Dear Adam Lambert,
I am so sorry about last night. My co-worker, Larry Carroll, asked if you were ticklish on the Us Weekly "Hot Hollywood" red carpet. And then things got awkward. It's all my fault.
Here's what happened.
Yesterday afternoon, my boss emailed me to say that you and Kris Allen were scheduled to walk the Us Weekly red carpet event, and that I should send Larry some questions. Given that you and I are scheduled for a sit-down interview next week (can't wait, by the way!) I didn't want to give Larry all my questions, so I jokingly emailed, "Ask Adam if he's ticklish. I'm just kidding. Don't really ask that."
Well, Larry apparently took me seriously, because he opened his interview by saying "Jim Cantiello wants to know if you're ticklish."
"That's a little creepy, Jim," you said. "I think it's a private fantasy of his. I'm unaware of it."
If you need me, I'll be crawling into a hole and dying.
Dude, I assure you I'm not a creep. I don't have tickle fantasies.
In any case, I can't wait to talk to you about your excellent new album next week. And I promise that you will realize as soon as you meet me again that I'm not a psycho, and that this whole tickle thing was a big, silly misunderstanding.
Best of luck at the American Music Awards this Sunday. And whatever you do, do not watch this episode of "Tweet Beat."
Professionally,
Jim Cantiello
MTV News "American Idol" Expert