A lot were surprised not seeing Lee DeWyze perform on the Season Finale of American Idol last week. As Idol tradition, past cycle winners passes the torch with a performance, but this season is different.
A lot of viewers could spot DeWyze sitting in the audience during the broadcast but even ‘Idol’ host Ryan Seacrest never singled him out.
It turns out that Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe approached DeWyze only two minutes before Scotty McCreery was proclaimed winner, and asked if he could “borrow” him for a second and even made no attempt to include the past winner in the season’s finale.
Prior to the telecast, DeWyze tweeted:
After the show Lythgoe tweeted to explain what really went down:
On the otherhand, DeWyze responded to Lythgoe’s allegations that he snubbed McCreery through his twitter account:
“I was not asked to be involved in the Finale. It wasn’t until about 2 minutes before they announced that Nigel had approached me and asked if he could “borrow” me for a second,” “I didnt feel a last second jump on stage was appropriate. It was Scotty’s moment.”
