Katelyn Epperly interjects herself in Ryan/Crystal drama

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding Ryan Seacrest and his abnormal behavoir this season, especially over the course of the past few weeks. Now the latest shoe to drop is Crystal Bowersox's accusation that she was "betrayed" by Ryan in reference to a story that TMZ broke over the weekend regarding her nearly quitting the show a few weeks ago.

Michelle Ruiz of ABCNews.com actually wrote an extensive piece on Ryan's antics, which cited a radio interview Season 9 semifinalist and early favorite Katelyn Epperly did with an Des Moines, Iowa-based station in which she made a text message sent from Crystal public. Per the article:

Epperley told the radio show that after she texted her friend Bowersox about her reported crisis, Bowersox responded with a text of her own, saying, "I'm fine…betrayed by Seacrest!"

Yikes. I'm guessing tonight we will hear Ryan and Crystal attempt to do some damage control, maybe in the form of a subtle conversation in the vein of "Oh I'm so happy to be here, I had a rough time a few weeks ago but I'm glad we were able to work things out blah blah blah..." Either way, Ryan's behavior is not going unnoticed, and whether it has to do with an attempt at boosting ratings during this awful season or maybe perhaps Ryan has finally caught a case of Simon's boredom, people will continue to talk about it until Ryan lays off the caffeine and gets some sleep.

Maybe the new TV king has finally reached his limit.

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IDOL LIVE predix: Top 16 Results

In the final hurdle before making it to the coveted Top 12, four more contestants must bite the dust tonight when their Idol journeys come to an inevitable end. Similar to the past two weeks, it seems like those leaving tonight among each sex will be more clear cut than not, although traditionally anything can happen during this week. Therefore, I have reasoned that the following four contestants will be departing tonight.

The final two guys of the semifinals to be eliminated are:

>Todrick Hall and Aaron Kelly

Todrick has been a marked man since the semifinals begin, so him going will be expected. His performance of Queen's "Somebody to Love" was mediocre at best, too theatrical and extremely overpraised by the judges, the latter factor being the result of a reverse psychology of sorts to make sure his fans feel he's safe. The second-to-last spot is also traditionally a danger zone, and Mike Lynche's better than expected performance of "This Woman's Work" clearly overshadowed Todrick. Aaron, on the other hand, will fall victim to another young guy with a lot of appeal to tween girls and grandmas - Tim Urban - whose "Hallelujah" was great last night. Tim has slowly been siphoning votes away from Aaron over the past few weeks along with Alex Lambert, so Aaron will most likely feel the full effect of this tonight when he's sent packing.

The final two girls of the semifinals to be eliminated are:

>Paige Miles and Katelyn Epperly

Paige is a no-brainer (although to be fair I think I've said she'd be going the past two weeks as well). This time she really screwed up on "Smile," as it has been universally panned mich like Haeley Vaughn's "The Climb" was last week. Paige couldn't come up with a coherent explanation for the performance when asked about it by the judges, so she didn't win any sympathy votes. Although she showed promise, her time is up. Katelyn will be the "mini shock," because most people will expect Katie Stevens to leave. Unlike Katie, however, Katelyn does not have a built-in fanbase and has had to rely on giving great performances the past two weeks. Tuesday night was a real dud, so it makes sense that this support will evaporate in favor of some of the better performers like Crystal Bowersox and even Lacey Brown.

Last week I only got one out of three predictions right, so I'm now only 2-8 (really disappointing). Hopefully tonight I'm able to up my record with tonight's results.

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IDOL LIVE Chat: Top 24 Reveal (2/17/10)

After the slow-moving two-hour filler extravaganza known as last night's Hollywood Week episode, we will finally officially know the entire Top 24 roster at the end of tonight's one-hour episode.

The live chat will begin at 9 p.m. ET and will last one hour.

IDOL LIVE Chat - Top 24 Reveal - Fullscreen

So far, we've seen Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, Katelyn Epperly, Lee DeWyze, Didi Benami, Todrick Hall, Casey James and Aaron Kelly advance to the semifinals. Who will round out the remaining 17 spots?

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