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Another ‘Idol’ sex scandal
Antonella Barba must be so thankful right now.
Another “American Idol” sex scandal has surfaced, taking the oh-so-bright spotlight off her, at least for a few brief moments.
Several sites are reporting that Mario Vazquez, who mysteriously walked away from the Season 4 finals, is being sued for sexual harassment. American Idol Productions, Fox and Freemantle Media are also named as defendants.
The accusations come from a former “Idol” staffer who claims he was fired shortly after reporting a bizarre incident that allegedly happened in a bathroom at the studio where the show is filmed. We’ve chosen to link to a fairly tame account of what reportedly happened. Savvy searchers should have no trouble finding the more lurid stuff.
True? That’s for the courts to decide. But it certainly would explain the sudden departure of Vazquez for “personal” reasons two years ago.
Idol chatter …
- Simon Cowell’s lending his support to a new People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals campaign.
Look for the “Idol” judge to appear on TV soon urging folks not to leave their dogs in hot cars.
“Far be it from me to be critical, but I find it really appalling that this year, thousands of dogs will die of heatstroke inside parked cars,” Cowell says in the public service announcement, which is set to air all summer.
Simon? Nice? Stranger things have happened …
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Comments
By Jay
March 15, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this
Blame the fans of Howard stern and votefortheworst.com for keeping Sanjaya on the show… These guys enjoy watching a person with less talent like Sanjaya tortured by the judges…
By Brocktoon
March 15, 2007 2:33 PM | Link to this
The votefortheworst.com folks recently got on the Sanjaya bandwagon. I think their influence is overstated. They were pushing people to vote for Sundance and Antonello, and they are both long gone.
Still, the writer can’t actually believe that its a mystery that Sanjaya is still around … he gets votes from young girls and anyone who feels sorry for him. It’s really not mysterious at all. Judge’s admonitions aside, “Idol” is NOT a singing competition — it’s a popularity contest.
Sanjaya can’t sing, but he’s very popular.
Still, that’s only going to carry him so far. I’m predicting he gets sent home next Wednesday. If not, the week after for sure.
By tweeqita
March 22, 2007 12:12 AM | Link to this
I don’t know weather to cry, throw things, or get a life and stop watching my guilty pleasure show all together. I was really hoping that my ears would not have to endure the continuing torture that is Sanjaya. As for Stephanie leaving..What an injustice to such a beautiful talent…