LAST EDITED ON 02-12-09 AT 09:57 AM (EST)

Shortly after the West Coast saw the Final 36 show end, Fox has announced that Joanna Pacitti has been disqualified!

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-disqualifies-joanna-pacitti-from-eighth-season-competition-8428.php

• RE: Joanna out, Felicia back in,Snidget, 06:00 AM, 02-12-09
• RE: Joanna out, Felicia back in,nailbone, 05:31 PM, 02-12-09
  • RE: Joanna out, Felicia back in,Snidget, 06:28 PM, 02-12-09
• I see the evil flames of victory dances in the distance,vince3, 05:55 PM, 02-12-09
  • RE: I see the evil flames of victory dances in the distance,Snidget, 06:29 PM, 02-12-09
• RE: Joanna out, Felicia back in,Quepea, 09:51 PM, 02-12-09
• RE: Joanna out, Felicia back in,vince3, 04:51 AM, 02-14-09
  • RE: Joanna out, Felicia back in,Belle Book, 12:43 PM, 02-14-09

*blink*
*clicks link*
*checks a couple of other websites*

Wow, just wow.

So, who is going to be harder to live with today?

The VFTWers celebrating or the Fans on Idolforums that already ran up 700+ pages of lurve for someone before the voting rounds even started.

Interesting, because in the "chair room
they addressed her previous recording contracts.

LAST EDITED ON 02-12-09 AT 07:41 PM (EST)

I don't think it was the record contracts or songs on soundtracks.

Plenty of plants have had that, heck a few have had run-ins with judges that probably aren't any worse than Kara writing songs for her boyfriend.

I was think it was her being BFF's with a couple of 19E (who runs idol) executives getting into the mainstream press like TV Guide rather than just being internet/tabloid fodder that got her yanked.

I think the appearance that she got through Hollywood week not because she could remember lyrics but because some of the upper bosses are her pals is the problem. Well that and someone that likes to pretend to be Joanna at least one place on the internet has been bragging that she will get a wild card slot because of all her connections even if America won't vote for her. It may be someone just playing games, but it rings just a little too close to the apparent situation.

ETA Link and Quote

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,491744,00.html

The magazine reported that two producers at 19 Entertainment, which produces "Idol", Michelle Young and Roger Widynowski, had connections with Pacitti.

Sources told Star that Joanna had called Young her "manager" and "best friend," and that Widynowski helped her "get where I am today."

Not only that, the three reportedly lived in the same apartment complex for years.

VFTW has claimed victory because they "helped break the story about her being a plant and having ties to one of the overseeing companies of AI"

VFTW always claims victory for everything. I don't think they take those proclamations of win all that seriously.

That's a shame because I have met Joanna and she is really sweet, but it is to be expected that someone with prior experience will be outted before the season starts, so it doesn't really surprise me.

I snagged aman

Fox itself is still mum, but Ryan has practically confirmed why she got DQed.........

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/idol-host-ryan-seacrest-joanna-pacitti-disqualified-due-link-8436.php

I can see why Joanna got disqualified. I'm sad for her, but I'm not too sad because I wouldn't have voted for her anyway.

Belle Book