Reality Rocks
  • Jackson Galaxy just might be every rocker chick's dream man. By night, he's a tattooed rock 'n' roll bad boy, playing in a band. But by day, he's a cat whisperer, helping troubled pet owners manage their difficult kitties and serving as the official cat behaviorist for the Game Show Network's "Think Like A Cat" and as the cat expert on Animal Planet's "America's Cutest Cat" and "Cats 101." He's the kind of magic man who can lull a shelter's roomful of ferocious felines to sleep, and I imagine that if he didn't already have a girlfriend (who shares his living quarters with five kitties and two dogs), and if Best Coast's cat-obsessed Bethany Cosentino wasn't still going out with that dude from Wavves, Jackson and Bethany could be the cutest crazy cat couple in rock.

    So now Jackson has a new reality show on Animal Planet, the irresistibly titled "My Cat From Hell," on which he will teach the nation's confused cat owners how to properly pet a cat, bond with a cat, and stop a cat from

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  • Last night on "American Idol," Jacob Lusk went home in fifth place, which wasn't that much of a surprise. What was more surprising was the revelation this morning, on Jacob's post-elimination press conference call, that he'd been wrongly depicted on the show, possibly even thrown under the bus by liberty-taking editors. Equally surprising: Lauren Alaina's meltdown last night when she found out she was in the bottom two for the first time, indicating that she may be cracking under pressure as this competition gets serious.

    I expect there are many more surprises ahead--not only because the mercurial Lady Gaga will be guest-mentoring next week (gawd knows what she's going to do with sweet Scotty McCreery, who will probably be skerred to death of her), but because, really, at least one spot in the finale is totally up for grabs. (I'd say Scotty is the only top 4 contestant who's a shoo-in.) So in today's episode of "The Day After," my Yahoo! Entertainment colleague Matt Whitfield and I

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  • Last night, Jacob Lusk was voted off "American Idol," and this morning he spoke to reporters about his rollercoaster run on the show. And he finally had the opportunity to discuss the controversial statement he made on Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Night--an alienating comment that many pundits, myself included, believe was the beginning of his decline.

    On that fateful top 9 evening, Jacob said in a pretaped interview segment: "If I end up in the bottom three, it won't be because I sang the song bad. It won't be because I sang the song wrong. It'll be because everybody in America wasn't ready to look at themselves in the mirror." The 23-year-old from Compton singer, who previously came across as jolly and affable, suddenly seemed cocky and arrogant, or at least like he was polarizingly using "Idol" as some sort of political soapbox. And he never quite recovered. (It was his first week in the bottom three.)

    But today Jacob--who humbly said, "I'm not the greatest singer in the world; at

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  • On Thursday's "American Idol" top five results show, Jacob Lusk went home, and given how things had panned out for him in recent weeks, this elimination was no huge shocker. However, if you were to rewind your DVR to about two months ago, you would've never expected this guy to only make it to fifth place. In February, Randy Jackson actually told Jacob that his "God Bless The Child" performance was the best in "Idol" history. Ever. Back then, it seemed Jacob had the potential to become the first R&B singer to win "Idol" in seven years.

    So what went wrong? Well, I have a couple theories. While there was little doubt that Jacob had the pipes, some of the strongest pipes of the top 13, he never came across as current. Or cool. Just look at the swag-laden R&B charts these days. It's all about pop/hip-hop crossover acts like Drake, B.o.B., Jason Derulo, Chris Brown, Usher, et al; there's nothing in the old-school vein a la Luther Vandross, the singer to whom Jacob was constantly and perhaps

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  • Last night, the top 5 "American Idol" contestants performed a mix of songs from the past and present, with mixed results. And in today's episode of "The Day After," my Yahoo! Entertainment colleague Matt Whitfield and I have mixed opinions on all of the performances.

    Did Haley Reinhart have an unfair advantage by getting to sing a special unreleased Lady Gaga song, or did the tune's unfamiliarity hurt her chances? Was Jacob Lusk, like, totally insane to try to sing a duet all by himself? Did Lauren Alaina step it up, or was her somewhat emotionless "Unchained Melody" not unchained enough? And speaking of emotional displays, did James Durbin's blubbering help win him sympathy, even as he lost his way vocally? And...who's IN IT TO WIN IT? We debate all this and more.

    Check out our convo below--and be sure to join in by posting your comments, too!

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  • In an interview with Deadline.com's Nikke Finke last week, Simon Cowell revealed that he wanted "X Factor U.K." judge Cheryl Cole for the judging panel on "The X Factor USA." And sure enough, since Simon almost always gets his way, it was officially announced today that Cheryl has landed the job.

    "I'm thrilled for Cheryl. She is massively excited about this show, and has been fantastic to work with," Simon said today in a press release. "She is also a complete brat! Most importantly, this girl can spot talent."

    "I'm so excited to be taking part in the American version of 'The X Factor,'" added the 27-year-old Cheryl. "I absolutely love it here in the U.K., and with the talent they have out in America, I'm sure we're going to find someone very special. I can't wait to get started."

    I know I can't wait. As a longtime avid viewer of "The X Factor U.K." online, I've always enjoyed what Cheryl brings to the table. Any American who's watched the British version of the show already knows that

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