American Idol Exeuctive Producer Ken Warwick admits to Entertainment Weekly that Adam Lambert was only brought back to mentor the contestants this week because he's failing big time and his career needs a push. Ken says, "Because the guy is an incredible talent, and he had an incredible following. And it kind of upsets me that at the moment he’s not doing quite as well… And it kind of breaks my heart to see someone with that much talent struggle a bit." Number one: Adam Lambert does not have talent. And number two: Adam Lambert will continue to fail regardless, so he might as well enjoy the one modest radio hit he's had and fade back into obscurity (or become a tabloid staple).

It's likely that Crystal Bowersox may not perform tonight due to being out for illness. Executive Producer of Idol Ken Warwick tells Ryan Seacrest's radio show that if she can't compete tonight, she will automstically be eliminated. This is mostly good news with a little bad news. The good news is if Crystal goes home, only one other female will go as well, dramatically helping Haeley's chances of lasting another week. VFTW Victory! The tiny bit of bad news is that Crystal seems like the type to talk back to the judges, and we love that. But if sacrifices have to be made to help Haeley advance, then so it must be. Haeley for the win!

Ju'Noy Joyner opened up in today's AI Now chat about how he was labeled a "troublemaker" by Ken Warwick, producer of American Idol, because he asked "basic legal questions" about the Idol contract. Ju'Not was told by Ken, "Shut up, you're not going to ruin my show." Of course, the tween morons in the chat with names like MATTSTHIGHS were saying "OMG IDOL IS RIGGED??? I DON'T GET IT!!!!" so it didn't leave much time for Ju'Not to expand. But here are the highlights:

• Ju'Not mentioned that the Idols are given one collective lawyer by the Idol staff that is then supposed to negotiate with the Idol lawyer, which clearly is a conflict of interest and results in the Idol contestants being taken advantage of in the end.
• The semifinalists had a few hours to go over the details of 6 or 7 contracts that they didn't get to keep a copy of. They also were also not allowed to send the contract to an outside attorney during that time. If they didn't sign on the spot, they couldn't be on the show.
• Ju'Not says that the judges' comments are scripted and that AI is a reality show, not a talent competition.
• He calls his contract a "slavetract" (heh).
• Ju'Not also says the show wanted to talk about his personal business and background living in the hood for ratings, which he refused to do.
• He also says that after the show, Idols are supposed to talk to the PR department to clear any appearances and get permission for them. Ju'Not never got return calls, but then found out that other Idols were allowed to participate in appearances that he was not allowed to.

Check out the transcript here.

Scott MacIntyre wrote a blog that he was set to do a dueling piano performance with Matt Giraud at the finale, but it was cut out of the show. Seriously? That might have actually been interesting. Scott has a fun sense of humor, and even though Matt Giraud never showed it during the show, the other contestants said he was pretty funny too. It probably would have actually been something worth watching. Scott blogged:

"We got to the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday morning (show day) and out of the blue about 9:30am found out the duet had been cut and the decision was final. Needless to say, I was shocked. American Idol had originally invited Billy Joel himself to perform with us, but he was unable to make it in the end; and because our duet was the only duet not involving another celebrity, it was the first thing to be cut when the show was condensed. Over the last few days I have tried to reason this out every way possible, and it makes no sense to me why one of the most compelling and unique performances of the show would be cut simply because the original artist wasn’t present. (Perhaps Tatiana and Bikini Girl were more important after all… :P) There will most likely not be another set of competent pianists on the show anytime soon, and this would have been an opportunity to make American Idol history."

Well wait a minute, Scott. Tatiana is much more important than 99% of the contestants. This is a fact. But I don't think anyone would have cared if Gokey didn't get to sing. No one likes him. Ken Warwick also promised Scott that he will get to come back and perform on a results show next year to make up for it. Ken will likely break this promise because he is a soulless fuckboob.