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Tonight is a big night for fans of bad pop music and Ryan Seacrest: it's the American Idol finale, in which one lucky soul will be chosen by the American people to enjoy approximately 12 minutes of fame and 12 years of performing in shopping malls. Idol's Gay golden calf, Clay Aiken, isn't necessarily appearing tonight — but if he does, his boyfriend won't be the only one with a gag. A reader writes:

As per a FOX/American Idol directive this afternoon, entertainment journalists covering the AI finale are being instructed that any attempt to question or solicit comment from Clay Aiken regarding his recent scandal will result in their being barred from the finale.

The interesting thing is that the directive says IF Clay appears, so it seems like his appearance may still be in question. Clay's name still has yet to appear on any call sheets or rehearsal information at the production office or Kodak.

So no talk of buttfucking? The show just got even more boring.