The American Idol Top 12 on Season 9 were determined last night with the elimination of four singers.  Reaching the end of the line and heading home were Katelyn Epperly, Alex Lambert, Lilly Scott and Todrick Hall.

Lambert was the most emotional of those who got the boot.  A favorite among his fellow contestants, the tears were flowing all around as his friends surrounded him during a commercial break.  When the show resumed, host Ryan Seacrest said he had never witnessed such an emotional outpouring.  Hit hardest was Siobhan Magnus, who openly sobbed.

There was a Top 12 party at the Industry Club in Los Angeles after last night’s show wrapped.  Posing for photos were the Top 12 finalist:  Crystal Bowersox, Siobhan Magnus, Didi Benami, Lee Dewyze, Michael Lynche, Casey James, Andrew Garcia, Lacey Brown, Tim Urban, Aaron Kelly, Paige Miles, and Katie Stevens.

Also on hand at the party were former AI contestants Justin Guarini, Matt Giraud, and Scott MacIntyre.  There was even an appearance by always gorgeous Terri Seymour, former girlfriend of judge Simon Cowell.  He recently announced his engagement to another dark haired beauty, Mezhgan Hussainy.

Top performers up to this point are Crystal Bowersox and Michael Lynche.  The entire group will sing songs from the Rolling Stones songbook next week.

Check out our AI Top 12 gallery from last night below:

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When Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Mississippi, announced she’d be wearing a tuxedo and bringing a female date to the school’s senior prom the school district said no way. School officials then circulated a flier stating that same-sex prom dates were prohibited.

The American Civil Liberties Union demanded that officials change the policy, stating it is a violation of students’ rights and not allowing McMillen to wear a tuxedo to prom violated her right to free expression. The ACLU gave the school district a deadline to rescind the ruling and, on Wednesday, the school board voted to cancel the prom rather than allow McMillen to attend with her girlfriend.

On Thursday, the ACLU filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Oxford to force the school district to sponsor the prom and allow McMillen to bring whom she chooses and wear what she wants.

The school board released a statement saying it chose to cancel the prom ”due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events,” but did not mention McMillen or her girlfriend, who is also a student at the school.

Constance was reluctant to return to school following the decision but her father encouraged her to face her classmates, teachers and school officials.

“My daddy told me that I needed to show them that I’m still proud of who I am,” McMillen said. “The fact that this will help people later on, that’s what’s helping me to go on.”

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Former model Irina Krupnik is suing NBC Universal over the use of a sexy bikini picture of her used in the 2009 Vince Vaughn movie “Couples Retreat.”

The $10 million defamation lawsuit contends that the use of Krupnik’s photo as a prop in the film has damaged her reputation.

In the movie, Krupnik’s picture, which was taken in 2001, is used in a scene where actor Jon Favreau’s character waits for his wife to leave their hotel room and then enjoys…ummm…a private moment with the photo.

31-year-old Krupnik, who now works as a makeup artist, acknowledges that she gave the rights to the photo to a stock agency, which presumably sold it to the filmmakers.

The suit, which was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday, claims Universal Pictures Co. never obtained permission to use the image in the film.

According to Krupnik’s attorney, Thomas Mullaney, “Common decency means you should ask somebody before you put them into a scene that’s essentially pornography.”