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Hotlantan

Friday, January 31, 2003 - 03:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jaered Andrews has been disqualified from the AI 2 competition because he recorded two albums as a member of the R&B/hip hop band Ordinary Peoples, which of course is against AI rules.

Here is a link to the band and some music – Jaered is pictured at the top right with the white T-shirt on:
http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Ordinary_Peoples/

For you careful watchers of the final audition show – Jaered was the guy in the blue sweater who sang in the first male trio with Rueben and Ricky (no wonder he got completely edited out!) He was also in the 3rd room of finalists, the one sitting center with the yellow long sleeve shirt and suspenders who hugged Randy when they “won”.

Jaered has already been replaced on the website by George Trice. They even note the replacement with an tiny asterisk:
http://www.idolonfox.com/contestants/georgetrice.htm

Car54

Friday, January 31, 2003 - 03:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Aw, too bad. No clue who George is.

Jasonfan

Friday, January 31, 2003 - 05:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, this may have been addressed, but didn't Justin Guarini also record a cd with an acapella group a few years ago? Copies are available through his website. Why was he not disqualified?

Car54

Friday, January 31, 2003 - 05:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jaered was on Extra and he says he was a witness to a killing and the producers were afraid he might be required to appear at the trial, and that was why he was taken out, not the recording.

The show's statement said the contestants could be disqualified at the discretion of the producers. Period.

Hotlantan

Monday, March 03, 2003 - 12:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
MARCH 3---An Ohio man selected this year as an "American Idol" finalist has been charged with assault in connection with a bar fight that ended in the death of a 39-year-old partygoer. Jaered Andrews surrendered to police Friday on a warrant charging him with the assault of Thomas Blakeley, who died on the sidewalk outside a Farrell, Pennsylvania bar. According to police, Andrews (pictured in the mug shot at right) and some friends were in the Blue Ribbon Grille last November 16 celebrating his selection as an "American Idol" semifinalist when they began arguing with Blakeley. Andrews told police, according to the below criminal complaint, that he punched Blakeley once in the face, causing the man to fall back and strike his head on the pavement outside the club. While prone, Blakeley was allegedly struck twice by Jerrold Allen, an Andrews crony who has been charged with aggravated assault. An autopsy found that Blakeley died of blunt force trauma to the head as a result of his skull hitting the pavement. On January 30, after Andrews was selected as one of the 32 "American Idol" finalists, Fox disqualified the Youngstown, Ohio singer, though the network refused to disclose the reason. Released on $5000 bond, Andrews faces a March 7 District Court preliminary hearing on the misdemeanor assault charge. (3 pages)

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/jaereda1.html

http://www.sharonherald.com/localnews/recentnews/0303/ln030103d.html


In "fairness", the Detroit auditions for Hollywood ended Oct 23rd, and the Hollywood semifinalist selections ended on Friday Dec 13th (remember, they made a big deal about the date on the show).

The fight happened on Nov 16th, so it is incredibly unlikely anybody was "celebrating" any AI victory. This just sounds like a tenuous but convenient connection to make the 'local barfight gone wrong' story more interesting to the national media.

The fact that Jaered told the police right away that he did throw a punch and now three months later only gets a single misdemeanor charge leads me to believe the real "fight" was between the other two people. But since Jaered admitted involvement and someone later died, the police almost had to make some type of charge. (This is why defense lawyers always tell suspects to shut up and never admit to anything!)

Sad story all around.

Ryn

Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 04:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yup.....

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470333/20030304/index.jhtml?headlines=true

Former 'American Idol' Contestant Faces Possible Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
03.04.2003 4:44 PM EST

First, Fox's "American Idol" cut semifinalist Frenchie Davis from the show for posing nude on an Internet porn site. Then, "Idol" contestant Jaered Andrews was dropped without explanation. Even though Fox refuses to comment, it has come to light the reason Andrews was dropped was because he might have accidentally killed someone.

In November Andrews allegedly assaulted 39-year-old Thomas Blakeley outside the Blue Ribbon Grille in Farrell, Pennsylvania, in an incident that led to Blakeley's death. Andrews and friends were reportedly celebrating his status as an "Idol" semifinalist in the hours before the incident.

Robert Kochems, District Attorney of Mercer County, says Andrews punched Blakeley in the face, who then fell backwards onto the concrete, smacking the back of his head and causing his brain to hit the front of his skull, resulting in his death. "It's called a counter coup injury," Kochems said. "It's the same thing that happens with shaken baby syndrome."

According to an affadavit filed February 27, Andrews has been charged with simple assault in conjunction with the episode. Kochems says authorities are considering charging him with involuntary manslaughter as well. A preliminary hearing is currently scheduled for March 14.

Fox still refuses to disclose why Andrews was dropped.

"All the candidates on 'American Idol' are subject to disqualification at the producers' discretion," a Fox publicity representative said. "We do not comment on the personal lives of our contestants."

—Kristin Roth