'American Idol' Played A Cruel Joke, But Michael Johns Is Unfazed: 'I Get The Television Aspect Of This Competition'

Last year, the decision to not eliminate any contestants during "Idol Gives Back" week was billed as the most shocking results show in "American Idol" history. Well, Michael Johns fans might beg to differ.

Although he had spent no previous time in the bottom three, the 29-year-old Aussie was given the boot after wailing Aerosmith's "Dream On" on Tuesday. And to add to Johns' distress, Ryan Seacrest implied that history might repeat itself with another no-elimination week — only it didn't.

We caught up with the aspiring rocker to talk about Ryan's cruel tease, how his professional background affected his time on the show and why Nicole Kidman got in touch with him.

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