Jermaine Jones will be kicked off "American Idol" Wednesday night, after producers learned he concealed the fact that he was arrested twice last years and has outstanding warrants ... TMZ has learned.
As we first reported, producers discovered Tuesday that Jermaine had lied about his criminal history and that triggered the decision to confront him on camera Tuesday afternoon.
We're told one of the incidents involved violence, which was particularly troublesome to producers. He also lied to cops by giving them fake names both times he was arrested.
"A.I." sources tell us ... Jermaine will appear on the show tomorrow night before he is sent packing.
Over the last few days, we've been reporting that Jermaine told producers his father abandoned him 10 years ago, but his dad called TMZ and called B.S. on his son, saying they see each other regularly.
Jermaine began tweeting that he never told producers about his dad abandoning him. We're told the producers -- who knew Jermaine had made the statement -- became generally suspicious and began looking more closely at his background, and that's what led to the revelation of his criminal history.
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It's official -- Top 12 "American Idol" finalist Jermaine Jones has been disqualified from the FOX reality competition due to outstanding warrants.
Ryan Seacrest hinted at the opening of the show that the revelation was coming.
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"Throughout the years, this show has not been without its fair share of controversy. And tonight is no exception. With the cooperation of law enforcement, we discovered information that left us with no choice, but to eliminate one of our finalists from the competition," he said.
But it wasn't until 1 hour and 18 minutes into the broadcast - after seven contestants performed songs released the year they were born -- that "Idol" finally rolled out footage from the confrontation between "Idol" executive producers Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe and Jones on Tuesday afternoon.
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"In March of last year, you were charged -- criminally charged - [with] giving a fake name to police of Joel Jones. In November of last year again, you were criminally charged and you gave them a fake name of Kareem Watkins. You didn't disclose those charges to us," Lythgoe told Jones, who sat facing the execs.
Warwick said "Idol" had learned of "four active warrants" out for the singer, something which "surprised" the team.
"We're not judgmental at all," Warwick continued. "Lots of kids come to us that have problems. It's part and parcel of what kids go through today and we know that. If they come clean with us and they tell us at the beginning, we can help them."
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Lythgoe then asked Jones to explain one of the situations they heard about, where he was accused of being involved in a fight.
"It wasn't a fight," Jones said. "I wasn't fighting. What happened was, I fell down steps, carrying my bags and the police and the paramedics came because I actually couldn't walk. I have screws in my foot," he said.
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Asked to explain why he was charged, Jones claimed it was down to a verbal fracas.
"Me and one of my other friends had a disagreement, but it wasn't like there was any fist fighting or any like, you know, anything like that," he said.
The singer said he was "scared" and "nervous" to reveal the information before, and hoped he could "just pay it and get it taken care of."
Lythgoe said due to the warrants against Jones, he had to be disqualified.
"The fact is, we are not allowed to have anybody that has an outstanding warrant against them on the program. And you've got four of them against you," he said.
"You've put us in a very delicate position, really," Warwick added.
Both producers complimented Jones on his last rehearsal for the show - he was to perform "Somewhere Out There" from 1986's "An American Tale."
"We just both listened to you sing, and you are absolutely fantastic," Lythgoe said.
"That's the best song you have ever sung. It's fabulous," Warwick added.
"Idol" then cut to footage of Jones leaving, playing his rehearsal of the number -- and with that, Jones' "Idol" journey came to an end.
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"American Idol" disqualified Jermaine Jones on Wednesday, but the 11 remaining contestants battled it out - singing songs from the year of their birth -- to stay on the show.
And - if the judges are right - one contender - Joshua Ledet - stands absolutely no chance of going home.
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The soulful singer tackled "When A Man Loves A Woman," the Michael Bolton song from 1992 -- and brought the house to its feet.
"Joshua, man, that was so good, we were up halfway through it," judge Steven Tyler said as the in-studio audience continued to scream.
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"We got some amazing singers this year and we've been saying all night... we need a moment tonight. Somebody needs to come out here and blow it out the box. Somebody needs to come out here and regulate," Randy Jackson began. "Joshua Ledet -- that was phenomenal, incredible on every level."
Jennifer Lopez went so far as to call his performance, "The best thing I've ever seen on 'American Idol.'"
Mentored by Will.i.am, here's how the rest of the pack - including Phillip Phillips who had surgery for kidney stones last Thursday, performed:
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Phillip Phillips: "Hard to Handle" -- Black Crowes version from 1990
Randy: "You're kind of unique for us, this year. You've got a very different voice, a very different style... After surgery, sounding like that? I don't even know what's going on."
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Jessica Sanchez: "Turn The Beat Around" - Gloria Estefan version from 1995
Steven: "You can't stray too far from what I think you sing the best, which is ballads and things... And the rhythm that you sang with this song was just a little shady, but again, I love your voice."
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Heejun Han: "Right Here Waiting" - Richard Marx, 1989
Randy: "Dude, for me, I didn't really enjoy this at all. It was pitchy all over the place... The other problem I have with it, it felt like you were out of breath the whole time."
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Elise Testone: "Let's Stay Together" - covered by Tina Turner in 1983
Jennifer: "That was showing America who Elise is to me... It feels good when it's right and that was right on every single level."
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DeAndre Brackensick: "Endless Love" - covered by Mariah Carey and Luther Vandross in 1994
Randy: "It definitely was the wrong song for you. I mean, Mariah and Luther sang the I don't know what out of that song, and what happened is, this paled in comparison. It was like, boring and very safe for you at the wrong time, I feel."
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Shannon Magrane: "One Sweet Day" -- Mariah and Boyz II Men in 1995
Randy: "By the end -- that run you sang, we looked at each other, the three of us were like, 'Yo! This girl's got something going on up in here.'"
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Colton Dixon: "Broken Heart" - White Lion in 1991
Jennifer: "The best singers to me are singers who fall in love deeply, get their heart broken and are traumatized in it. They sing about it and everybody can relate to it. There's something just about that and I feel that from you, and I felt like that's why you picked that song and I felt you did it really, really well. And also, I think you look pretty when you sing."
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Erika Van Pelt: "Heaven" - Bryan Adams in 1985
Randy: "I kind of liked it. For me it was a kind of nice 8 out of 10."
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Skylar Laine: "Love Sneakin' Up On You" - Bonnie Raitt in 1994
Jennifer: "If I gotta keep it real, I gotta say that you really killed that."
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Hollie Cavanagh: "The Power of Love" - Celine Dion in 1993
Randy: "This song, you blew it out the box!"
agak agak ade seprais tak besok no elimination becuz ryan mentioned something like "the bottom 2 would be at risk of being eliminated". mcm bg hint besok tadek elimination aje. hehehe.
pd aku..mlm smlm selain joshua,elise punya perfomance plg aku suka..sore dia sedap didgr..mcm jesicca tu,sore dia power tp kekdg tak sedap didgr..pendapat akulaa..
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