American Idol 4 News
March 18, 2005
Earlier this week, American Idol 4 finalist Mario Vazquez stunned viewers of the nation's top-rated show by withdrawing for "personal reasons" before the competition in the finals began. However, when Mario's own family turned out to have no idea that he had quit, rumors began circulating that the real reason was either that Mario was unwilling to sign the show's restrictive management contracts or that he was in violation of a show rule. Now, it appears that both of those rumors may be true.
March 18, 2005
Today, Sports Entertainment Enterprises, Inc., doing business as CKX, Inc., announced that it had purchased control of SImon Fuller's 19 Entertainment Ltd., the U.K.-based company that, among other things, owns the trademark and co-production rights for the worldwide Pop Idol series, including American Idol and Canadian Idol.
- March 18, 2005
Los Angeles authorities are considering charging "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul in an alleged hit-and-run episode earlier this week. 
March 17, 2005
Fox's American Idol finals voted out the first of its twelve finalists during last night's results show, with Lindsey Cardinale, a 20-year-old from Ponchatoula, LA, being eliminated from the reality talent competition as a result of receiving the fewest audience votes.
- March 16, 2005
With the oh so tacky preliminary and semifinal rounds now out of the way, Larry Johnson, a comedy writer currently working for Disney TV, has posted the first installment of his weekly "American Idol Gay Idol Journal" diva rant, an exclusive to the Reality TV World American Idol message boards.
March 14, 2005
American Idol 4 Top 12 finalist Mario Vazquez unexpectedly withdrew from the reality competition on Sunday, citing "personal reasons" in a statement released by Fox.
- March 14, 2005
"Let’s Get This Party Started," our episode summary for the third week of American Idol 4's live semifinal performance shows, written by Bebo, is now available.
- March 11, 2005
Oddsmakers have tapped a New Jersey middle school teacher as the "American Idol" contender most likely to win the U.S. music competition. 
March 10, 2005
Fox's American Idol 4 has revealed its Top 12 finalists, with Amanda Avila, Janay Castine, Nikko Smith and Travis Tucker being eliminated from the competition during the live broadcast of last evening's results show.
- March 6, 2005
"An Interview," our episode summary for the second week of American Idol 4's live performance shows, written by strid333, is now available.
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