Abrams slips into bizarro mode …
In a shocking elimination night on American Idol, the judges used their one save to keep Casey Abrams on the show. Their move will pave the way for him to join the Top 10 remaining contestants on the Idol Summer Tour.
After being told that he was odd man out, he took the microphone to try to save himself. The judges stopped him after a very short time, giving the audience the impression that he was history.
Randy Jackson piped up: “We know who you are, Casey. We don’t need to hear you sing anymore, do we Steven?” Tyler chimed in: “Yeah, this is crazy wrong — we made a decision here to keep you on.”
Then something very strange unfolded. Abrams became so visibly rattled that he looked like he might be on the verge of collapse. Host Ryan Seacrest supported him and asked: “Are you okay Buddy?”
Abrams, who kept bobbing and raising his shaking hand to his mouth, managed to utter: “I thought that you were — I knew that if there was someone that got cut tonight — I thought that they wouldn’t use the save because there’s still 11 people.”
He went on: “Oh my God! It’s unreal! I started singing and the fact that you cut it scared the stuff out of me. I’ll make you proud.”
At the close of the show it was announced that two people will be eliminated next week – but all eleven are guaranteed a spot on the tour.
Check out Casey’s reaction below. Notice the expressions on the faces of those who witnessed Casey’s very, very odd behavior:
What a week for the AI contestants. They moved out of their mansion on Monday because it is haunted, and Steven Tyler kissed a male contestant. Yikes!