So last night was the Mariah Carey hour on American Idol, and it was just as much the train wreck as we expected. The girls failed to deliver, David Archuleta refused to go away and Mariah gave lots of awkward half-smiles as she offered the contestants advice.
We couldn't pick one favorite performance from the evening, so we'll let you decide between our top two picks. CONTINUED »
This photo of Jason Castro has been circulating the Internets lately, fueling rumors that the 21-year-old American Idol contestant smokes weed. Problem is, there's no proof the picture isn't doctored — or that the smoke coming out of his mouth is the product of marijuana. (In fact, Jason is known to go to friends' houses to play music while the boys sit outside together and smoke cigars.) And if there was evidence of him smoking weed, it would be out by now. Those TMZ staffers are diligent.
But that aside: Who the hell cares? Some people are claiming that he's a Christian, therefore there's no way he smokes weed — which is faulty reasoning, as it considers a lack of "sin" the requirement to practice religion. And if this is the worst thing someone can find about him, then so be it. So he may smoke occasionally — the guy is also a truly good soul and has done more charity work in his college career than most do in a lifetime (and no, we're not talking about Idol Gives Back). Let the man sing — preferably shirtless — and be done with it.
Last night's American Idol elimination consisted of about 50 minutes of leftover footage from Wednesday's Idol Gives Back and 10 minutes of Ryan Seacrest trying to pull a fast one on us. And he succeeded.
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Anyone remember Ashley Ferl, the crying girl from last season's American Idol? Little Ashley was starstruck by Sanjaya every week, and the producers were obsessed with the tween who sat sobbing in the audience. Well, she's found a new target:
During one of the commercial breaks, as Jason Castro took his seat on the interview stool, Debbie the stage manager called out into the audience, 'Ashley? Ashley, where are you? Are you crying?' Sorry, Sanjaya, it looks like you’ve been replaced by this season’s hair phenomenon, Mr. Jason Castro, who has not only received a slew of fan mail from the same girl, but has also become the object of Crying Girl Ashley Ferl’s tearful affections.
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Jason Castro, also known as The One With The Dreads, was surprisingly in the bottom three last night on American Idol's results show. Ryan Seacrest quickly put him — and us — out of misery by declaring him safe, but not before Jason made a comment about how he figured there would be "a big shocker" with him in the bottom three. Many denounced Dreads, calling him "smug," but we think it was a typical Jason moment in which he got so nervous he just started rambling (and rambling and rambling).
You tell us: Is Jason Castro getting too cocky?
The magical TMZ moles have discovered who's singing what tonight on American Idol. (The theme is songs from the year each contestant is born.)
If this list is true, we can tell you right now who will be in the bottom three.
Everyone's favorite dread-headed American Idol contestant isn't just good-looking — he has a heart.
Soft-spoken Jason Castro, a junior at Texas A&M, was inducted into the Aggie Men's Club this past fall — an organization that provides a "social atmosphere of Christian fellowship and brotherhood." They're currently on a trip to Honduras, donating time and money ($14,000) to build homes and orphanages.
TMZ spoke to Chris, the Club's president, who's now in the country's poverty-stricken capital, Tegucigalpa. Chris spoke highly of Jason — saying Jason would likely have joined the 14 guys who are in Honduras right now … but for Idol.
TMZ is trying to spin it like Jason chose Ryan Seacrest over the orphans, because that's what TMZ does. Our obsession with Jason has made us blind, however, so we just fell more in love.
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