Meet the “American Idol” Top – Minus Ineligible Chris Golightly .
Following last night s completion of Hollywood Week on American Idol eliminations weren t scheduled to begin until next week s episodes However just hours after the Top 24 were revealed last night on Fox AI producers issued a statement saying curly haired contestant Chris Golightly had been deemed ineligible for Season Nine Producers added that Tim Urban who initially didn t make the Top 24 cut would replace Golightly Watch the former contestant in the video up top USA Today s Idol Chatter spoke to Golightly after news of his dismissal broke out and the singer said a misunderstanding over a previous recording contract l
d to his forced exit Golightly says his former manager informed 19 Entertainment that he was still under contract but explained that his contract ran out a month prior to his audition for AI After a series of mix ups Golightly says it was established that he was in fact free from his previous contract but by that point Idol producers had already recruited Urban to fill the vacancy Since then I’ve left them voicemails but they ve screened my calls Golightly told Idol Chatter They don t even answer me Nobody As Rolling Stone previously reported there were rumors that Michael Lynche another Top 24 finalist would be dismissed from the competition after members of his family reportedly broke the show s strict confidentiality agreement by revealing he d made it through Hollywood Week but as of today Lynche is still a contestant In other Idol news for the first time in six years AI came in second place in viewers in its time slot taking the silver medal to the Winter Olympics gold Did Lindsey Vonn and Shaun White make you miss Hollywood Week Familiarize yourself with American Idol s entire Top 24 with our gallery of videos below So far Tyler Grady has attempted to step out as the season s rocker citing Jim Morrison Roger Daltrey and Robert Plant as well as the whole 1970s as his primary inspiration Tim Urban Aaron Kelly Alex Lambert Andrew Garcia Casey James Jermaine Sellers Joe Munoz John Park Lee Dewyze Michael Lynche Todrick Hall Tyler Grady Ashley Rodriguez Didi Benami Haeley Vaughn Janell Wheeler Katelyn Epperly Katie Stevens Lacey Brown Lillian Lilly Scott Crystal Bowersox Paige Miles Siobhan Magnus Daniel Kreps Share Email Stumble AIM Del icio us DiggThis Fark It More American Idol Rock News
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