Jermaine Jones Speaks!

Jermaine Jones has added a little more fuel to the fire as to whether or not his disqualification was a ratings stunt...

Jones told "Showbiz Tonight" that he knows he marked on his application that he had been arrested before. And he says that after his background check, there were some things he had to hire a lawyer for and get cleared up before he could be a part of the show.

So to paraphrase a famous quote: What did "Idol" know and when did they know it?

Hmmm...

You can read more about Jermaine and see his interview here.