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Australian Idol Round-Up: We Are Devastated To See Jacob’s Chipmunk Cheeks Exit Our Screens
11:41AM Clem Bastow | Our “favourite” Idol was given the boot last night; it was sayonara to Jacob Butler’s sweat-tinged upper lip and breathless versions of the hits of the UK recording industry as the Melbourne singer became the latest Idol reject. (We also like the fact that that News Ltd headline, “Jacob Loses Australian Idol Fight” makes him sound like a plucky cancer sufferer in a midday movie.)
His “rousing” parting rendition of The Beatles’ Let It Be (complete with “Everybody out of your seats” moment) was a perfect crystallisation of all the reasons why we’re happy to see the back of him (but wouldn’t actually be happy to see the back of him, eh, eh).
In fact, if they can somehow manage to shuffle Marty off next week, the Final Six could actually make us enthused about following the journey to the Opera House with more than the passing curiosity we have currently, the interest levels of which are about on par with “Hmm, there’s a black mark on the carpet, wonder how that got there?” More » 
Kelly Clarkson And Jacob Butler BFF; Marty Simpson Pressured To Reveal Long-Term Web Romance With Fantasia Barrino
1:25PM Clem Bastow | Whoda thunk it? Apparently Kelly Clarkson – who put in a lacklustre performance on Friday at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre (we know because, like, someone rang us mid-Since You’ve Been Gone with their phone in the air) – is totally besties with everyone’s favourite Idol “knob” (thanks, Dicko), Jacob Butler!
Rock-lover Butler spent time on the road with Churko and Clarkson when they travelled through London, Cardiff and Dublin in 2006.
Butler is reportedly stoked to be reuniting with his old gal pal when she hits the stage to perform Never Again.
And “never again” was apparently what Kelly was seen mouthing to her peeps when walking away from farewelling Butler at the airport!
Or, at least, that’s what we’d say. More »
“Devastating News For Female Idol Fans Everywhere”
10:42AM Clem Bastow | In a bit of press hyperbole the likes of which have not been seen since we were advised that Kate De Araugo fans would “literally die” if they missed her gig, Australian Idol’s Jacob Butler has announced that his ‘ITALIAN GIRLS DO IT BETTER’ t-shirt actually means something – yes, sorry girls, he’s off the market.
In devastating news for female Idol fans everywhere, Butler this week revealed he’s been secretly dating Channel Ten publicist Paula Lucarelli for a year.
The pair met on the set of The X Factor in 2005, but their relationship didn’t hit the right notes until Butler moved to Melbourne last year.
“Devastating”! Were we snoozing when Jacob “Failed Musos Become Music Journalists” Butler became this year’s choice Idol hottie? Matt Corby, Mark Da Costa, Daniel Mifsud and Carl Riseley must be breathing a collective sigh of relief that Jacob has evidently swooped in to take over their pin-up duties. More » 
Idol Round-Up: Matt Corby Makes Us Not Want To Wear Scarves Anymore; Jacob Butler Will Get What’s Coming To Him, And It’s Not A Record Deal
11:04AM Clem Bastow | First two contestants through to Top 12: Matt Corby, Jacob Butler
We (re)discovered the Australian Idol contestant we love to hate very early on this year; his name is Jacob Butler and he has tried – unsuccessfully, and rather publicly – to make it to the top a few times before. He made it to the Top 100 in 2005, and made it to week four of the hilariously ill-fated X-Factor that same year before voluntarily withdrawing from the comp. He then went to the UK to “make it”, and didn’t, and here he is, lighting up our screens with his full cheeks and dull Britpop covers once more.
Our favourite Jacob moment so far has been his response to the judges’ asking him what he’d do if he didn’t “make it” this time (implying that this is his last chance), to which he replied that he’d have to do what all “failed musos do… become a music journalist.” More » 