'American Idol' Judges Talk Lionel Richie Going Rogue, Katy Perry Shares Orlando Bloom's Save Choice

Lionel Richie jumped off-script and went rogue during Monday's live broadcast of "American Idol," leaving Ryan Seacrest and fellow judges Katy Perry and Luke Bryan scrambling to keep up.

Well before the judges were set to make their selections of which three contestants "in danger" to save, and Katy Perry's fiance Orlando Bloom was offering her his own unsolicited pick, the legendary crooner jumped out of his seat and rushed the stage.

"Lionel Richie pulled a 'I'm Lionel Richie,'" Luke Bryan joked to Entertainment Tonight. "He hadn't pulled that card yet! He said, 'I'm Lionel Richie! I don't care what nobody says!'"

Perry confirmed that neither she nor Luke had any idea what was going on when it happened. "We had no idea, first of all, because I asked the producers during commercial break," she said. "I was like, 'Was that scripted? Did you guys plan that?' And they were like, 'None of this is scripted,' ... Lionel Richie just took it!"

The moment came as Ryan was talking to the final performer of the night, Uche. The singer had just been told he hadn't made it into the Top 10 on America's vote and was tearfully sharing how it made him feel somewhat rejected as he'd revealed his true self in his performance prior to that vote.

When Lionel jumped out of his chair and quickly made his way to the stage, the assumption was that he was going to comfort the singer he'd initially rejected during the auditions only to become on of his biggest supporters and champions during subsequent rounds of the competition.

It's not altogether uncommon for Lionel, or one of the other judges, to run up to the stage and offer a hug or support to a contestant during an emotional moment. But Lionel didn't stop there. After hugging Uche, he started walking him toward the "safe" section of the stage, telling him that this is where a true entertainer belongs.

Still at the judges' table, Katy and Luke couldn't believe what they were seeing, and apparently, neither could anyone else.

"Night after night, this kid is crushing it. Tonight, I just couldn't allow it," Lionel told ET. "I had a spiritual moment, kind of rushed the stage."

Another contestant shared a moment with fellow judge Katy Perry. Alyssa Raghu, enjoying her second run in the show in as many years, found herself saved by the singer after performing one of her songs that night. But she wasn't who Katy's fiance, Orlando Bloom wanted her to save.

"He was texting me and telling me who to save!" Katy laughed. "He was like, 'You better save Dimitrius [Graham], and I was like, 'Don't worry! We got this one .'"

And they did, as Luke Bryan used his save to send Dimitrius through into the Top 10. That freed Katy up to save "the sauce," as the panel dubbed Raghu during the initial round of auditions, one of her favorites throughout the competition thus far.

"American Idol" heads into "Disney Night" this weekend, airing Sundays and Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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