Idol scandal-related stories
Posted Mar 5th 2007 11:22AM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: FOX, American Idol, Alumni, News and Gossip

Do racy internet photos of Antonella Barba (some real, some fake) tarnish the squeaky-clean family-friendly image of both the
Idol contestant and the
Idol franchise?
Idol's producers obviously don't think so. They've decided to stand by Antonella. But four years ago, they weren't so supportive. They dismissed finalist Frenchie Davis when she told them about racy internet photos she had taken.
To many, the dismissal of Frenchie, but not Antonella, represents a double standard. And this Tuesday, March 6, civil rights activist Najee Ali
is holding an anti-Idol rally to bring attention to this "racial bias" as he calls it. Ali said, "they can't have a rule for white contestants and have a different rule for black contestants."
Continue reading Civil rights activist plans anti-Idol rally
Posted Feb 26th 2007 12:34PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: American Idol, Contestants, News and Gossip

Jersey's own Antonella Barba may not win
American Idol this year, but she's already become a household name, earning fame (or is it infamy?) thanks to a seemingly endless supply of naughty, naked, and nasty photographs (that become nastier by the day) appearing all over the internet.
According to
Entertainment Weekly,
Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe hasn't seen any of the photographs, and only became aware of the "sexualy explicit shots" from
EW. Lythgoe responded, ''It's sad, isn't it, that your best friends are the ones that come forward with information that will go to
Smoking Gun or put your photographs on the web?''
Continue reading Idol producer responds to Antonella's naughty photos