TMZ had a preview, since removed, of ‘American Idol’ castoff Sanjaya Malakar’s interview with ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’, where the teen says he doesn’t believe that Howard Stern’s fans and other “haters” voted enough “to make a dent in the system.” The show airs Monday.

Freshly ousted from ‘American Idol’, Sanjaya Malakar spoke with ‘Entertainment Tonight’ correspondent Thea Andrews about his experience on the show and the negative feedback he received week after week from Simon Cowell. “From the beginning I think Simon saw potential in me, and when I didn’t fulfill that potential, he was disappointed,” Malakar admitted. “I just want to say to him, he is an amazing person and what he does is awesome. He is very opinionated – I learned more from him than anyone else while I was on the show.” Video has since been removed.

On Friday morning, ‘Access Hollywood’ correspondent Shaun Robinson spoke with ‘American Idol’ castoff Sanjaya Malakar and got all of the details on his experience and what’s next for the 17-year-old. Asked about if he was hurt people were voting for him for the wrong reasons, Malakar responded, “No, because anyone who was voting for me based on Howard Stern or VoteForTheWorst.com, they’re going to vote for me maybe a couple times. I honestly think I got to where I did because of my fans.” Video has since been removed.

Robert Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television, spoke with Reuters about how he feels ousted ‘American Idol’ finalist Sanjaya Malakar will fare in music. “If I were an executive at Disney or Nickelodeon I would be rushing to sign them both up,” Thompson said of Malakar and his singing sister Shyamali. “He is a really cute kid and it is no surprise he has become a breakthrough star.”