You guys remember Lee DeWyze, right? Tall, handsome, won American Idol last year. In truth, he hasn’t been much of a story since this time last year when he won, but today, he’s making headlines again for allegedly snubbing the franchise that made him a household name.
Apparently, producers had wanted DeWyze to hand off the official American Idol trophy to Scotty when he won. You know, like a passing of the baton type situation. However, Lee reportedly refused to go on, claiming that he wasn’t asked to participate until ├óΓé¼┼ôabout two minutes├óΓé¼┬¥ beforehand.
Producer Nigel Lythgoe remembers the situation a little bit differently and took to his Twitter to comment. He posted to his:
“True, he wasn’t asked to sing, but Lee knows he was asked to present the trophy [to the new Idol] a week before.”
Seems to be a difference of opinion. Personally, the fact that they ask Lee to be involved was a pretty sweet gig, even if it was only two minutes before. Like, it would’ve been so hard to walk ten feet? C’mon!
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