Did Ryan Seacrest personally convince a homesick Crystal Bowersox not to quit American Idol three weeks ago? Or was the whole thing just a ginned-up story leaked to TMZ by an anonymous Ryan Seacrest? In a radio interview, Idol castoff Katelyn Epperley says she texted Bowersox over the weekend to ask if she was okay, and Bowersox texted back, “I’m fine … betrayed by Seacrest!†We hope this will serve as a lesson to any of our readers considering sharing their feelings with Ryan Seacrest. [Rickey.org]