One Cook Too Many in "A.I." Kitchen

The "American Idol" rehearsal has just ended, and our spies came through again.

Kristy Lee Cook could kill the surviving two Beatles with her country rendition of "Eight Days a Week." To make matters even worse, the crafty producers put her right before David Archuleta, who went last.

David Cook, on the other hand, delivered big with what could be the best performance -- a rocked-out version "Eleanor Rigby" -- no guitar this time.

David Archuleta's dad (aka stage dad) was sitting next to "A.I." E.P. Nigel Lythgoe. Nigel took aside David Cook, David Hernandez and Ramiele. It looked like he gave Cook props and constructive criticism to the other two.

Ryan Seacrest grilled Chikezie like a cheeseburger over the TMZ story that Chike-poo worked at LAX as a baggage screener and made the TSA choir. Ryan suggested Chikezie once found a blow-up doll in Simon's bag. Hard to tell if he was kidding.

And David Hernandez ... in his montage video that focused on previous employment, he said he was a pizza guy who got fired. No mention of his pepperoni at his other job.

As we first reported, the finals will be held at the Nokia Theatre in downtown L.A.

Tomorrow night, Katharine McPhee will perform.

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16. YOU GUYS NEVER ARE RIGHT ABOUT YOUR "INSIDER INFORMATION". YOU NEED A DIFFERENT SOURCE.

Posted at 7:41PM on Mar 11th 2008 by Jennifer

17. That David Cook guy just rips off the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes version of these songs. He did it last week with "hello" and he is doing it this week with Elenor Rigby. ...both of which are songs Me First have done.

Posted at 7:54PM on Mar 11th 2008 by SantaMonica12

18. WHO CARES?? I wanna know if Gummi Bear OD'd yet?

Posted at 8:12PM on Mar 11th 2008 by Britney's shaved pubes

19. Speaking of Katharine appearing on Idol, does she still have that stalker guy from St. Louis giving her problems? I heard he met her too, and was spamming her myspace with emails and stuff. I heard Kat and her team are well aware of him.

Posted at 8:13PM on Mar 11th 2008 by bigkatfan

20. I'm interested and hope the spies keep on keepin on.
I love David Cook and couldn't care less if Kristy Lee did a Baby Jessica down a well.

Posted at 8:15PM on Mar 11th 2008 by cookie

21. Yeah, Kat!! Will be so happy to hear her sing tomorrow!!! Amazing!!!

Posted at 8:25PM on Mar 11th 2008 by katonfire

22. PLEASE DO NOT VOTE FOR KRISTI LEE COOK!!!

VOTE 4 DAVID ARCHULETA!!!!

Posted at 8:42PM on Mar 11th 2008 by Jenny

23. Katharine is singing hmmmmm Lets see she was dropped by her label for dismal sales. She married her grandfather and she is one of the most hated on contestants ever on idol. Geeze cant wait for her to sing hope she has the backround singers to help her thats the only thing that will save her. Maybe I can pick up the dogs poop outside while she sings that would be more fun then hearing that wanna be past contestant shes not an american idol at all.. I would rather hear sanjaya..lol

Posted at 9:07PM on Mar 11th 2008 by kat ewwwww

24. ROUGH DADDY, A HOMO(S), IS A PREDICATE TO A CONJUNCTION, PRE, MEANING BEFORE, PREDICATE MEANING TO DEDICATE TO A COMPOUND NOUN, OR VERB, TO JUST SAY HOMO, IS WIDE, WITHOUT BEING, OR HAVING EXPLICIT MEANING. FOR INSTANCE, WE ARE ALL (HOMO-SAPIENS) { HUMAN-BEINGS }, OR HOMO-PHOBIC, MEANING INTIMIDATED BY SPECIES NOT DIRECTLY IN THE FAMILY OF NORMALLY ACCEPTED BEHAVIOR.

Posted at 9:39PM on Mar 11th 2008 by THESAURUS

25. tmz you guys are spot on! i just saw kristy lee and she was horrible!!!!!! Meanwhile david cook was awesome.. Keep up the good work

Posted at 9:53PM on Mar 11th 2008 by rmpr

26. Are TMZ and AI partners? Seems all I see on TMZ anymore is boring AI stories.

Posted at 10:12PM on Mar 11th 2008 by kerry

27. I only watch to listen to Simon , and Ryan who is excellent hosting, the rest is BORING!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:19PM on Mar 11th 2008 by honestly.

28. David Archuleta forgot the words tonight that is suppose to mean bye-bye!!!!!

Posted at 10:26PM on Mar 11th 2008 by traceyB

29. SUCKS !!! it just sucks

Posted at 10:33PM on Mar 11th 2008 by JM

30. Kristie Lee was awful....and David A should know the words to his own song ;David cook rocked and so did Chikeze. i was in general so horrified I went and pullled out all my Beatles CD's.....listened to them, and now I feel slightly calmer.

Posted at 10:49PM on Mar 11th 2008 by grace

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