'American Idol' contestant disqualified

[February 13, 2009]  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One of the contestants on "American Idol" who made the top 36 has been disqualified.

"American Idol" has issued a statement saying Joanna Pacitti of Philadelphia is ineligible to continue, but without saying why. Felicia Barton of Virginia Beach, Va., has replaced Pacitti in the top 36.

Pacitti could not immediately be reached for comment.

[Associated Press]

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