'American Idol' Elimination: Brooke White Says A Tearful Goodbye; Seacrest Addresses 'Gossip' About Abdul
Even Paula could have predicted the Arizona singer's ouster Wednesday night.
"American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest opened Wednesday's episode by saying Tuesday's buzzed-about pre-critique of Jason Castro by judge Paula Abdul might not have made for the strangest show in "Idol" history, as Simon Cowell had stated, but it certainly was one of the most hectic in recent memory. Things were much calmer during the elimination episode, which ended the long, tear-stained run of Mesa, Arizona, native Brooke White.
Her elimination almost seemed like an afterthought given the previous night's gaffe. Not surprisingly, while the two-and-a-half-minute recap of Tuesday night's performances did show Cowell berating the male contestants for not stepping up and showed Abdul furiously rummaging through her note cards, it conveniently left out the bizarre bit where she pre-judged Castro's second performance before it happened. It was that incident that set off a firestorm of postings from "Idol" fans on Wednesday morning, with many suggesting that it was proof that the judging is not on the up-and-up, despite multiple post-show interviews in which Abdul explained that she was simply confused due to the last-minute format change.
Seacrest did finally deal with the elephant in the room, admitting 12 minutes in that "last night the judges were thrown a curveball on the air, which is just part of a live show, but it sparked a lot of gossip about Paula," he said. As Abdul looked on, wearing a look of pouty sadness, Seacrest added that he'd read some of the reports about the incident and forcefully refuted, "The rumors, they're not true. She's part of our family, and we love her." Abdul even got a hug and a kiss from Cowell as a show of support.
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"American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest opened Wednesday's episode by saying Tuesday's buzzed-about pre-critique of Jason Castro by judge Paula Abdul might not have made for the strangest show in "Idol" history, as Simon Cowell had stated, but it certainly was one of the most hectic in recent memory. Things were much calmer during the elimination episode, which ended the long, tear-stained run of Mesa, Arizona, native Brooke White.
Her elimination almost seemed like an afterthought given the previous night's gaffe. Not surprisingly, while the two-and-a-half-minute recap of Tuesday night's performances did show Cowell berating the male contestants for not stepping up and showed Abdul furiously rummaging through her note cards, it conveniently left out the bizarre bit where she pre-judged Castro's second performance before it happened. It was that incident that set off a firestorm of postings from "Idol" fans on Wednesday morning, with many suggesting that it was proof that the judging is not on the up-and-up, despite multiple post-show interviews in which Abdul explained that she was simply confused due to the last-minute format change.
Seacrest did finally deal with the elephant in the room, admitting 12 minutes in that "last night the judges were thrown a curveball on the air, which is just part of a live show, but it sparked a lot of gossip about Paula," he said. As Abdul looked on, wearing a look of pouty sadness, Seacrest added that he'd read some of the reports about the incident and forcefully refuted, "The rumors, they're not true. She's part of our family, and we love her." Abdul even got a hug and a kiss from Cowell as a show of support.
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