American Idol season 10 contestant, Chris Medina, who touched the judges and audience with his and his fiancée’s Juliana Ramos heartbreaking story, made it to the Top 40, but, unfortunately, had to be cut out when the judges decided who would be in the final Top 24.

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Chris’ shocking elimination reportedly crushed judge Jennifer Lopez, who broke down in tears when she had to look into Chris’ eyes and tell him his journey on Idol was over in the Green Mile episode, which will air on Wednesday (February 23) and Thursday (February 24).

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Fellow judges, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler had to jump in and help inconsolable JLo. We have finally learned there is a super sweet and very sensitive woman underneath the glitter, glow, pounds of makeup and diva attitude. Jennifer needed a moment to compose herself and return to her judge spot.

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Chris can sing, but he is not an extremely talented singer. His last performance was apparently not strong enough to get to the Top 24. The Idol journey changed Chris and Juliana’s life, who had the incredible support from Idol fans. They were able to raise over $300,000 for Juliana’s recovery and their story will most probably mark Idol forever.

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Learn more about Juliana’s recovery and how to help at ForJuliana.org. Good luck!

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