It is weird since she clearly withdrew before even going to Hollywood week to begin with. So they had plenty of notice with her. I get showing her on tv because it was a cute story / performance so why not show it. But posting it on Youtube and then taking it down later on is bizarre behavior though.
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“…Her mother Christa also posted the news of Liliana’s departure from the show on Facebook.
Liliana “decided to withdrawal from the competition last Fall; however was delighted American Idol aired her episode nonetheless!”
Sometimes, the televised singing shows make very odd editing decisions. Remember, the auditions we just finished watching were filmed last fall. Hollywood Week was filmed in December.
Yet American Idol dedicated four a half minutes of a late March episode to introduce us to Liliana.
Not only that, they pre-released her audition clip, using it to promote the final audition show. Only to turn around and delete it from their YouTube channel sometime after Sunday. Seriously, check it out. They have taken down Liliana’s audition video….”