Y’all be careful now!
American Idol has issued an apology over a little “misunderstanding” over some good ol’ Southern lingo.
While holding auditions in Louisville, Kentucky, the Idol judges were treated to Mark Mudd‘s creative rendition of some country song called White Light (yeah, we don’t know it either).
After soundly rejecting him, Mudd told the judges to “be careful,” as in “y’all be careful now,” but Paula forgot to take her chill-out pills that day so she freaked out, taking the Southern slang as a threat. Sure, the dude was a little weird, sporting a holster-like cell phone belt clip, but come on, his name is Mudd, and he’s probably related to Brit Brit.
After realizing the awkward misunderstanding, AI issued the following apology:
“We apologize to any viewers who were offended by the misinterpretation of the contestant’s comment to “be careful” upon completion of his audition in Louisville, KY. Our visits to audition cities are relatively brief and sometimes regional greetings and salutations are lost in translation. We had not heard that phrase from any other contestants during the day, so it took everyone by surprise. We now know better and look forward to visiting Louisville again someday.”
They also fired the intern responsible for making sure Abdrool actually swallows her pills instead of just tonguing them.
[Image via WENN.]
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