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No Country for David's Dad

Word on the street is American Idol finalist David Archuleta's father, Jeff Archuleta, has been banned from show rehearsals and from being backstage. The final straw appeared to be a lyric change Archuleta reportedly insisted on during last week's performance show. Despite being warned against it, David's father is said to have insisted on changing some of the lyrics to Ben E. King's Stand by Me, in order to slip in a verse from Sean Kingston's Beautiful Girls, a move that cost the production additional song-clearance costs. Apparently Jeff was told last week by Idol producers that he can no longer join David, 17, as he prepares for the show based on Archuleta's intense backstage involvement with his son's song choices and arrangements had become a source of concern for the series. Hopefully this won't hurt young David's chances this week with the final 3 - pick 3 night.

Labels: American Idol

posted by TheWino @ 9:04 AM