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By Laura Saltman
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- When Michael Johns was eliminated from last season's "American Idol" during week five there was a collective gasp of shock. An early favorite (especially among female fans) John's rendition of "Dream On" by Aerosmith, while not his best performance, certainly didn't deserve to get him the Idol boot. Johns is just the type of person this new judges' "save" is hoping to help.
So, you would think that Johns would find this new rule to be a fantastic addition. In fact, he finds it just the opposite.
More of Michael's and other former Idols' takes inside...
more »By Laura Saltman
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Last week season seven "American Idol," contestant Brooke White performed her new single on the show and had one piece of advice for the new season eight contestants: 'Don't Google yourself!'
Well, last Friday AccessHollywood.com's Dish of Salt, Laura Saltman, talked with the next three Top 12 Idols - Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta, and Adam admitted to Laura he just couldn't help himself.
"I have Googled myself. It's like market research. I don't take anything too seriously but I just think it's interesting to see the public perception. It's a part of our job, I think."
Well, if he Googles himself today, Adam will find some unsavory photos of himself.
The details inside.
more »ORLANDO, Florida -- For the first time in the history of "American Idol," all seven winners of the Fox reality show gathered together in the same location, thanks to the opening of Disney's Hollywood Studios new attraction, "the American Idol Experience."
more »LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Spencer Pratt may be reality TV's most popular punch line, but when it comes to bad guys, apparently Simon Cowell has got him beat.
Cowell was voted Reality TV's Best Villain in a new poll conducted by AOL Television. The "Idol" judge garnered 39 percent of the vote, while Pratt earned just 10 percent.
But who was voted hottest female reality star, hottest male star - and the skankiest of them all?
more »LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- What's got David Cook, Syesha Mercado, Brooke White and the rest of the "American Idol" gang in polyester?
You'll have to click through to find out!
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