Joe Simpson 2.0 Gets The Shaft
Filed under: American Idol
David Archuleta's overbearing stage father has been banned from American Idol.
The dad from hell will still be allowed to sit in the audiences during taping days, but that's it. He won't be allowed backstage or at rehearsals.
Producers are said to be fed up with Jeff Archuleta's shady ways, and other contestants were reportedly creeped out by him.
Let's hope David's dad is just like Joe Simpson and not Joe Jackson!
"You sang off-key. You're getting the belt!"
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Posted: May 10, 2008 at 6:05 pm
The show is going to suck without Jason Castro, he was the last interesting one of the batch.
I'd almost vote for him to win, just to deliver him from the claws of his psycho-dad. Almost. This year has been so boring with Idol. Can't Paula do something drug-addled and crazy again?
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poor kid cant even say two words without having a mini asthmatic episode… he looks like hes about to pass out after every song. the jusges pimp him out sooo hard… hell win it for sure…. what a shame
Re: Elizabeth – I agree, am 40 also!!!
This is why i say VOTE SYESHA so that this douch bag understands that he needs to allow his child to choose his own path.
David is a cross between Donny Osmond and Clay Aiken. I think this bitch ho sucks.
His father is his pimp. He changed lyrics against the show's wishes. He is a fat short version of the latest Latin fake Mickey Mouse Club wannabe. He needs to go to musical hell to find a decent Daniel Webster ally in the future/
At least he doesn't have an overbearing Mom otherwise he might wind up homo.
I'm 46 years old and I find Archuletta kind of creepy, with the lip licking. Plus his strange daddy. He's got some talent but nothing that I'm going to buy a CD for…i kind of find him rather annoying. He'll make a great cruise boat singer, for sure, but I don't go on cruises….creepy.
I'd love to see him end up at the bottom one week, just to smack some humility into him…..
can't be a homo, he's a mormon
no, no 3rd, he should have been eliminated long before this! maybe like 8th! certainly in front of the aussie guy and carlie! not only 'cuz of his dad but the lip licking is very very creepy…..david cook plays circles around this idiot….daddy is just a soccer mom who's a pusher and wants the $$$$$$$ associated with his kid's talent so he can donate it to the polygamists…
Hey Perez -
Ever read "Valley of the Dolls"? Not only is it a good book, but there is a certain plotline that is eerily familar to this story. Perhaps you should check it out…. There may be more reasons for why the dad won't let his son be on his own.
I feel really bad for David. Just recently, a friend noticed that the guy always looks a little bit stressed out. Now I know…his father probably rules him with an iron fist. I hope David is able to take the high road and be confident in himself
David A's dad is a wacko…. I have seen these kinds of things a million times. He will make Dina Lohann look like Glenda the Good Witch of the North……. Not to mention and no offense to Perezzers but this kid has serious GAY FACE….. he will definately been one of the chosen few if he is not already at least within the next 5 years.
If his dad is a fuck-wad like they are claiming he is, then poor David doesnt have a shot in hell at turning out normal, well adjusted, not able to be run over with a steam shovel, unless he tells his dad to fuck off. I just don't see that happening with the face and demeanor that David has. It is a train wreck waiting to happen. I predict that the top two will be David Cook and Syeisha… thats all I am saying.
Nic
Re: bev –
OMG, that bogus story from a fake person called Andrea Jamieson has been posted all over the internet by terrified Archuleta fans. There is NO credible source for it. What loser decided to post it over here? hahaha!
poor thing, he always acts so sheltered. Or maybe he's autistic or gay & mormon (aaahh!!) or something?
Now, the poor kid will never be able to come out.
I hate parents like this.