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Paula Abdul on Ousted Jason Castro: "It Was Time for Him to Go"

Lindsay Powers — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:57:27 -0400

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"He was tired and wanted to see his girlfriend," the judge says

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Dread-locked Jason Castro was sent home on Wednesday's American Idol.

"I think that Jason Castro kind of hit his wall," judge Paula Abdul told Entertainment Tonight after the show. "He lacks that professionalism and that experience."

Castro, 20, famously forgot some of the lyrics to Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" on Tuesday, prompting Simon Cowell to declare, "Jason, pack your suitcase!"

Added Abdul: "It's humbling when you forget the words, but you have to bring the song back, and his lack of experience didn't allow him to harness that ... but that's what's endearing about him too."

Abdul didn't think Castro was too bummed about being booted off.

"He made no mistake of letting it leak out of the press that he was tired and wanted to go see his girlfriend," Abdul said.

After being eliminated, Castro didn't watch his goodbye video featuring flashbacks of his time on the show, as most contestants do, a show attendee told Usmagazine.com.

"Instead, he was smiling and looking his usual laid-back self, readying his guitar for the song and chatting with Ryan [Seacrest] and the band," the witness added.

"Jason's demeanor was almost one of relief as he walked around the stage, smiling and waving his guitar."

After performing, Cowell jumped on the stage to "give Jason a big hug," the witness said.

Abdul said Castro will have "longevity and a huge, big career.

"He's like a pair of old pajamas that you know feel good!" she said.

Next week, Syesha Mercado, David Cook and David Archuleta battle it out.

The show's finale airs May 21.

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Jason Castro performs Bob Marley after he is eliminated during live elimination show of American Idol May 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Judge Simon Cowell to Idol's Jason Castro: "Pack Your Suitcase"

Lindsay Powers — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:35:08 -0400

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The contestant forgot the lyrics to "Mr. Tambourine Man" Tuesday

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Don't expect to see much more of contestant Jason Castro on American Idol, says judge Simon Cowell.

The dreadlocked singer, 20, forgot the lyrics to Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" on Tuesday's show.

Snapped Cowell: "Jason, I'd pack your suitcase!"

Even Castro confessed, "I lost some lines in there - that's kinda' bad." (Watch the video above.)

A source tells Usmagazine.com Castro was "shaken up" while performing the Dylan tune because Cowell "had his hand over his face" and kept sighing when he performed his first number of the night, Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff."

Meanwhile, contestant David Archuleta was the night's clear front-runner: He received glowing praises from all of the judges.

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Idol Producer: Simon Cowell "More Ditzy" Than Paula Abdul

Mandi Illuzzi — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:32:35 -0400

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"We don't know why they're as dysfunctional as they are," <b>Nigel Lythgoe</b> tells <b>Us</b>

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Paula Abdul accidentally critiqued two songs by contestant Jason Castro on Tuesday's show, but Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe says the show's real flake is Simon Cowell.

"There's no one more ditzy than Simon!" he told Usmagazine.com Thursday at the BAFTA Comedy Awards in L.A. "Or more ass-y than Simon when he wants to be. Depends on the night."

Meanwhile, Idol executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz says Abdul isn't going anywhere after her on-air
gaffe Tuesday.

"Why would we get rid of Paula?" she said to the Associated Press.

"It wasn't her fault" producers decided to change the judging format, Frot-Coutaz added.

With Abdul sticking around, that means there will surely be more banter between her and Cowell.

"Simon and Paula love each other," Lythgoe told Us. "[This week], for some reason, they hate each other's guts! We don't know why they're as dysfunctional as they are."

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