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American Idol Bans David Archuleta's Dad From Backstage
Posted on: May 10, 2008 01:43 PDT
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David Archuleta

American Idol to contestant David Archuleta's dad: you're not welcome backstage!

Jeff Archuleta was told by show producers that he's banned from show rehearsals as well, according to reports in the Associated Press and TMZ.

The final straw was when Jeff reportedly insisted his 17-year-old son switch up the lyrics of "Stand by Me" to include a verse from Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls," despite warnings from show producers not to do so.

Idol will now have to pay increased royalties for sampling the tune, TMZ says.

Even though Jeff has insisted to Usmagazine.com that he's "no stage dad," his overbearing presence has been a cause for concern, the AP says.

Neither Fox nor Jeff commented to the AP.

Archuleta is one of three remaining contestants with David Cook and Syesha Mercado.   

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Posted By: gwen
Date: Sun, May 11, 2008 04:19:48 PDT
hope the cherry cheek little churb comes in second

Posted By: Concerned Fan
Date: Sun, May 11, 2008 06:21:35 PDT
The very truth is, even the relatives of David Cook and Syesha Mercado are also banned from joining the rehearsals from now on. It is the policy of AI that for the remaining 2 shows, being critical ones, relatives are no longer welcome to join in the rehearsals. Period.

Posted By: trogers
Date: Sat, May 10, 2008 05:06:55 PDT
The bigger issue to me is that David has been allowed to have a full time professional musician and coach alongside to help him pick and arrange his songs. His dad was on top of every little onstage move he made - he worked with the backup singers and other musicians to make sure they always did things his way. Jeff Archuleta is a professional talent coach - his services include lessons on how to win at talent competitions.
How unfair this has been to the other contestants, especially the less experienced and younger ones. If David is old enough to be in this competition, he’s old enough to do this stuff himself. It’s only fair! If a guardian is needed due to his age, that person should not be allowed to interfere


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