On Thursday there was a shocking elimination on The X Factor when an indecisive Nicole Scherzinger left it up to the popular vote to decide who would go home. Eliminated was 13 year old Rachel Crow, who broke down in tears when Steve Jones read her name aloud. She was not alone because Nicole Scherzinger did the same. In fact the judge was still inconsolable when the show wrapped for the night and the teenager had to go into her dressing room to calm her down. That’s right the little girl was more mature than the woman who is 20 years her senior. To me that is sad.
That is not the only thing I thought was sad about what happened, it was disgusting how Steve Jones pushed that boy away who was trying to comfort his fellow contestant. He told the guy to get off the stage because he was safe. Seriously WTF? Steve Jones then continued on with the show like there wasn’t a little girl on the floor balling. He also asked Nicole how she felt about the elimination and turned her back to the camera. Seriously it is actions like Jones’ that give the English reputation for being cold. They are not but that is what does it.
Now when it comes to Rachel Crow and Astro, I think that they are too young to compete on a national show like The X Factor. It is obvious by how they reacted when they were in the bottom two and/or eliminated. Kids need to be kids and not competing for $5 million dollars. Yes there are kids who are acting and such, but when they don’t get the job it is in the privacy of their own home and not in front of millions of viewers. They are too young to handle that pressure.
Hopefully next year Fox will change things up for the show like making the minimum auditioning age older and getting rid of Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger and LA Reid. You know Simon Cowell regrets firing Cheryl Cole for Scherzinger. When it comes to LA Reid, where was he when Rachel was eliminated? Paula and Simon were there and the Randy Jackson lookalike was no where to be found.
Here is the shocking elimination from The X Factor, and it reconfirms why I opted not to watch the Fox show.
Somewhere I missed/forgot the memo that Matt Lauer is leaving the Today Show at the end of the contract a year from now, but I guess he might be because The Hollywood Reporter says that Ryan Seacrest has been having meetings about possibly replacing him. While all sides are remaining quiet for now, lots of people are confirming to the trade that they are happening.
I love Seacrest as the host of American Idol and think he can do a good interview, but I am not sure he is cut up to do hard news. We know he knows entertainment and sports (yes sports), but how much does the guy who never sleeps because he is working 24/7 know about hard news? What would he do in a breaking news situation when all the news is about real news and not featurey? When he can prove to me that he can do that then I say he would be great for the job, but for now I think they need to keep looking.
Oh and if he takes on Lauer’s job, does this mean this will be his last year on Idol? If so, the show is in major trouble because no one ca replace the frosted tipped guy.
The good thing for Scott McCreery and Laura Alaina is because they came in #1 and #2 on American Idol, they get to perform live on TV today. The bad thing for them is that they get perform live today.
First up was the American Idol winner who performed at the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade or should I say lipsynced poorly at the parade. Before he mouthed his first note, the words were already heard on the screen. Whoops!
Then Laura Alaina sang the National Anthem at the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions game when she suddenly stopped for a few seconds to remember what line comes out next. Looks like she needed Scotty’s audio track to help her out.
On a positive note, at least now we all remember who they are for the day!
Yesterday Steve Jones took to Twitter and Tweeted, “I thought J-Lo lived in the Bronx and drove around in a Fiat 500? I think I just saw her in Hollywood driving a Lamborghini Gallardo…” As soon as we all saw that commercial, we thought the same thing. I am so happy that someone from The X Factor, American Idol’s fall show on Fox said it because it gives even more validity to what we were thinking.
Seriously she might sing that Jenny from the Block, but who believes she has been back since she left? I am a Bronx girl, and I don’t think she has been back in Da Hood since In Loving Color.
BTW can I tell you with that one treat I am so in love with Steve Jones! Keep Tweeting gems like this and I might actually watch the Fox singing competition just for you!
Cheryl Cole Tweeted the above picture and said, “@Lily_England I think we’ve been in LA too long.. LMHO!!” Do you think her new lips are working for her? I think they do because now she can get lippy with Simon Cowell after what happened to her!
