Archuleta's Dad Banished from "Idol"

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Archie’s Dad is Banned
Published 5/10/2008 by DJSlim at idolbloglive.com - Season 7
... to David’s songs. During “Stand By Me” performed by David last Tuesday a verse was added by Jeff (David’s Dad) that included lyrics from the Sean Kingston version which American Idol didn’t receive the rights for and it ended up costing Idol a ton of money. In a meeting with the Idol lawyers on Wednesday Jeff was told he was “banned from being in the rooms where David was learning or rehearsing his songs.” He will however be allowed to sit in the audience during the show. Source - TMZ ...

Archuleta's Dad Banished from "Idol"
Published 5/10/2008 at OH NO!!
... or rehearsing his songs." It's "Idol's" position, since David is 17, he does not need a guardian -- just a teacher. Jeff will be allowed to sit in the audience during the live show but he's 86'd from anything backstage. Sources say the other contestants were fed up with Jeff and didn't want him near them. Now they have their wish. All in all, sources say Jeff is the stage dad from hell. BTW, he was banned on the set when David did "Star Search" a few years back. Source

David Archuleta’s Dad Banned from Idol?
Published 5/10/2008 by mj at American Idol
... According to the brainstrust at TMZ David Archuleta’s dad, Jeff Archuleta is banned, baby! ...

Archuleta's Stage Dad Banned From 'Idol'
Published 5/10/2008 by Whitney at MollyGood
... Jeff Archuleta, the Svengali-like father of breathy 5-year-old (OK fine — he says he’s 17) American Idol contestant David, has reportedly been banned from the show’s set. Turns out those stage dad rumors were totally true, and he has been attempting to interfere with the entire production for weeks now, even nagging the producers, band, vocal coaches and other contestants. This is déjà vu from David’s Star Search run. ...

Jeff Archuleta, David Archuleta’s Dad, is banned from American Idol set.
Published 5/10/2008 by ann at Stupid Celebrities Gossip
... sent Jeff an email to say that the lyrics should be kept to the original version. During the live show, David obeyed his father and sang the song with the verse from Kingston’s lyrics. American Idol had to pay compensation to the song’s publisher as a consequence of David’s action. Jeff would still be welcomed to sit in the audience during the live show. Please click on the thumbnail to expand it. Source: tmz. Copyright 2007 Stupidcelebrities.net Celebrity Gossip ...

David Archuleta Dad Banned on 'American Idol,' No Jeff Archuleta Backstage
Published 5/10/2008 at Tittle-Tattle Too - The Post Chronicle
... Murray, Utah, is one of the three remaining contestants (Syesha Mercado and David Cook) left as the top-rated Fox show steams toward the Jan. 20-21 finale. Backstage meddling has caught up Jeff Archuleta, David's dad, a person working for the TV talent contest told the Associated Press on Friday. Archuleta was told this week by producers that he will no longer be able to join his 17-year-old son David as he prepares for the show. The story was first reported Friday by our friends at TMZ.com . Archuleta's big voice has made him the front-runner by the judges from the beginning ...

Report: "American Idol" Bans Archuleta's Super-Annoying Dad
Published 5/10/2008 by Joel Brown at TV with MeeVee
... " cutebot David Archuleta's father, Jeff, who's apparently the stage dad from hell despite his cheerful grinning mug in the aud ience on telecast nights. Now TMZ reports that the show has banned from pretty much everywhere but the audience, because he was annoying the hell out of people, including the other contestants. Last straw was that he got the bot kid to change the words when he sang "Stand By Me" the other night, a definite no-no. Stay tuned today for the denials and countercharges. ...

David Archuleta’ Dad Banned!
Published 5/10/2008 by Takiyah at Love B. Scott | It's Just Splendiferous
... Love muffins, did you notice how David Archuleta sung a lyric from Sean Kingston’s hit song “Beautiful Girls” during his version of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” on Tuesday? Well I did, but it didn’t click until TMZ put David’s father on blast because of the added lyric and what followed afterward. David’s father is no longer allowed in the rehearsal room with David, because that tollop of a father did not adhere to the e-mail that was sent by A.I. producers ordering the father to not change the lyrics of the original song - the stage father is only allowed in the crowd during ...

Jeff Archuleta Lost Idol Backstage Pass
Published 5/10/2008 by Orange Pixie (noreply@blogger.com) at Gabby Babble
... TMZ is reposting that last week he wanted the producers to allow little David to change the lyrics of the song "Stand By Me". ...

David Archuleta’s Stage Dad Banned
Published 5/10/2008 by Cara at Allie Is Wired - The Entertainment Blog
... doesn’t win, his face is going to end up on a milk carton. I’m voting for David Cook. Well, I want to see Jeff Archuleta storm the stage and take everyone hostage. Those Mormons can get crazy!” Mollygood- “The interesting thing will be seeing how Archie, who will now be forced to form his own opinion, handles the rest of his Idol run — it’s like Katie Holmes without Tom Cruise. Could this be the end of the lamest AI contestant ever?” [TMZ]

Stage Dad Jeff Archuleta Banned from American Idol
Published 5/10/2008 by Andrea at Bitten and Bound
David Archuleta’s dad, Jeff Archuleta, has been banned from the set of American Idol for being a “complete pain in the ass.” According to TMZ: “Idol” sources tell TMZ Jeff has been a complete pain in the ass, interfering with the entire production. He has badgered producers, the band, vocal coaches and even other contestants. The final straw came this week, when Jeff wanted to change the lyrics to David’s first song, “Stand By ...

David Archuleta’s Father Banned from Idol Backstage
Published 5/10/2008 by StyleWatch at PEOPLE TV Watch
... David Archuleta will have to finish his American Idol journey without the hands-on support from his father, Jeff: The elder Archuleta had his backstage access revoked, the Associated Press reports, citing a source on the show. Accused of disrupting production, Jeff Archuleta is being accused of overstepping his boundaries when he wanted David, 17, to alter his “Stand By Me” performance by adding a verse from Sean Kingston’s 2007 summer hit “Beautiful Girls.” According to TMZ , which first reported the story on Friday, unnamed show sources said Jeff ignored the ...

Jeff Archuleta Banned From "American Idol" Rehearsals; David Archuleta Fans Give World Another Reason To Believe That Journalism Is In A Bad Place Right Now [Idolator's American Idolatry]
Published 5/10/2008 by Maura Johnston at Idolator
... TMZ first reported it yesterday and now the Associated Press has confirmed it: The American Idol braintrust has banned David Archuleta's father/musical arranger/puppet-string-puller, Jeff, from the show's rehearsals, after months of speculation about his stage-dad tendencies and overbearing presence. The final straw? The cheesy "Beautiful Girls" interpolation into David's performance of "Stand By Me" last Tuesday, which not only made the song's message completely incoherent, it cost the producers an undisclosed amount of licensing money. This raises a host of ...

Jeff Archuleta Banned from Backstage of ‘Idol’
Published 5/10/2008 by bumpshack at Bumpshack.com
... David Archuleta’s psycho stage dad Jeff Archuleta has been banned from being backstage and behind the scenes at American Idol. ...

David Archuleta’s dad banned from American Idol
Published 5/11/2008 by SeriouslyOMGWTF at Seriously? OMG! WTF?
... David Archuleta's long-rumored stage dad has finally banned from everything but sitting in the audience at American Idol according to TMZ. ...

Jeff Archuleta banned from Idol's backstage
Published 5/11/2008 by Brett Love at TV Squad
... from any rooms where his son is learning or rehearsing his songs. Nobody official is talking about it yet, but the anonymous sources have tales to tell. TMZ's source tells them that Jeff has caused problems with producers, the band, vocal coaches, and other contestants. ...

Jeff Archuleta banned from American Idol rehearsals
Published 5/12/2008 by Andy Dehnart at reality blurred
Jeff Archuleta, who was banned from the Star Search set when his son David performed on that show, has now been banned from some of American Idol's backstage areas. Jeff, a notorious stage dad who has reportedly made David cry this season, has "been banned from rehearsals. ... Jeff Archuleta was told this week by producers that he can no longer join his 17-year-old son David as he prepares for the show," the AP reported, confirming an initial TMZ report. The reason for the rehearsal ban is Jeff's insistence that David change the lyrics to "Stand By Me" last week even though producers said ...

Outrage: David Archuleta's Father Banned From ‘American Idol’ Rehearsals
Published 5/12/2008 at Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
Getty Images, Courtesy of Fox Over the weekend it was reported that David Archuleta's father, stage parent extraordinaire Jeff Archuleta, has lost his backstage pass for American Idol and will no longer be permitted at any of David's rehearsals, a ruling that will likely change nothing in a competition that's ...

American Idol Drama: David Archuleta's Father Banned From Set
Published 5/12/2008 by Cee See at Hollywood Offender
Ho_david_archuleta The backstage drama at "American Idol" this season is proving more interesting than anything that's going on with the actual competition. On Friday, TMZ reported that David Archuleta's creepy, controlling father was banned from AI rehearsals for the remainder of the season. The reason? Well, besides being creepy he also has been haranging other contestants and producers and last week he went over the producers' heads and have David change some lyrics in his version of "Stand By Me" after he was expressing told he couldn't do that. Apparently, adding a verse from Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" ended up costing the ...

Sugar Bits — Jennie Garth Signs on For New 90210
Published 5/12/2008 by PopSugar at POPSUGAR -- Insanely addictive.
After weeks of rumors, it's official: Jennie Garth is reprising her role as Kelly Taylor for the new 90210 spinoff series. —Hollywood Reporter Iron Man maintained its top spot in the box office this weekend while What Happens in Vegas and a disappointing Speed Racer still battle it out for second place. — BuzzSugar Jenna Bush and Henry Hager got married this weekend at the presidential family's Crawford, TX, Ranch. Check out a slideshow of their wedding album! — CitizenSugar Contrary to previous reports, Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson are not ...

Monday Smack Talk
Published 5/12/2008 by Kim at GirlsTalkinSmack.com - Celebrity Gossip Blog, TV, Fashion, Pop Culture & Movies
... Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer, caught together again in Miami. [ Hollywood Backwash ] Jamie Lynn Spears’ really tacky baby shower outfit. [ Daily Stab ] Amy Winehouse is set to be a model in an upcoming fashion show, where she’ll look fat. [ PotP ] Start the “Britney is pregnant again!!!” rumors. [ CFW ] Find out how to rip off Alicia Keys’ TRL look. [ Fab Crush ] David Archuleta’s dad banned from backstage at Idol? Poor kid is gonna be lost. [ TMZ ]