▁from ▁Andrew ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber ' s ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁Super star . ▁The ▁performance ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁best ▁by ▁the ▁jud ges . ▁The ▁day ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁Cow ell ▁stated , ▁" I ▁thought ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁so ▁far .", ▁prompt ing ▁Smith son ▁to ▁pull ▁out ▁a ▁T - sh irt ▁sent ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁her ▁fans ▁with ▁a ▁sign ▁on ▁it ▁that ▁said ▁" Sim on ▁Lov es ▁Me ▁( this ▁week ) ". ▁After ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁elimin ated , ▁Cow ell ▁said : ▁" I ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁giving ▁you ▁a ▁compl iment ▁last ▁night — k iss ▁of ▁death , ▁but ▁let ▁me ▁tell ▁you , ▁Car ly , ▁you ▁can ▁leave ▁with ▁your ▁head ▁held ▁high ". ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁Short ly ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Smith son ▁had ▁made ▁the ▁show ' s ▁Top ▁ 2 4 , ▁articles ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁main stream ▁press ▁question ing ▁her ▁selection ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁previous ▁record ▁deal . ▁R andy ▁Jackson ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁M CA ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁Smith son ▁was ▁signed . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁she ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁After ▁her ▁elim ination , ▁Smith son ▁briefly ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁inter views . ▁On ▁The ▁Ellen ▁De Gener es ▁Show , ▁she ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁felt ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁" kind ▁of ▁sing led ▁out " ▁and ▁she ▁added ▁that ▁" The