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Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, March 05, 2007 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Regardless, Antonella's pictures were more widespread than Frenchie's and they made Frenchie leave because it's a 'family show'. Frenchie told them from the beginning that those pictures were out there, and what happened. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. And yes I know there will be those that go all out to defend Antonella's behaviour and the pictures and condemn Frenchie. This is not surprising ...

Davis herself commented "I couldn't help but notice the manner in which she was dealt with was the complete opposite of how I was dealt with…I'm certainly not interested in pissing people off, but this is an unfairness that can't be ignored."

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Naja
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06-28-2003

Monday, March 05, 2007 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, I believe the talk of Frenchie suing means "American Idol". Not the people who took the pictures or released them.

I truly think Frenchie might have a case. She has some big names on her side...and the fact that she was always up front about the photos and AI still let her through and be on the show for awhile sure is a good point for her case.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, March 05, 2007 - 5:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I'm not saying that AI was right about what they did with Frenchie and they were definitely wrong if they knowingly put her through if she was up front about the pictures.

I just know there is a huge difference between a photographer publishing pictures with a signed release versus publishing pictures without a signed release.

Plus there were no nude pictures of Antonella that have actually been proven to be Antonella.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Monday, March 05, 2007 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Well, I personally and purposely never mentioned Antonella when standing up for Frenchie so I wouldn't have people defending her in response to anything I said. I think Frenchie has a case on it's own merit without mentioning her.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 05, 2007 - 6:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I dunno about racial bias, but no one ever saw Frenchie's pictures. And the pictures of Antonella are all over the place. If this is a "family show" then pix of her sitting on the toilet sure don't seem appropriate to me. Not to count the cheesecake photo, the wet t-shirt photo, or the "I'm not nekkid cause my hands are covering my boobies" photos.

I think Frenchie definitely has a case. Maybe not just racial bias, but wasn't she a fuller figured woman, too? What about "looks" bias? Just because "Antonella is gorgeous" (and sorry, but that's totally subjective!), doesn't mean she should get a free ride while another contestant was punished.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Monday, March 05, 2007 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
(sorta off topic, and this is probably TMI, but I've never understood how pictures of anyone sitting on the toilet could be considered sexy or attractive ... Though I guess to some they are. Anyone remember those Jenny McCarthy Candie's ads? YUCK!)

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, March 05, 2007 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
lol, Yanks, I hear ya ...

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, March 05, 2007 - 6:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I can't imagine ever uttering the words, "hurry honey, come to the bathroom.....and bring the camera!"

Naja
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06-28-2003

Monday, March 05, 2007 - 6:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
LOL Wargod :-)


Hey you guys, I am going to be at the PC during the morning trying to capture if any of the news channels report about Frenchie's protest during their entertainment segments. If you notice them announcing a report like "up next...blah blah", lemme know what channel here so I can try to capture it. Thanks! I'll keep checking here every few mins tomorrow morning. They said 11 AM Ca. time which is I guess 1 PM my time? Central time.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 7:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
If it's 11am here, I'll have local news on then. So if I see anything, I'll holler. But it'll be local news, so I guess that won't help you. Duh!

Jan
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
Naja, they talked about it on the View today. Rosie feels it racist or "weightist" as Antonella is a hot white girl. (personally I think it is just the evolution of the show. Frenchie was year 1 when they weren't sure of their ratings strength. Were Frenchie to be on today, I doubt she would be bumped off - were Antonella on year 1, I think she would have been bumped off)

Then Rosie said that Frenchie does not need American Idol as she has had standing ovations for 4 years in her run on RENT.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 11:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Wasn't Frenchie on year 2 or 3? I didn't start watching until a few weeks into season 2 when people at work were talking about the show. I quickly became a big Clay fan. Season 3 was a bummer for me because I really disliked the winner and the final few contestants. Season 6, IMO, appears to have the least amount of talent to date. 1 or 2 guys and 4 or 5 ladies. Not sure I will continue to watch.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I didn't watch Season 1. Frenchie was in Season 2.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
That's what I thought. Season 2 seemed to have a great number of talented people...like they watched Season 1 and saw what the show could do for you so the real singers came out in droves to audition.

Instead of the freak show it has now become. Don't get me wrong -- I think there are some talented people on the show but so much of it centers around the controversy and the weird people.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
I agree Jan, that had Antonella been on season 1 or 2, she would have been taken off for those pics.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 4:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I agree. Times change. Now the show wants some controversy.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 5:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Maybe it's because they don't have the talent this year that they did last year. Last year, everyone was hooked on Chris, Taylor and Elliott. All the others seemed stronger singers as well. The competition was strong from day 1. This year, I have trouble watching the entire show. I experience too many 'cringe moments' when listening to either the boys or girls singing. I find that only 2-3 hit the mark consistently, and to be honest, even those performances aren't memorable. Who can forget some of the songs that Chris or Elliott, or even Katherine sang last year? They were a completely different level that what we are seeing here. Frankly, I do not see much progression coming from this group.

BTW - I just picked up Chris's cd. Really, really good for a first time cd. It is great to listen to his voice again. Maybe I'll play it in the background when the boys sing tonight.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 5:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I wasn't an Elliott fan, and thought many of his performances were forgettable. And the Antonella thing... there are a half dozen good singers in the female contingent. They could easily lose the chick and no one would even notice. Honestly, I get the feeling she's not all that well liked by the other girls, anyways.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 5:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Costa, I got the impression from watching the several of the contestants' reactions last Thursday that many were upset that Antonella got to stay over Leslie.


Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yes, Lexie. That was EXACTLY the impression I got. I think Melinda's expression kinda said it all... "WTH?"

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 8:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
What I find somewhat amusing about this competition and the reaction that people have about who stays longer and who goes is that some people think it is all about who is the best singer.

LOL – I guess they haven't been listening to a lot of very successful non-AI performers who clearly are mediocre singers at best and yet have managed to make a lot of money and have decent careers.

Like it or not – it's not all about who is the best singer.

By the way, I think Leslie is a much better performer than Antonella and I would have liked to see her stay much longer.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
'Idol,' '5th Grader' carry Fox to victory
POSTED: 8:52 a.m. EST, March 7, 2007
Story Highlights
• Fox wins ratings
• "American Idol" takes top three spots
• "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" is Nos. 4, 5, 6

NEW YORK (AP) -- Three nights of escapist entertainment that kept parents and their children watching television together led Fox to a dominant week in the ratings.

Fox coupled three editions of "American Idol" with three installments of the new game show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" last week. The Jeff Foxworthy-led game show, with parents stumped by questions from elementary school textbooks, was the most-watched series premiere in eight years.

Nothing else last week came within 5 million viewers of these programs, Nielsen Media Research said.

CNN

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
'Girls Gone Wild' offers Antonella Barba $250K to host video
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 03/7/07
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"Girls Gone Wild" founder and CEO Joe Francis has made a public offer of $250,000 to "American Idol" contestant Antonella Barba of Point Pleasant to serve as a celebrity host.

The offer comes in the wake of a series of racy Web photos that may or may not feature Barba.

"There's a little 'Girls Gone Wild' in every woman, and this should be embraced as a positive, not a negative, " Francis said via a press release issued today. "Antonella Barba is an unbelievably sexy girl who obviously knows how to have a good time."

The "Girls Gone Wild" video series is produced by the production company Mantra Films, which is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Barba is scheduled to perform during tonight's episode of "Idol," airing at 8 p.m. on Fox.

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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh good gawd.

Maybe she'll take the money and run, and not wait for us to pray she gets voted OUT!!! (One can always hope, can't one?)

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 11:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
That is what I was thinking Costa, maybe Joe Francis is making the offer as a public service.