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I'm not quite sure on the timeline of this story, but it seems that American Idol has withdrawn its invitation for Derrell and Terrell Brittenum to "go to Hollywood". The twins totally rocked the first night of auditions this season, but soon after we learned that one was in jail and there was a warrant out for the other. The identical brothers are accused of stealing someone's identity to buy a Dodge Magnum car. MTV.COM is reporting that both dudes posted bail and, when they went to get on their scheduled flights to Hollywood, they learned they were no longer welcome as contestants on American Idol.

Damn. I really liked these two. Terrell and Derrell Brittenum, 28, are accused of stealing a man's identity to buy a 2005 Dodge Magnum last June in Georgia. Terrell has been sitting in jail since January 10, and Derrell is expected to turn himself in soon on charges of forgery, theft by deception, and financial identity fraud. Wow. That's serious stuff. The brothers are from Memphis but they auditioned in Chicago last September. I wonder if they drove that stolen Magnum up for the occasion?

Such a waste of a good talent. Both of these guys sounded spectacular in their auditions on Tuesday night. And, what I really liked about them was that they "got it". That is, they auditioned together, as twins, but they also belted out separate songs to show off their individuality. The Brittenum boys understood that the twin gimmick wouldn't get them very far in the auditions process. They even told Seacrest that they didn't want to perform together, but against each other. I was really looking forward to a twin face-off.