After losing the wonderful Maud, VFTW has decided to throw our support to rocker-dominatrix chick Naomi-Joy Blackhall. We're open to changing our vote on Tuesday if one of the other females gives an amazing VFTW performance, but we've selected Naomi if everyone stays at the same talent level. Naomi is everything VFTW could ask for and she'll pair up well with our stoned male pick, Tyler. Welcome to the fold, Naomi, enjoy your stay!

At least the American Idol producers never stooped this low. Sick of seeing contestants from Toronto eliminated in early rounds, Canadian Idol executive producer John Brunton released a bizzare statement in which he complains a lot that 3 Idol contestants from the Toronto area were eliminated this week, including Derek Hoffman (pictured). Brunton says, "no competitor from Toronto has made it to the Top 10 since Season One, four years ago, and that's pathetic." He then contradicts himself by saying this "isn't about regional voting," but "I hope everyone in [Toronto] does all that they can to support [the reamaining Toronto contestants] next week." So basically, Brunton wants Torontonians to vote for their own just because they live in the same town? Sounds exactly like regional voting to us, and it sounds incredibly idiotic. What's that a-boot?

Ben Mulroney announced last week that someone in the top 22 had dropped out and that we'd find out who this week. Well, we found out. Ritchea Hodge dropped out for "personal reasons" (hopefully not the same ones as Mario Vazquez, who allegedly rubbed his junk on a Fremantle employee). Replacing her is not the girl with the barfing mom, it's Scarlett Burke. Who was she? She was the girl who had the Lance Bass lookalike creepily kissing her neck in the Toronto rounds. The only good thing about this announcement? Scarlett seems to be obvious cannon fodder that might help VFTW's precious Montana Martin Iles stick around a while longer.

In preparation for the premiere of Canadian Idol next week, VFTW caught this gem in the Edmonton Sun. CI judge Farley Flex smartly blames the judges for Sanjaya's presence in the top 24 to begin with (correct), but then says that Canadian Idol has too much integrity to put a Sanjaya through to their top 22. Farley, buddy, 75% of the singers who make the top 10 on Canadian Idol every year can't even sing half as well as Sanjaya. Remember Brandon Jones? Rex Goudie? Corpsey LeBland? Suzi Rawn? Nuff said. VFTW is fairly confident we'll easily be able to pick a Sanjaya out of the bunch within a few weeks.