New Season Brings New Controversy and Social Networking for Idol Contestants

The addition of Ellen to the judges panel is not the only change for American Idol this year--for the first time in Idol history contestants are allowed to have profiles on Twitter, Myspace and Facebook. In the previous eight seasons social networking was banned for contestants and any pre-existing profiles were deleted before contestants became part of the show.

Now all of the top 24 Idol contestants have been given profiles on Twitter, Myspace and Facebook. All of their profiles were created by Fox and it is not clear what the exact rules for the profiles will be. If you want to keep up with your favorite contestants online you can find a complete list of all of their online profiles here.

This season may have added online profiles, but it did not loose any of its drama and controversy. Chris Golightly, who called himself an orphan when we were first introduced to him on the show, has been kicked out of the top 24 and replaced by Tim Urban.

“It has been determined that Chris Golightly is ineligible to continue in the competition,” a press release from FOX said. “American Idol contestant Tim Urban has replaced Golightly as part of the Top 24.”

Fox has not given the reason why Golightly was taken out of the competition. Another contestant Michael "Big Mike" Lynch was also reportedly booted from the show in late January because his father broke the show's rules of confidentiality by talking to a Florida newspaper. However last night the top 24 was revealed and Lynch's profile is currently still up on American Idol's website.

And on an unrelated Idol note, last night was the first time in six years that Idol did not have the top ratings for its night, instead NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics took the top spot.

Watch out--You might also get bitten

Do you go for jogging everyday? Well most of us go for it,but did we ever think if a fox bites us then what will happen and what we would then do?Well recently something like this has happened with a lady.

Let's say you were out on your daily run and a fox jumped out and bit you.What would U do?

In one of the strangest wildlife encounters we've heard, a woman in Arizona was bitten on the foot by a fox while out jogging on some trails. When she went to grab the critter, it locked its jaws on her arm.So then what did she do?

She ran the mile back to her house, then peeled the sucker off, and locked it in the trunk of her car. She then drove herself and the animal to the hospital where animal control tested the fox for rabies and the woman received treatment (And rabies shots!) for the bite.

How surprising!