American Idol judge Paula Abdul is reportedly planning to sue the nail salon that reportedly botched her manicure last month.

Abdul tells Celebrity Justice the job left her with a severe nail infection that became so serious she had to have her thumbnail surgically removed. She says she almost lost her entire thumb.

Abdul says Chinoiserie, an upscale nail salon in the Los Angeles suburb of Studio City, is responsible for the injury. She says she cried out in pain when a manicurist poked her in the thumb and that when she left the salon she sucked on her thumb and tasted blood.

Abdul also tells CJ that the salon called a friend of hers four times to ask how she was doing.

While Abdul has been joking about the incident on recent Idol broadcasts, reports say she is extremely concerned over the matter and will sue for the substantial medical bills, lost profits and extreme, ongoing pain and suffering she says she endured because of the salon's negligence.