Bewitched, bothered and bewildered.

American Idol’s Kellie Pickler and her father, Clyde, finally have something in common – they’re both going home.

People Magazine reports that just a week after Kellie became the most recent Idol castoff, her father became the most recent free man from the Florida State Prison. On Monday, Clyde was released from the facility where he had been serving a three-year sentence for stabbing a neighbor in his trailer park community approximately three years ago. Kinda sheds a whole different light on Kellie’s performance of Bohemian Rhapsody, doesn’t it?

"That's her daddy, and he's always been sweet to her," Kellie's one-time stepfather, Brent Miller, commented to the New York Post when asked about Kellie’s anticipated reaction to the news of her father’s release. "Even when he was in jail, he'd always call to see 'How's my girl doing?'"

How endearing. But the father-daughter reunion may need to wait for a callback, as Kellie will be spending the next few weeks making post-Idol appearances, recording the obligatory post-Idol album and participating in the American Idols Live Tour 2006. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?