her wing, coached him on how to win, and then seduced him.

Clark admitted his special relationship with Abdul was wrong. “Of course, that’s why we were keeping it a secret.”

It started with a phone number slipped into his hand and then a midnight drive to her house, supposedly to talk shop, he said.

“She’s letting me know all the ins and outs of the show,” he said. He said it was obvious Abdul was after love, “American Idol”-style.

“I liked it. I was like, ‘Paula Abdul’s hitting on me!'” he said.

The kisses in the car led to some late-night canoodling and, eventually, the bedroom, he said. Abdul also gave him money for designer clothes and lent him a cell phone for secret chats, he claimed.

She supposedly also picked the song that helped him advance to the next level of the contest: a Journey tune that fellow judge Jackson performed when he was part of the rock group – and gushed over.

In addition to Clark’s words, “Primetime Live” offered other evidence of high-stakes hanky-panky: phone records showing calls as long as two hours between the two, and confirmation from a Sprint store manager that Abdul came in with Clark and reactivated one of her old cell phones there.

Clark’s parents also said that Abdul was romancing their son, and two of his friends said they saw the two touch each other romantically during a night on the town. But if Abdul did give Clark special attention in or out of the bedroom, it didn’t work. He was tossed off “Idol” for concealing his criminal history.

Now he’s about to release an album, and one of the songs chronicles his relationship with Abdul, whose reps call Clark “a liar and an opportunist.”

Former contestants who lost out to Clark in the early round of “Idol” were furious.

“If these types of things are going on behind the scenes, there’s really no point to ‘American Idol,'” said ex-contestant Patrick Fortsen.