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"Caleb Johnson has issued an apology to his American Idol fans after making a derogatory comment.  The singer, currently a contestant on season 13 of the reality series, drew criticism after calling fans on Twitter &amp;quot;retards&amp;quot;.  Johnson was vocal about his disapproval of Aerosmith&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;I Don&amp;#039;t Want to Miss a Thing&amp;#039;, which fans chose for him to sing last week. When asked about his views on social media, the 23-year-old said: &amp;quot;It gives access to a bunch of retards to talk to me, and I don&amp;#039;t really enjoy having to see somebody telling me what song I need to sing.&amp;quot; Following a backlash from fans, Johnson has responded via Facebook, saying: &amp;quot;For the record, that juvenile comment I made in the interview was not directed toward my fans but to the wackos that send hundreds of hate messages a day to me!  &amp;quot;You guys are amazing and I cannot thank you enough for your support. Sorry if it offended anybody; it was the wrong choice of words.&amp;quot;      He continued: &amp;quot;Also, I greatly appreciate it when you guys give me song suggestions but it gets really overwhelming at the volume it comes in, so please understand! Rock on !:)&amp;quot; Johnson is now among the Top 5 acts in the competition. American Idol&amp;#039;s two-night season finale will air May 20 and May 21. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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