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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

May 13, 2010 - 7:19 am

LOS ANGELES -- The credits have rolled on "American Idol" finalist Michael Lynche. The 26-year-old personal trainer from Queens, N.Y., was cut from the competition Wednesday. Lynche was rescued by the show's judges five weeks ago, but he received the fewest viewer votes following his predictable rendition of Michael Jackson's "Will You Be There" from "Free Willy" on Tuesday's movie-themed edition.

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