Ryan Seacrest Keeps ‘Idol’ Contestant From Quitting

Overwhelmed by the stress and pressure of being on “American Idol,” frontrunner contestant Crystal Bowersox threatened to walk off the show. “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest stepped in and had a quick heart-to-heart with her in the show’s parking lot. Sources claim Bowersox told him she couldn’t handle the competition and didn’t like all the media attention; she threatened to move back to Ohio to be with her family. Seacrest finally convinced Crystal to stay on the show after explaining, “The greatest thing I ever did was make enough money so I could buy my mom a house. You can buy your mom a house.” After the news hit the Internet about her possible departure, Bowersox took to the official “American Idol” Facebook page to respond. She writes, “No apologies for being human. Life is always testing one’s strength and weakness threshold. That’s how we learn how strong we really are.”