There is a Chinese proverb that says, "If you sit by an inkwell, you'll get dirty." It certainly seems that even if you are slightly involved with the juggernaut that is Idol, you will achieve great fame overnight. Ashley is the latest person to receive this kind of peripheral American Idol fame. The last person I can think of that enjoyed a similar amount of success is William Hung.
Yesterday, little Ashley made her national pop culture icon debut on The Today Show with Meredith Vieira and elaborates why being such a "Fanjaya" brings her to tears.
The best part of the interview is when Meredith attributes Sanjaya's survival on the show to her devotion to the contestant. The girl turns out to be way smarter than her deluded mother, and says she doesn't think so but is instantly refuted by her Mom.
I smell a stage mom. Sheesh. Get your own passion for your own Idol.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-23-2007 @ 7:14PM
Tim said...
The mom is also World's Meanest Mom™, saying on national TV something to the effect that L'il Cryingirl can't sing and wouldn't last long on Idol.
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3-23-2007 @ 4:24PM
Clint said...
All the fame in the world can't hide her fugly face.
http://www.tvdeuce.com
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3-23-2007 @ 4:44PM
Curt said...
Dude, she's a 13-year old girl... Quit trying to talk shit when you're just trying to draw people to your little tv blog.
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3-23-2007 @ 5:43PM
Haunt said...
Good lord, Clint. You are a sad, sick little man.
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3-23-2007 @ 4:59PM
David said...
If I ever see her in real life she will be crying for a different reason. God damn bitch.
And she was crying during the whole show! They just showed here more when Sanjaya was singing... hmmm.... wonder why?
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3-23-2007 @ 5:00PM
David said...
If I ever see her in real life she will be crying for a different reason. God damn bitch.
And she was crying during the whole show! They just showed here more when Sanjaya was singing... hmmm.... wonder why?
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3-23-2007 @ 5:38PM
Clint said...
Hey, even at 13 there's no reason to be making a spectacle of herself. Be one thing if it was just for Sanjaya, but she was also crying for Doolittle.
The crush I could understand, but when I saw her crying for Doolittle, you know it's just for publicity.
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3-23-2007 @ 5:48PM
Clint said...
C'mon Haunt,forget the fugly comment, you don't think she went a little over board?
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3-24-2007 @ 1:53PM
ACB said...
It's all about advertising. AI exec probably scrambled to do VFTW damage control, and found this little girl on the street and asked her if she wanted to be on the show, and of course you know she's going to want to be on the show. AI execs want to show that Sanjaya really has fans that vote for him - for real. It's all really funny. If he beats Melinda that would be an even bigger AI bumble than Taylor Hicks becoming an idol.
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3-24-2007 @ 6:00PM
Tia said...
I think AI needed to prove that the people who were voting for Sanjaya were in fact little girls.
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3-25-2007 @ 10:05PM
compson said...
check this out...one of the funniest things i've come across in a while.
http://www.liquidgeneration.com/Media/Cartoons/Celebrity_Phone_Tap_Michael_Jackson_amp_Sanjaya/
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3-26-2007 @ 8:11AM
missivey said...
Whoever is voting for Sanjaya should be ashamed of themselves for giving this rediculous kid any kind of hope he has singing abilities. Howard Stern is a PIG and a disgrace and should be voted off the air himself...Does everyone hate him as much as I do?
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