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The TVClubHouse: American Idol/Canadian Idol/Other Talent Shows ARCHIVES: American Idol IV: ABC Expose about Idol (ARCHIVES): Archive through May 06, 2005 users admin

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Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
At this point I totally believe Corey because I do not believe he has the mental bandwidth to come up with a story like this and not trip himself up.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 7:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
She told him she loved him "several times" ???!?!?!?!?!

I love that Donny just brought Dr. Phil into it - comparing this scandal to Pat O's!

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 7:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Boy, this Donny guy sure knows how to go in for the kill! I have never seen him before but apparently vying for the King of the Muckrakers!

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 7:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Please - Ryan Starr & Carmen Rasmussen are on now!!!

ETA: plus a writer with US Weekly who is saying that "sources" close to Paula are telling her that there was a relationship, but not sexual.

Alisons
Member

01-10-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I would be careful about denying the sexual part of the relationship because this guy is likely to have kept birth control paraphenalia.

My vote for Paula II is Nicole Ritchie. That is, if Liza is not available.

Max
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08-12-2000

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
So Corey won't help Fox investigate Paula's actions, but he's more than willing to sell himself to every bidder that will give him a little air time. Sorry, even if it did happen, I'm not feeling too bad for him. He's milking this to sell his upcoming book and CD. It stinks of sour grapes to me combined with publicity stunt. Sure seems to me like this is the appropriate response to CNN's poll about how AI should handle this situation:

AI

Alisons
Member

01-10-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Max, I am telling you, this is not the swiftest arrow in the quiver we are talking about here. Corey actually seems to still harbor fond feelings for her and seems to be totally oblivious to how much he is hurting her. And of course Donny Deutsch is sitting there telling him, "Oh, it's all good, she is going to get a lot of publicity out of this and you will both be sex symbols," and <el> is sitting there grinning and nodding. ((Shudder))

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was almost buying into the story until his mom came on camera and acted like her innocent 14 year old had been raped. Give me a break!

This kid should go line up behind Kevin Federline. I'm sure that position will be available within a year or two.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
it is only 'wrong' in that he had inside help during a competition, and i will never budge in thinking that was not right. they were both at fault but that does not negate paula's wrongdoing. whatever happened to 'impartial' or unbiased judging?

Babyboo
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06-16-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tabby, I'm with you on that,everyone keeps talking about Corey's motives but it's not about that atall, if it is found to be true then Paula is wrong, plain and simple, and she should be dealt with.

Max
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08-12-2000

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree that, if the acccusations are true, Paula abused her power and breached ethical conduct rules and should be dealt with by the AI powers that be. However, that could have been done by Corey in a business-like manner a LONG time ago. Instead, he chose to use the media a couple years after the behaviors occurred and only when it suits his purposes for promoting his book and CD.

To me, Corey's behavior is just as unprofessional and uncalled for as Paula's alleged behavior was.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
yep, but she was older and a judge! i'm not saying corey's timing didn't benefit him at the time his cd is coming out, but paula was just as at fault, no matter when the facts came out.
for corey, it was a matter of just affecting corey and paula. for paula, there were many contestants who may have moved past corey back when he was on, had he not had the special attention. i feel paula's behavior potentially affected more people.

Babyboo
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06-16-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Regardless if Corey is trying to promote a book or whatever that does not excuse Paula's actions none whatsoever and sure he probably has his own agenda, that is not the point, Paula has violated the rules, period. and i believe the allegations are true.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Paula's actions didn't hurt anyone but herself. the so called judges don't decide who stays and who goes... there have been many instances of the voting public totally ignoring what the judges have to say on every season of this show. and that debarge wanna be wasn't gonna win, regardless ... for him to have kept all this tells me that he was planning on either extorting something from her, or using this against her.

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You know, I actually believe that he kept everything because AI is the biggest thing that ever happened to him in his life.

Babyboo
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06-16-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Your'e probably right Alisons.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 10:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jeff Probst engaged to Julie. Fair?

Media wh??re, Bob Guiney, dumps Estella for brighlights and broadway. Fair?

Morally wrong for Paula, maybe. They are both adults and he would'nt have even come close to winning if had not been kicked out for slapping his sister.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 10:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think the difference is all about her being a judge and him being a constestant. If this happened after he was eliminated, no biggie.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 10:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What blows this whole thing outa the water for me is that he said he spent almost every night at Paula's yet none of the other contestants ever complained that he wasn't at the hotel with the rest of them. Where did they think he was??

Alisons
Member

01-10-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 10:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Twinkie, I don't think that anyone has really laid out the whole timeline for this. He said this all happened in the January - March timeframe of what, 2003? They weren't in the hotel the whole time, were they? They went down to 32 then had some kind of break, then the kids sang on the individual shows and from that point on were probably housed somewhere.

I am guessing that the reason that Paula would risk going out in public with him was that he was not known to the public yet - that is, the pre-32 stuff had not aired at that point. So wouldn't there have been a gap while the pre-32 footage was being put together?? Remember, he was local to Hollywood, so it was not like he had to go out of his way. Remember, part of the time she was calling him at his grandparent's house as well as his actual home? This was not all while he was in the hotel.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The Daily Show ran an excellent piece about this "expose" tonight. Try to catch it in reruns! Heehee.

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It is interesting to read everyone's opinions on this matter.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Friday, May 06, 2005 - 1:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Alisons. I didn't realize he lived local.

Sunshyne4u
Member

06-17-2003

Friday, May 06, 2005 - 1:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh I dont know what to believe.

However, Corey seems suspect to me. WHO would write a song supposedly about Paula and NOT try and seekout publicity??? This reeks of a scam to me. Not saying that there werent romantic and/or Inappropriate things happening. I am saying that Corey seems to be milking it for everything he can.

The words to that song were ridiculous, in my opinion.



Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Friday, May 06, 2005 - 2:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I watched the show last night.. sorry I missed the Danny Deutsch Debacle..

And the Good Morning America "interview" with the shifty-eyed Corey and his "indignant" mother and his his self important father, in his strange outfit, telling us that even with one good ear he can tell who is on pitch.

Anyway, when asked why he was bringing this out now (or ever), the heartbroken, scarred young man told us (twice) that it was to "get this elephant off my back" and all I could think was, you got the elephant off last night, right? So, why are you dragging it around to every morning, noon, prime time and late night show? Isn't that elephant getting awfully heavy?