a
|
|
American
Idol Rumor:'Idol' accuser won't help investigation
CNN.com
Thursday, May 5, 2005 Posted: 1:02 PM EDT (1702 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The former "American Idol" contestant who
claims he had an affair with judge Paula Abdul said Thursday he won't
help Fox investigate his charges.
Corey Clark, the 2003 contestant who said Abdul coached him on song
selection, helped buy him clothes to wear on television and eventually
initiated a sexual relationship, appeared on ABC's "Good Morning
America."
"I don't have any interest in helping 'American Idol' out whatsoever,
because they haven't helped me out whatsoever," Clark told ABC
reporter John Quinones. "They made it very hard for me to do
what I'm doing, which is my career."
Fox issued a statement Thursday saying it had contacted Clark for
his help investigating the claims but "that has yet to happen."
"We have concerns about the motives behind last night's purported
news special, as much of it was filled with rumor, speculation and
assertions from a disqualified contestant who admitted during the
special to telling lies," Fox said.
"Regardless, we are absolutely committed to the fairness of this
competition," the network said. "We take any accusation
of this nature very seriously no matter their source and we have already
begun looking into this."
In a statement last week, an Abdul representative said she would not
address Clark's "false statements." The representative called
Clark "an admitted liar and opportunist who engages in unlawful
activities."
The "Primetime Live" special drew 13.8 million viewers on
Wednesday, winning its time slot against "CSI: NY" on CBS
and "Law & Order" on NBC. The "American Idol"
episode aired earlier in the evening was seen by an estimated 24.5
million people, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research ratings.
Clark, who recorded a song called "Paula-tics" and said
he was in love with the pop star nearly two decades his senior, ducked
Quinones' question about whether Abdul should be kicked out as a judge.
"I don't know," he said. "I'm not attacking her at
all. She just happens to be the key to getting this 900-pound gorilla
off my back.
"I think they should look at what I was trying to say, which
was that she risked so much to help me avoid the exploitation of the
machine called 'American Idol,' " he said.
ABC's "Fallen Idol" special, an unusual critical report
by a television network on a rival's hit show, aired during a ratings
"sweeps" month, which helps determine advertising rates.
It aired a half-hour after the current version of "American Idol"
sent home singer Scott Savol to reach its final four contestants.
Fox noted that while judges can offer their opinion, the viewers eventually
decide who wins.
"We have gone to great lengths and great expense to create a
voting system that is fair and reliable," Fox said.
Clark reached the final 12 contestants in 2003 but was thrown off
for failing to reveal a past arrest record.
"Primetime Live" showed how Clark, who was 22 at the time,
serenaded Abdul during an audition, sauntering to the judge's table
and kissing her on the hand. Later, he said someone slipped him Abdul's
phone numbers.
He called, she sent a car to bring him to her house and they spent
the night talking about how to get ahead in the game, he claimed.
"Primetime Live" detailed how Abdul, now 42, helped Clark
get a cell phone and showed pages of phone records it said detailed
their calls -- one lasting 155 minutes.
"It felt like she was hitting on me a little bit," he said,
"and I liked it."
He described how Abdul came up behind him one night and kissed him
on the back of the neck, and that was the night their affair began.
The network interviewed several former contestants who missed chances
to be among the final 12 contestants the year Clark moved forward.
"If these types of things are going on behind the scenes, there's
really no point to 'American Idol,' " said one, Patrick Fortsen.
Clark said Abdul recently contacted him and urged him not to talk
about the relationship. ABC played a tape of a cell phone message
allegedly left by her.
"Hi, it's Paula," said the message. "Call me back.
Listen, if the press is trying to talk to you, you say absolutely
nothing. That's all you do."
Clark has written a book titled "They Told Me to Tell the Truth,
So ... (The Sex, Lies, and Paulatics of One of America's Idols)."
It was made available online Thursday one minute after "Primetime
Live" went off the air.
Remaining competitors in this year's game are long-haired heartthrob
Bo Bice of Helena, Alabama; birthday boy Anthony Fedorov of Trevose,
Pennsylvania; Vonzell Solomon of Fort Myers, Florida; and Carrie Underwood
of Checotah, Oklahoma.
Wednesday's vote was a disappointment for organizers of votefortheworst.com,
a Web site that was conspiring to get the least talented contestant
the record contract prize. Savol, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, was its
pick.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE:
TO GOOGLE.COM If i am not allowed to use keywords like
this please let me know and i will remove it instantly.
I am assuming it is okay, since i got the keywords from
your tool here https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal#
Keywords
for this site: ai idol amer idol amercian idol americain
idol americain idols American american ai american audition
american clips american constantine american contestants
american fantasia american finale american finalist american
finalists american idle american ido american idols 2007
american idols com american idols live tickets american idols
result american idols tickets american idols winners american
jasmine american message board american performances american
recap american result american results american season 1
american season 2 american season 3 american season 4 american
spoiler american spoilers american tonight american tryouts
american video clips american voted off american votes american
winner americana idol Americanidol americanidol com americanidol
idol Americanidols americano idol americans idol americans
idols amerikan idol Antonella antonella babra antonella bar
antonella barb antonella barba antonella barba photos antonella
barba pics antonella barba picture antonella barba pictures
antonella barba racy pics antonella barba racy pictures antonella
barbaro antonella barber antonella barbera antonella barbo
Audition australian idol Bands blake lewis bo bice bo bice
idol britney spears bucky covington carrie idol carrie underwood
carrie underwood idol Celebrities Charmed chris daughtry
chris richardson chris sligh clay aiken idol constantine
idol constantine maroulis idol dancing with the stars deal
or no deal diana degarmo idol diana idol elliot yamin family
guy fantasia barrino fantasia barrino idol fantasia idol
Free frenchy idol george huff idol gilmore girls gina glocksen
idle idol Idol idol contestants idol message board idol results
idol tickets idol video clips idol winner jasmine idol jasmine
trias idol jason castro jennifer hudson jennifer hudson idol
john stevens idol jordin sparks judges idol junior idol katharine
mcphee kellie pickler kelly clarkson kelly clarkson idol
kelly pickler kicked off idol lakisha jones learn to sing
Lost Mcphee melinda doolittle mp3 Music News one tree hill
past american idols paula abdul paula abdul idol phil stacey
poll idol pop idol randy jackson randy jackson idol reality
tv recap idol ruben idol ruben studdard ruben studdard idol
ryan seacrest Sanjaya sanjaya malakar season 1 idol season
2 idol season 3 idol season 4 idol simon cowel simon cowell
simon cowell idol simon idol Singer singing audition singing
competition singing contest singing lessons sirlinksalot
idol Sopranos soul patrol spoiler idol spoilers idol stephanie
edwards Survivor Talent talent contest talent search taylor
hicks the oc tonight idol Tv Vote vote idol voted off idol
votes idol voting idol who idol william hung idol worst idol |
©2005
AmericanIdolRumors.com
www.americanidolrumors.com
laura@americanidolrumors.com
- Where you go to find out updates on:
 American
Idol Results American
Idol Rumors American
Idol Rumor American
Idol On Fox
This site is not affliated with American Idol, americanidol.com, Fox, or idolonfox.com
Keyword tags: American Idol 2007,
American Idol Season 6, american idol.com, American Hudson Idol
Jennifer, American Chris Daughtry Idol, American Idol Karaoke Revolution,
American Idol Radio Show , American Idol 6, Rumors - Latest American
Idol Gossip, Rumors, Scandals, & Current News, american idol.com,
Idol 6, Idol Gossip, american idol jennifer hudson, american idol
winner, american idol cd, american idol chris daughtry idol, american
idol live ticket, 2007 american idol, american idol game , idol
radio show, idolradioshow.com, idol radio show the buZz, american
idol rumors radio show, american idol on fox
About Us | Search
Articles | Privacy Policy | Contact
Us | ©2007 American Idol Rumors
This site is not affiliated with American Idol, americanidol.com,
Idol on Fox or idolonfox.com
|
|
