Swing ousted 'Idol' back to court

LOS ANGELES - After we will always harsh criticism this week on "American Idol" judge has some feedback from unsuccessful candidates. Ashley Rodriguez, voted one of the first four singers from the spectators, the Panel on Friday, chastened, to be cruel to the candidates during their first appearances. "They pushed," she said during a conference call. "I would not say they were too hard, but we certainly also a bit of it for sure love. Rodriguez, 22, Chelsea, Mass., said she was with her performance of Leona Lewis'" happy "that the judges Simon Cowell derided as "clumsy." The departure of Rodriguez, Joe Munoz, 20, of Huntington Park, California, Janell Wheeler, 24, of Tampa, Fla., and Tyler Grady, 20, of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, the leaves of 20 competitors in the hit Fox singing competition. "American Idol has been overtaken" by the Winter Olympics for NBC, which drew more viewers than the Fox broadcast for the second time in two weeks, according to preliminary Nielsen Co. ratings. A head-to-head 8 — 9 pm EST Thursday at the Winter Olympics drew 19.2 million viewers versus 17.8 million euros for the results show of "Idol," which is generally rated as less performance episodes. The former candidate said they did not intend to slip out of sight. "I try to hold and you will certainly hear more about me in the future," Munoz told the teleconference. Grady, whose sound and appearance would retro fit perfectly in a production of " Hair ", said he did not regret his complaint or legal action Thursday on a lack of" constructive criticism "in the panel of four judges. I express myself and I had no contempt, and I'm not bitter before the judges. seems rather silly "says Grady refute the reports, he said, painted characterization inaccurate. DeGeneres' him as unethical and charisma was off base, "he said. Grady said he would stick his kind of music, mention the name of his group so often that a journalist complimented him on his marketing skills." The name is Wailing Waters. Keep an eye on us, "says Grady. An optimistic Wheeler said she was proud of her composure, she learned she was out of competition." When I pushed, I'm glad I came this way, "says Wheeler. It took time to complement the new judge on Ellen DeGeneres 'a bang-up job for his first concert and said it expected to improve the performance of competitors, as they s' used on a large stage, and how they sound on this subject. ___ Fox is a unit of News Corp. ___ On the Net: American Idol, http://www.americanidol.com/