A Real Housewife Crashes American Idol Auditions — And We Have A Bone To Pick With Carrie Underwood

Wherever Meredith Marks is right now (probably in a bathtub or screaming at someone on a plane), we just know that she’s fuming. The February 2 episode of “American Idol” welcomed “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Britani Bateman, and by “welcomed,” we mean that Bateman tagged along with her auditioning niece for moral support — and maybe to snag a bit of the spotlight for herself while she was at it.

If you don’t watch “Rhoslc,” just know that Bateman is basically the ladies’ lovable punching bag, often the butt of a cruel joke, so it was only fitting…