AI & FOX only care about ratings. Morality only becomes relevant if it adversely affects ratings. The producers knew about Frenchie Davis posing nude for porn websites because she had disclosed it beforehand. What they became skittish about, if I recall correctly, was that some of her work (over which she had no control) had shown up on or was linked to websites connected to child porn. The producers did not want to deal with any public relations fallout on that topic, however weak the link, so they quietly got her to withdraw while promising to help her in her singing career.

The Frenchie Davis situation keeps being mis-reported by the media, mainly because Frenchie isn't telling the truth.  She was kicked off the show because the website she was on advertised the girls on the site as being underaged.  And, David Hernandez wouldn't be the first stripper to make the top 12.  During the first season Ryan Starr appeared made the cut, and she was an ex exotic dancer.  She also signed with 19E after the show ended, and had success in the UK.

I know Fox isn't going to kick David off and that the Frenchie sitch was different but its fun to watch how all over the map Fox can be about the line they like to draw.

It's ridonk.

I barely follow AI these days and keep reminding myself that I need to check out the cute kid who I noticed when they got to their top 24.

With regard to Hernandez, my view is that this is beyond ridiculous and part of me believes that AI now knows enough from the onset to best milk these "discoveries." I don't know enough about Frenchie Davis to opine, but I do remember Antonella Barba and her internet pictures last season. Both the show and the girl milked that too death. Since she was really hot, she was treated like royalty for working through it.

For his sake, and mine as I now want to watch just because I did not know they had cute guys on, I hope that there are no pictures of a naked Hernadez around (which is almost inconceivable in this day and age) as it could get dicy. While I can't fathom that AI wants the bad publicity that would likely come from removing a contestant for previous work,  I am sure that the contestants sign away their lives, so they can probably get kicked off without even having to state cause, so the'll use their own radar which I hope is better than those who guide Nuke.

From what I hear from my friends, AI is already treading on thin ice with the gays, so if the guy gets canned for working with the gays or work in product geared to the gays, the gays and non-crazed freaks may revolt.

That gay for pay cyclist from Big Brother 9 still still alive and kicking in the hellish BB9 house, which airs in what used to be known as the Tiffany network due to "class." When I think of Fox I still think of When Animals Attack and even recently for almsot airing that OJ interview.

Fox better not do anything to give me a cause. Let the hottie sing. I hope that it's 80s night. David go for broke and sing I Touch Myself by Divinyls. I love how the AP is becoming the new go-to source for gossip "confirmation," which used to be The Enquirer was for.

Of course its all known ahead of time and they milk all this publicity for every second they can.  PS - who cares if the kid's a stripper or gay or a ghost, if he can blow... he can blow!  Thank you Randy Jackson for giving that phrase a whole new meaning.

If someone does the Divinyls, I'll piddle.  I worked it out to that song in my day.  Loves...

As for Big Brother, it's almost unwatchable right now... at least without one of those surgeons face masks.

...on another blog (are we allowed to say that?)

http://www.queerty.com/which-american-idol-guys-scream-queen-20080219/

The leading vote getters are, in order: Danny (no kidding!), Colton (who said he looked like Ellen, so not much surprise there either), David A. (his fondness for showtunes, Mariah & Celine seems to point him in that direction), David H. (the poll was started before the recent "scandal"), Jason Y. (with the skunk hair stripe) and Garrett (a Leif Garrett look-alike who sings Neil Sedaka... hmmm).

Some of the comments are pretty funny.

"I was having a hard time finding the straight ones!! Ohmigod it was like karaoke night at West Hollywood’s Fiesta Cantina - sure there are some straight guys there but they are few and far between."

"I am kind of confused by all the gay emo kids running around on this season."

"You forgot the gayest (and most affected) guy on the show: Ryan Seacrest."

An AI Executive Producer corfirms that the man of the second will be performing tonight.

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Great-American-Idol/Idol-Finalist-Stripper/800034834 

This one is directed to those who have followed the show this year. Is david any good? All I know to date is that there is that cute kid, a nasty nurse who needs to be put down, that Irish chick with the previous record contract, and a boring blond Carly Simonish girl who looks like a less classy version of the hottest/baddest character on TV: Lost's Juliet.

It would be great if David could really sing, dance, and even had some personality to boot as I am easy and with DVR technology, it will be a pleasure to discover someone to root for besides the cool kid.

 For now I bid adieux to continue listening to I Touch Myself. To listen to the song. That's all ;-)