While I admit that I haven’t been watching closely, I have been watching some controversial American Idol issues which have made the news.
First, Carly Smithson (the tattooed girl from Ireland) actually had a recording contract with MCA, at the same time as American Idol judge Randy Jackson was working there.
Can you say “plant”?
Second, finalist David Hernandez turns out to be a former fully-nude stripper in a gay strip club, where he regularly gave fully-nude lap dances to other men. When I say “former”, I mean that’s where he was working when he tried out for American Idol.
Yet, according to his official Idol bio, he broke his apartment lease and lived in his car prior to trying out for Idol. Hmmmm…..
That’s rather interesting, though. In Season One, Frenchie Davis was disqualified because she had nude photos on an adult website. Will they disqualify David Hernandez too?
They should, unless of course they have a gender bias when it comes to professional nudity by their contestants.
Here’s Frenchie Davis’s audition, in case any of you missed it years ago. While I usually only post Idol contestants who can’t sing, this woman can not only sing with the best, she was fantastic.
I really haven’t watched American Idol since the first season. I watched then because there was someone from our church on the show.
[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhile I admit that I haven’t been watching closely, I have been watching some controversial American Idol issues which have made the news. First, Carly Smithson (the tattooed girl from Ireland) actually had a recording contract with MCA, at the same time as American Idol judge Randy Jackson was working there. Can you say “plant”? Second, finalist David Hernandez turns out to be a former fully-nude stripper in a gay strip club, where he regularly gave fully-nude lap dances to other men. When I say “former”, I mean that’s where he was working when he tried out for American Idol. Yet, according to his official Idol bio, he broke his apartment lease and lived in his car prior to trying out for Idol. Hmmmm….. That’s rather interesting, though. In Season One, Frenchie Davis was disqualified because she had nude photos on an adult website. Will they disqualify David Hernandez too? They should, unless […] [...]