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Charlie Askew's meltdown overshadows stellar Elijah Liu and Curtis Finch on 'American Idol'

Wednesday March 6, 2013 10:31 PM By Jamshid Mousavinezhad

quot;American Idolquot; - Charlie Askew performs Genesis' quot;Mama.quot;

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Elijah Liu and Curtis Finch topped a mediocore guys' night on "American Idol," as most of the ten contestants took turns reminding us how they don't stand a chance against a stellar women's group this season.

All anyone's going to be talking about though is Charlie Askew's emotional meltdown -- he gave an odd, angry performance of Genesis' "Mama," during which he hurled...

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