Wednesday, February 12, 2003

FRENCHIE KISSED OFF: According to today's USA Today, beloved American Idol semifinalist Frenchie Davis "has been eliminated from Fox's talent competition after she acknowledged she worked for an adult Web site four years ago."

Boo. Hiss. And triple boo.

Go to Jen's site for a full accounting of Fox's double standards here and her call to arms.

I'll just provide a quick link to the current petition to bring Frenchie back, and strongly encourage you to sign. Let's decide this one on talent and the present day, and not on what a college student might have had to do to get by.

After all, what's that Americal Idol slogan again? They perform, we decide. If Vanessa Williams can come back from Penthouse and still be a top r&b singer, I think there's plenty of room in America for Frenchie Davis to shine. Sign the petition.

P.S. If Ruben Studdard doesn't make the finals after last night's performance, there will be hell to pay.

edited to add: The Smoking Gun has added a brief item (no pics) on this story. Here's the details:
Davis posed topless (and appeared to be masturbating) on a web site that purported to feature naked underage girls (which, of course, would be illegal). However, at the time she posed for these photos, Davis was over 18. The Washington, D.C. native has claimed that she took the topless gig to earn money so that she could re-enroll in Howard University, where she is a theater major.

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