She was stalked on the set of DancingWithTheStars and, a year after her starring role in the show's season finale, appeared in court to see 36-year-old Robert O'Ryan found guilty.
Though Idol shed another 9% of its viewership and was out-rated by reality rival DancingwiththeStars on more than one occasion last season, it remains the no. 1 program by a sizable margin heading into its tenth year on the air.