SHOCKING VIDEO: James Durbin Voted Off American Idol

On last night’s American Idol (May 12) results show, we got another shocker! James Durbin, the tender-hearted rocker expected by most to make it the finale, was voted off of the show after 72 million votes were cast (record voting ever for a Top 4 show).

It came down to Durbin and Scotty McCreery as the last two contestants standing together to learn their fate. But when it was all over, it was Durbin who was voted off and eliminated.

Right after the results show, I ran into McCreery who could not have been more thankful for your votes. He was on his way to have dinner with his family and fellow Idol, Lauren Alaina.

Watch the nail biter results for yourself below. And then, watch my red carpet interview with Pia Toscano to hear her thoughts on the shocking ouster. She could not name “James Durbin” specifically when discussing the “results” because the show had not yet aired on the west coast.

Scotty McCreery and me 🙂

Star Studded Red Carpet For Launch Of Samsung Infuse 4G: Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Hudson, David Arquette, Ciara, Pia Toscano, Ron Artest, & More

AROUND TOWN LOS ANGELES
May 12, 2011

Nicki Minaj performed a special private concert at “Infuse Your Imagination” at Milk Studios. The star-studded event celebrated the launch of the Samsung Infuse 4G exclusively from AT&T.
Here are photos from the Red Samsung Blue Carpet Arrivals & Nicki’s Concert:
 Nicki Minaj telling Jennifer Hudson that it is an honor to have her watching her show.  Ever the fan, Jennifer stood (and danced) on the side of the stage throughout Nicki’s performance. Continue reading

Spotted: Pia Toscano At Jennifer Lopez CD Release Party

Pia spoke with her old mentor and J.Lo’s husband, Marc Anthony

SPOTTED: Pia Toscano of American Idol at a CD release party for Jennifer Lopez at The Grove in Los Angeles April 29, 2011.

And yes, in case you were wondering, boyfriend Mark Ballas was there with her.

Video: Pia Toscano Performs On Dancing With The Stars While Boyfriend Mark Ballas Dances Along!


VIDEO CLIP OF THE DAY.

American Idol‘s Pia Toscano performed I’ll Stand By You on Dancing with the Stars April 26 while boyfriend Mark Ballas and Karina Smirnoff danced to the song.

Tom Bergeron asked Pia if Mark is “a good kisser?” Pia answered coyly, “He’s a wonderful person!”

Watch for yourself:

Pia Toscano To Perform On Dancing With The Stars With “Good Friend” Mark Ballas

Tom Bergeron confirmed on Dancing with the Stars Tuesday night that recent  American Idol castoff Pia Toscano will be performing next week on DWTS. That’s pretty big news considering she’s rumored to be dating DWTS‘ very own Mark Ballas.

Toscano will also be appearing on Wednesday’s live Idol show for a special cast-off reunion. I was wondering how Idol was going to work Toscano back into the show after her shocking ouster with no saves left to get the judges’ favorite back in. Looks like they found their way. Wonder who else will be in this reunion.
Rumor also has it that it was fellow DWTS contestant Chris Jericho who got Toscano and Ballas together by getting the two to exchange phone numbers. Ballas will be dancing during Toscano’s gig next week (with Karina Smirnoff) – so, stay tuned. Things could get real hot. Real fast.

‘American Idol’: SHOCKING Results Show

TONIGHT’S RESULTS ARE ALL THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE!
SPOILER ALERT: I am blogging live  from the result’s show. If you want to know who is in the bottom three right now and who gets voted off and eliminated on American Idol Thursday April 7, look below. If you want a behind-the-scenes of Wednesday night’s performance night – keep reading.

This season, I have heard a lot of complaints from fans about the judges’ comments being too nice. Well, let me tell you why they are seemingly too positive: When you hear the contestants sing live on the Idol stage and in person, they all sound fantastic.

These top nine finalists are extremely talented and they even sound better in person than they do on TV. That’s why Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson heap so much praise on them.

When Jacob Lusk sang Man in the Mirror last night, every person in the studio had goosebumps. We all knew we had just witnessed an Idol event to be remembered for years to come. While Scotty McCreery electrified the crowd, James Durbin moved us to tears. Pia Toscano sounded amazing on her first up tempo;song but JLo was right – she definitely needs to up her showmanship. Stefano Langone connected with the lyrics so much, we could feel it his passion for the song.


Paul McDonald was the perfect way to end the show with a bang! His style is so infections. His smile is even more infectious. And his teeth are so brightly white, we could see them from 200 feet away. His rendition of Johnny Cash’s Fulsom Prison Blues made the entire place so happy, that we all felt as we were kids at Disneyland. While Idol replayed of each Idol‘s performance and their phone numbers on TV, in the studio, all Idols ran to stage and hugged and congratulated Paul on his performance. And the entire time the numbers and replays played on TV, the Idols were dancing and doing the Dosey Doe! You could tell that they all really like each other.

The biggest Idol cheerleader in the crowd last night was Christian Slater! He was pumping his fists and rocking to every contestant’s song! He is obviously a true Idol fan. And the judges – unlike previous years when they left the studio during commercial breaks, they all stayed with the audience and during each break, a team of two to three makeup and hair people would work on each judge to make sure they looked pretty for the next segment.

Back to the contestants…they were all so mesmerizing last night that I am sad to see any of them go home…but that’s how Idol works, so, here are the results from Thursday’s (April 7) results show:

LIVE BLOGGING:
Safe: Casey; Lauren, Scotty, Paul, Haley, James.
Bottom three: Stafano, Pia, Jacob.
Voted Off: PIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!