For the record: we don't care about the sexuality of Ryan Seacrest.

As long he continues his witty banter with Simon Cowell, we're pleased.

But some people care about this sort of thing. Such Seacrest himself, evidently. We overheard him whispering to Melinda Doolittle during the results show Wednesday night ...

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