Anoop Desai, Lil Rounds and most recently, Matt Giraud, have all been exterminated by "American Idol" – and their chances at the title. But is the presence of someone else plucked from the world too soon running amuck in the contestant's mansion — is there an actual "Idol" ghost?
According to booted "Idol" Anoop, some of his fellow singing hopefuls believe there is a ghost haunting the nine-bedroom Bel Air mansion where the contestants live during the competition.
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"Some people are convinced that there's a ghost there, especially Allison [Iraheta]," a skeptical Anoop told People. "But I've never really seen her."
Anoop said the ghost, who the "Idols" have named Phyllis, is "just a friendly troublemaker. She bangs around and keeps people awake. Allison hears something in her room every night. I don't know if someone's just creeping around in there or what."
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Lil Rounds, who was voted off the same week as Anoop, told the mag she luckily escaped any paranormal shenanigans while in the Bel Air mansion.
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"I've never had any encounters with Phyllis, and I'm glad I didn't, because I was in a room by myself, so I would've been totally freaked out," she explained.
"Allison said she lives in her room… she's heard growls. I was like, 'What?!' It's craziness," Lil said. "The rest of the girls swear they saw glimpses of her and different things like that, but I never saw it."
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And what have Lil's former housemates seen when Phyllis makes an appearance? "Like a white shadow walking across the room. I'm like, 'Okay, you guys,'" she added.
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