D.L. Hughley visited ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Monday night, and commented, “I’m very glad ‘American Idol’ is coming. You know, I love watching you, but I really had a problem with the show last year because it’s not about the most talented person. Like, Elliott Yamin was a great singer. But you have to - you can’t just be a great singer. You have to have a great look. ‘Cause he had a dental problem. You see the teeth on that dude? That dude looked like he had a a mouth full of jumper cables. Didn’t he?”

‘Live & Direct’ Senior Producer Nina Bradley blogged on the MSNBC program’s web site on Friday after their interview the previous night with ‘American Idol’ season five finalist Elliott Yamin. Bradley said the singer “was so down to earth and genuinely nice both on and off camera,” adding, “I am completely confident that Elliott will end up being an enormous success and do a lot of good for some important causes close to him.”

TMZ reports that last week, ‘American Idol’ finalist Elliott Yamin was yelled at after taking a photo of Nicky Hilton at the Beverly Hills Hotel. A cabana boy their admonished the singer and told him to stop.