https://freerepublic.com/tag/fantasiabarrino/ en-us Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:40:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709290/posts NEW YORK - The father of "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino has filed a $10 million libel suit against the publisher of a book about his daughter, alleging that it contains "false, exaggerated, sensational, intentional and malicious untruths." In papers filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Joseph Barrino is seeking damages from Simon & Schuster, which released "Fantasia: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale" in 2005. The book was made into a TV movie, starring Fantasia, that aired on the Lifetime network in August. Among the details disputed by Joseph Barrino: that he was hostile to the music... http://www.comcast.net https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709290/posts#comment Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:40:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1379236/posts “American Idol”: Who’s Your (Baby)Daddy? April 6, 2005 By Debbie Schlussel Being an unwed teen mother is “a badge of honor,” right? That was the scheduled message of this week’s “American Idol,” courtesy of Fantasia Barrino. Barrino—the young unwed, single mother who won last season’s “AI”— was set to showcase her biggest song, “Baby Mama,” according to weeks of press reports. Fortunately, at the last minute, she performed another song. “Baby Mama” couldn’t send a worse message to young American girls—and boys—that watch the show in droves. Barrino sings that being a “Baby Mama”— an unwed, single mother—is a good... DebbieSchlussel.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1379236/posts#comment Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:09:28 GMT