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"American Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox has said that her split from boyfriend Tony just before the finale was &amp;quot;bad timing&amp;quot;.  The 24-year-old from Ohio confirmed to Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM show yesterday that she had parted ways with her partner shortly before Tuesday&amp;#039;s performance night. Speaking on today&amp;#039;s Ellen DeGeneres Show, she said: &amp;quot;It was bad timing. We were having breakfast and he just decided he&amp;#039;s a small town guy and I don&amp;#039;t blame him for anything.  &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s been amazing. He&amp;#039;s been my rock through all of this, so it&amp;#039;s alright.&amp;quot; DeGeneres then called her a &amp;quot;strong, amazing woman&amp;quot; for being able to go through a break-up but still compete on stage. Bowersox recently said that she has &amp;quot;no complaints&amp;quot; about her time on the competition and is &amp;quot;happy&amp;quot; for winner Lee DeWyze.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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