“American Idol”: The Smoke And Mirrors Continue

But Reinneck, 20, said he didn’t even sing the Clarkson song, “Never Again” in front of the judges. He actually sang “Disease” by Matchbox 20.Before a contestant goes in front of the three judges “you have interviews and you practice in the room, but you’re in front of producers and at any time they can let you go. So that was one of the times (I performed) before (singing in front of) the judges,” Reinneck said.

He said most of Randy, Paula and Simon’s reactions — including Simon saying the performance was slightly demonic — that were shown on the program were authentic, however, he thinks the art of editing played a role as well.

“I think some of them were added to (the segment), unless my mind was jumbled around, which it could’ve been because it was in that moment,” Reinneck said, adding that the editing didn’t come as too much of a surprise.

“It’s reality TV, so I knew some of the editing would take place. The biggest shocker was that the song was changed but other than that I kind of expected it,” he said.

Watching the clip above, it’s easy to see how the performance could have been edited–particularly since the episode was in Dallas and playing the Kelly Clarkson factor to the hilt. Although it also seems plausible that Reinneck’s brain is starting to absorb the UV rays from all those tanning sessions he’s taking. Still, it seems like this season of American Idol is giving the viewing public fewer and fewer things to actually believe in! What’s the next big secret that’s going to be revealed? Did Renaldo LaPuz actually have a deal with Simon Fuller many years ago?

Life after ‘American Idol’ [Suburban Journals via MJ’s Big Blog]