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Joanna Pacitti out of 'American Idol,' Felicia Barton in.

Feb 12, 2009, 02:28 AM | by Michael Slezak

Categories: Television

Joanna Pacitti, the American Idol season 8 hopeful who was shown advancing to the top 36 on Wednesday night's telecast, has been booted from the competition and replaced by 26-year-old Felicia Barton. "It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition," stated a Fox press release sent early Thursday morning announcing the show's full roster of semifinalists.

For the last several weeks, Pacitti has been the subject of Internet chatter regarding her former deal with A&M Records, which yielded the single "Let It Slide" (embedded below), and more recently, for her rumored close relationship with a pair of 19 Entertainment executives. Specifically, Star magazine reported that Pacitti lived for a time in the same apartment building as 19's Michelle Young and Roger Widynowski, even referring to the former exec as her "best friend"; 19, of course, is the production company behind Idol.

Barton, meanwhile, was shown getting eliminated by the judges during Wednesday night's final Hollywood Week telecast, although a brief clip of her singing "Put Your Records On" during the Louisville, KY, audition round had created a decent mount of buzz among Idol watchers.

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Get OUT!! I`m actually really happy! The girl did not frickin brign it at all during Hollywood, I don`t care how well she can sing. Justice! And so happy for Felicia!

Swampmom, I literallt laughed out loud when you mentioned that old fanfic in the mansion story! lol Ohhhh maaaannn! haha