'American Idol' Flap: Barba Vs. Frenchie
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By LYNN ELBER LOS ANGELES - Frenchie Davis, dumped by &quot;American Idol&quot; in 2003 for lingerie shots posted on a Web site, moved on to Broadway success and thought she had buried a humiliating chapter of her young life.
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Fans of "American Idol," U.S. TV's most popular program, on Thursday gave their backing to a female contestant purportedly shown in some X-rated Internet photos, voting to keep her on the show.
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LOS ANGELES  - Fox was hot to trot  Wednesday with "American Idol," and the return of Paris Hilton  and Nicole Richie in "The Simple Life: Interns."
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The integrity of "American Idol" as a contest for raw, undiscovered talent was called into question again after an Irish singer who once had a major-label deal, and solo album that flopped, advanced to the top rung of the competition this week.
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Description: During pop singer Ashlee Simpson&#39;s recent appearance on &#39;Saturday Night Live,&#39; it was revealed that she was lip-syncing when the wrong song was cued.
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Clay Aiken sang his way to a runner-up finish on the television show "American Idol." Last season, fellow North Carolinian Fantasia Barrino won a lucrative recording contract by claiming the title.
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ABC is apologizing for a steamy pre-game intro to its &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; broadcast with some of the actresses from &quot;Desperate Housewives.
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The integrity of "American Idol" as  a contest for raw, undiscovered talent was called into question  again after an Irish singer who once had a major-label deal,  and solo album that flopped, advanced to the top rung of the  competition this week.
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Pop singer and "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson may want to consider singing the blues with all the turmoil in her life lately.
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Frenchie Davis, dumped by "American Idol" in 2003 for lingerie shots posted on a Web site, moved on to Broadway success and thought she had buried a humiliating chapter of her young life.
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An opening skit for Monday Night Football is creating some hot controversy. The skit was a promotion for ABC&#39;s Desperate Housewives.
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Itâs the ultimate embarrassment - youâre live on national TV, all ready for your big moment. The music startsâ¦ and you find yourself lip-synching to the wrong song.
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"American Idol" presented "the best of the rest" Wednesday, unveiling a number of good singers &#151; and some duds, too.
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"American Idol," for all its success, is not above tinkering Â especially after last year's revolving door of celebrity mentors and Sanjaya Malakar's improbable run.
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It should be easy to find the next "American Idol" in Hollywood, right?
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If you want American Idol exposure, you have to pay the   price.
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Blah. If any word were to sum up this year's mostly bland and sometimes unwatchable batch of "Idol" contestants, that'd be it. Sure, there are some standouts &#151; sweet-natured former backup singer Melinda Doolittle, big-voiced belter LaKisha Jones and cocksure beatboxer Blake Lewis are shoo-ins to face off in the weeks before the Fox talent show's big May finale. Each are confident, worthy performers &#151; yet they don't leave you wanting more.