Antonella Barba on Her Internet Pictures

Well, we know most of you didn't want to see her go, but Antonella Barba, just a day after being voted off the show she commented on the racy photos of her posted on the Internet. "These were photos of my personal life that got exploited without my consent," she said during a conference call Friday with reporters from across the country. "I've learned to be careful who you trust."

Antonella was the subject of rampant Internet gossip regarding the photos. Publicists for the top-rated Fox show cut off reporters' questions about the pictures during the conference call. She did say, though, that the situation was distracting as she tried to prepare herself to sing during the past two weeks.

"It was difficult," she said. "It wasn't how I intended things to go. I tried to block it out as much as possible. I'm here to sing. All that other stuff was completely irrelevant." She said she heeded advice from her vocal coach to view the nervousness in her stomach as adrenaline that could power her performance. And, right before she went onto the stage, she said a little prayer.

Barba, 20, attended Roman Catholic grammar school in neighboring Point Pleasant Beach, and went to a Catholic high school in nearby Red Bank before enrolling in Catholic University in Washington, D.C., where she studied architecture. She withdrew earlier this year to focus on the "Idol" competition, and has no plans to go back anytime soon.

"Right now, I'm going to stay in L.A. for a week or two," she said. "I want to see what I can do with this for a career. I want to strike while the iron is hot." O.k., I am sure Playboy will be contacting you soon.