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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 10:18 pm
It could have been someone with a cellphone camera, someone who is not now a friend, for sure. Of course it isn't the smartest thing to be so public about some things, just because you never know who has a camera these days 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 10:22 pm
The problem is that Antonella is the choice of VFTW and that is why she came in second on dialidol to LaKisha. In fact it is quite the tribute to LaKisha that people voted for her in droves, to overcome VFTW, and in a BIG way too. Antonella SHOULD be gone soon but it is going to take lots of people voting for others to nullify the VFTW people. She needs to leave because she is one of the weakest singers. I don't really care about her indiscretions so much.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 10:22 pm
It's a different world now -- what with MySpace, Girls Gone Wild, camera phones, etc. Younger people are into broadcasting themselves among their peers/friends. Unfortuanately our culture seems to reward the most outlandish, most provocative, etc...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 10:38 pm
True that.. well seeing the pics in question she certainly does seem to be aware of the camera in a couple of them...
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 11:50 pm
I guess I'm just weird. I still don't see it as a big deal that she was doing those things or that she was doing it while photos were taken. I see it as a bigger deal that someone she apparently trusted enough to be intimate with would be posting those pics all over the internet. I really don't care what they've done in the past as long as they haven't hurt anyone and don't think it should have anything to do with rather they go home or not. As far as talent goes, she's out of her league and that alone should get her sent home though it looks like she'll be around for awhile.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 5:39 am
I feel so sorry for Antonella when I think of her parents seeing these headlines and maybe even taking a look at the pics! And her siblings (if she has them), neighbors, relatives, and people she's gone to school with... this is just hugely embarrassing. I can't believe she was #2 on dial idol! VFTW is out of control. I think AI needs to limit the number of votes from each phone number, as other shows have done. I suspect the reason they don't is because all of those votes are a testament to its popularity. Perhaps if the # votes starts declining they will adopt that approach.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 7:37 am
The thing is, I would never trust anyone to take those kinds of pictures (and I'm not talking about the GGW pix). IF I were gonna allow those pix to be taken, I'd be danged sure I had the photos and the negs. As I said, when you do something stoopid, and then you try to become famous, people will try to take you down. She quite clearly looked into the camera, I don't think she could claim she didn't know she was being filmed/photographed. I don't care what someone does in private. But when that someone does something that is not private any more (and posing for pix kinda precludes privacy, don't ya think?), then they are fair game. So yeah, I kinda feel sorry for her. She was young and she did some dumb things (including what looked like underage drinking). But that's when you step up to the plate, admit you were young and dumb, and accept responsibility for your actions. I agree Buggles... I think AI likes to brag about the number of votes they got. As if that's vindication of the show or something. But when you stop and think, really, it's not 32 million PEOPLE who voted. It's probably only 2 million!!! I thought VFTW.com was funny when I first heard about it. But then when that chicken little kid (what WAS his name?) kept going thru each round, while others who actually did sing better were let go, I sorta thought it wasn't funny any more. It smacks of vote-fixing, and isn't that kinda wrong?
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 8:40 am
Costa I do agree with you. Admittedly I have some pics and videotape from when I was around 20 that are pretty compromising. Those pics of Antonella could have been any of my friends at that age. I am trying to imagine what she was thinking when some of these were taken. Like the toilet one, she was probably inebriated and it was probably a silly thing that happened in a flash and I'm sure she NEVER would have dreamed that the whole world would some day see it. <cringe> After seeing so much of this in the media in recent years, I would never willingly allow myself to be photographed in a compromising position again. It was pretty evil that her 'friend(s)' did this to her, but unfortunately not surprising.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 9:05 am
What is VFTW???
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 9:12 am
I don't know what it's like in the U.S., but in Canada a lot of partying goes on at Universities for example and I'm sure there are a lot of people with stuff floating around that would make them cringe if it got out. It may be dumb, but it happens all the time. I agree with War that it is sad that someone would publish this stuff but it's a crappy mean world out there at times and she is probably learning that right now. On the plus side, does anyone here think that the other AI contestants have never had sex? Assuming we think that is okay, the only difference here is that there are pictures of it - which she didn't publish. VFTW = Vote for the Worst, which is a website that someone set up to annoy AI by encouraging people to vote for the person that they presume is the worst contestant. I don't think it has the influence that other people here seem to but that is hard to measure.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 9:19 am
votefortheworst.com
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 9:21 am
Jimmer, Wargod...you just have to realize that we are really just a bunch of prudes. Nowhere near as progressive as you

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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 9:58 am
Frankly I could care less who she's blowing lol. None of my business. <shrug>
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 11:06 am
I think it is fair to say that not only do they want someone who sings well (has talent), but they also want someone who can/will project a certain image. Simon always seems to focus more on image and the marketing aspects of a good singer. It's a lot harder to build up someone as a "complete AI package" when there is this kind of baggage.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 12:26 pm
I enjoy a bit of scandal in my reality shows These people knew their personal lives would be turned inside out if they made it to the air. and I agree Auntiemike with your whole last post. There is no way Antonella can fit the marketing image of an "American Idol" after all this.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 12:53 pm
it looks like the sex act pictures have been outed as phonier than a 3-dollar bill (apparently the ears are different on the explicit ones compared to the legit ones)
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 12:57 pm
I saw those this morning. It didn't disprove anything. I wasn't convinced at all. They proved it WAS her ears in my eyes. The lighting and angle forced the shadows to portray a different shape. Look really close at them, especially the actual edges of the inner ear, rather than the outer ridge. The counter images proved more that it IS her.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 1:09 pm
The supposed "proof" it's not her. http://www.votefortheworst.com/files/u3/fakepics.jpg Better proof it is her (scroll down a bit for an edge enhanced photo) http://www.votefortheworst.com/forum/topic1404-940.html
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 1:56 pm
LOL, my dear friend said I sounded like fanatic in my posts just now. I didn't mean to. I am sorry Wilsonatmd for coming across a little harsh. I consider this all fun and I hope you can rewrite the wording of my last 2 posts in your mind so I seem nicer. I passed the time limit to edit them myself. In my own mind I was talking in a fun conversational tone. Like I said, I love AI with scandal, but then again I do believe in truth and that's why I posted the replies.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 4:31 pm
the 4 voted out last wk were never going to make it to top 12 anyway.....so I'm ready to get rid of 4 more that shouldn't make it either. based on last wk only, there are clearly a good 4 more men (realy more IMO) that easly need removed b/4 top 12. The women however, are a bigger mystery - if VFTW has their way, we'll see the worst girl of the whole 12 make top 6 women. That's a shame because she'll get the spot of someone really more talented. Oh well, I've always thought that someone that should make top 12 ends up going home but I've never thought those that get top 12 for other reasons other than talent ever get very far after they get down to the real deal. So I guess it really doesn't matter.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 4:40 pm
I assume when you say "worst girl of the whole 12 make top 6 women" you are referring to Antonella? I agree that she is clearly not the best of the bunch and not even top six, but it's not clear to me that she is the worst girl of the whole bunch. But you are right that as far as winning goes it is probably a moot point anyway, as it is for the majority of the top 24 contestants.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 5:30 pm
Sorry - but IMO Antonella was the worst girl last wk. There was another that was right there with her though & she's still there too.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 5:39 pm
No need to be sorry. We all see and hear things differently. Anyway, it's not like I think she should win. It will be interesting to see if any of this stuff affects her performance this week (assuming she does perform).
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 5:51 pm
Jimmer, things are getting weird. I mean Nigel was scheduled for a Friday interview at tvweek and it never happened. His weekly interview that always showed like clockwork! It's making me suspicious something not so nice is going down when the exec producer doesn't show for his weekly interviews. It was advertised as being ready for download on Friday, at 4:30 PM...Never happened.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 5:54 pm
I'm sure everyone involved is tearing their hair out over this whole thing.
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