American Idol 2006--Live Thread (Part III)

Fox ^ | 5-8-06

[andyssister]

Wow. Very interesting. Wasn't it reported that Kat was having vocal chord problems? Maybe it's worse than it seems.

I am actually going to the show this Tuesday in Albany. I'll let you all know how it goes!! :)

[CajunConservative]

Thanks for the update. I have read that Taylor had his attorney look over the contract prior to the top 24 and his attorney made quite a few changes and TPTB agreed because they figured he wouldn't win.

I am glad to hear that they are not taking the word of the AI folks and are demanding their fair share. I hope that they all do well they are all working hard and deserve to get their just pay.

[misterrob]

The thinking is that she is in treatment for her bullemia issues again. The delay was originally for vocal rest but not that she's off the tour it is likely for something more severe.

[conservativebabe]

Thanks for the info, very interesting. I wish Kat well and hope that she isn't struggling with bulimia. She is a beautiful girl, but the pressures of the spotlight probably make her more self-conscious.

Glad to hear Elliott is doing well and I presume in good health?

Has he signed any deal yet, or are they not able to until after the tour?

[misterrob]

He cannot sign any deals yet but he does have an agency representing him. He's got something going with J&J for their new insulin pump and Disney bought a song from him.

[EmilyGeiger]

Wow, she's good!!! When does the show air?

[freedumb2003]

America Has Talent airs Wednesdays.

There has been nothing as good as her (one pretty good a capella rooftype-type group) but it is fun. AHT is sort of like a Gong Show -- some of the acts are pretty good, others are host-fodder.

Interestingly, I think AI has created Reality Show Archetypes. There has to be the pissy one (usually with a British accent), the flaky one ("I love you so much") and the one in the middle. Every reality show with judges adheres to these archetypes.

[LA Woman3]

Thanks for the AI update and the news on Elliot. Glad things are going well for him! I heard that Katherine had vocal chord issues, but I suppose making yourself throw up wouldn't help them either!

[LA Woman3]

http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/

Katharine misses tour start but shows up for Cosmo Girl photo shoot

On Wednesday, the American Idol 5 tour started without Katharine McPhee, who was too sick to attend or perform. In a statement, she said she needed “to recuperate.” On Thursday, Katharine “showed up for a Cosmo Girl photo shoot” in LA, according to E!’s Ted Casablanca, who cites an unnamed source saying she “looked pretty healthy.”

Why would she do such a thing? Ted says she’s a “supreme sass-follower in the diva shoes first donned by such AI legends as Clay Aiken.”

TMZ has a different, contradictory theory: Katharine has been “working so hard on her debut album that she’s hurting her voice, and sources tell TMZ that FOX is none too happy about it.” This sounds credible, but a nameless, pretend source tells me that TMZ’s lack of credibility combined with the all-too-perfect reason makes that sound like a story planted by a PR person.

Speaking of unnamed sources, Rush and Molloy cite a single unnamed source who actually confirms Ted’s claims, unless, of course, it’s the same source. Anyway, they report that “the other contestants … secretly despise Katharine for her diva-like behavior and the special treatment they feel producers have bestowed on her. She begged off the first three weeks of the tour — supposedly due to bronchitis — and the others are not looking forward to her antics after her return.”

[Netizen]

I wonder if she is STILL bulimic. Very odd that she would stop making herself puke and lose weight.

She is supposed to guest host for The View. I wonder if the throat thing is BS, or if the stomach acid is taking its toll.

[Netizen]

The thinking is that she is in treatment for her bullemia issues again.

Guess, I should have read further before making my previous post! :)

[conservativebabe]

Well, I hope he gets a deal when the tour is over.

I downloaded his Moody's song from the AI track on Napster. I love it! Listen to it all the time.

[misterrob]

He's had to turn down some stuff that would make your head spin.

[Netizen]

Daily news has pretty much the same as what you posted:

Katharine McPhee might not be the sweet All-American girl we've seen on "American Idol." A source tells us that the other contestants, now on a nationwide tour, secretly despise Katharine for her diva-like behavior and the special treatment they feel producers have bestowed on her. She begged off the first three weeks of the tour — supposedly due to bronchitis — and the others are not looking forward to her antics after her return.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/433801p-365491c.html

[LA Woman3]

Her "diva" act is not becoming....
Have you heard she has a 40 year old boyfriend??

[Netizen]

Have you heard she has a 40 year old boyfriend??

Yep. I think she has some serious 'issues'.

[GraniteStateConservative]

I wish Kat well and hope that she isn't struggling with bulimia. She is a beautiful girl, but the pressures of the spotlight probably make her more self-conscious.

There were several people on this thread who thought she was a cow.

[conservativebabe]

Well, I wasn't one of them. I have always said about her and any other woman built like her, that that is how a woman should look.

[Netizen]

Check out the 'headline'! What a typo! lol

http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=190&show=article&a_id=9065

[LA Woman3]

LOL!!

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