"American Idol" has publicly dissed a Jonas Brother.
Joe Jonas joined the panel in Dallas on the heels of a tough act to follow — Neil Patrick Harris, who stood up to Simon Cowell without coming out the loser, no mean feat when it comes to the King of Mean.
After giving Jonas the usual guest-judge buildup — including Randy Jackson insisting he is actually the fourth JoBro — the show made a not-so-subtle jab at the teen heartthrob.
There were hints even before the big dis. For starters, the show gave Patrick Harris a full 40 minutes, leaving only 20 for Jonas. And notably absent was the bit where one of the judges pals around with the guest to gauge their take on the proceedings to come.
But it still came as a surprise when in his first, one-sided interaction with any of the judges, Randy turned to Joe — who was seated beside him behind the table — and said a little pointedly, "Yeah man, dude, it's cold in here," as Simon stood up and dramatically pulled on a sweater.
Joe, in the meantime, seemed fascinated by something on the surface of the table.
Maybe he's just shy. But the implication was clear — Jonas was not making an effort to make friends with his fellow panelists.
Things didn't get much better from there. The first auditioner up was the goofily charming Todrick Hall, who told the judges he'd appeared with season three winner Fantasia in "The Color Purple."
Hall composed a ditty especially for his audience of "Idol" judges, with playfully solicitous lyrics that mentioned them by name.
"Sittin' there like a bump on a log, Randy what do I have to do to be a dawg?" Hall warbled, to name one example.
Everyone warmed to Hall's audition, but Jonas' delivery was a little robotic when he said, through a slightly forced smile, "That was awesome, man. Definitely you have star power, for sure."
After that, he proved himself to be a "Yeah, man," kind of man. In contrast to last night's guests — Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne, and his immediate predecessor, NPH — he never went against the grain of the panel's predominant opinion. When they said no, he said no, and when they said yes, he said, "Yeah."
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