They are down to the final three and the drama is building.  According to TMZ, David Archuleta's dad, Jeff, has been officially banned from American Idol:

"Here's how it went down. "Idol" sources tell TMZ Jeff has been a complete pain in the ass, interfering with the entire production. He has badgered producers, the band, vocal coaches and even other contestants. The final straw came this week, when Jeff wanted to change the lyrics to David's first song, "Stand By Me." Jeff insisted on adding a verse from Sean Kingston's hit, "Beautiful Girls." Producers sent him an e-mail telling him the lyrics could not be changed. They were beyond pissed when David sang the song with Kingston's lyrics during the live show.

We're told by changing the lyrics, it created problems with the song's publisher and cost "A.I." a lot of money.

Jeff was ordered to sit with "A.I." lawyers on Wednesday, who told him he was "banned from being in the rooms where David was learning or rehearsing his songs." It's "Idol's" position, since David is 17, he does not need a guardian -- just a teacher. Jeff will be allowed to sit in the audience during the live show but he's 86'd from anything backstage.

Sources say the other contestants were fed up with Jeff and didn't want him near them. Now they have their wish.

All in all, sources say Jeff is the stage dad from hell. BTW, he was banned on the set when David did "Star Search" a few years back."

Poor David.  His dad sounds like a real piece of work.

The other drama centers around this week's eliminated contestant Jason Castro.  People have been saying all week that Jason mouthed the words "Don't vote" on Tuesday's show and that he purposely "forgot" the words to Tambourine Man in order to exit the show early.  After viewing the following You Tube video it looks more like he was saying "vote, vote", not "don't vote".