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  Vote error forces Fox to rebroadcast 'American Idol', reopen voting

  March 23, 2005
  Due to some on-screen graphics errors that resulted in the incorrect voting numbers being displayed for several of its eleven remaining American Idol finalists, Fox has announced that it has thrown out the votes from Tuesday evening's Week 2 finals performance show and will instead rebroadcast a new live and updated version of the one-hour performance show in the place of tonight's originally scheduled American Idol results show.

• American Idol 4 - Finals Week 1 summary

  March 20, 2005
  "Let's Do the Time Warp Again," our episode summary for the first week of American Idol 4's finals, written by StarryLuna, is now available.
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  Clay Aiken tours tsunami-ravaged Indonesia for UNICEF

  March 19, 2005
  Clay Aiken, an ambassador for UNICEF, has toured the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian province of Aceh on a fact-finding mission and attended a fundraising concert.
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  'American Idol' dropout Mario Vazquez hires new lawyer, which may explain early departure

  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.
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  'Pop Idol' creator Simon Fuller sells 19 Entertainment for over $210 million

  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.

• 'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul facing possible hit-and-run charges

  March 18, 2005
  Los Angeles authorities are considering charging "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul in an alleged hit-and-run episode earlier this week.
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  Lindsey Cardinale becomes the first 'American Idol 4' finalist to be eliminated

  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.

• American Idol 4 - "Gay Idol Journal, Finals Week 1"

  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.
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  Mario Vazquez quits 'American Idol', Fox names Nikko Smith as new finalist

  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.

• American Idol 4 - Performance Week 3 summary

  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.

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