mcmaenza wrote:
Guys, I think Jason lasting through this week was damage control by the producers. The buzz everywhere Tuesday night and Wednesday morning was that Paula's flub exposed that Idol was scripted and that Jason was to get the axe this week even before he sang both songs. Probably untrue rumors - HOWEVER - Idol figured to avoid the heat they could easily adjust the results accordingly. Add that too outraged Idol fans who hate the manipulation doing heavy vote-Jason action and, well, you get this.
Yeah, that was a pretty major screw-up by Paula! But why penalize Brooke for Paula's screw-up? I'm not sure what financial repercussions there are between finishing 5th as opposed to 4th, if any, but still it seems very unfair to Brooke. On the other hand, if the rumors are true, maybe the producers will make it up to her by offering her a nice, fat contract to keep her mouth shut!