Jeff Archuleta

David Archuleta’s psycho stage dad Jeff Archuleta has been banned from being backstage and behind the scenes at American Idol.

Here’s how it went down. “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 Me.” Jeff insisted on adding a verse from Sean Kingston’s hit, “Beautiful Girls.” Producers sent him an e-mail telling him the lyrics could not be changed. They were beyond pissed when David sang the song with Kingston’s lyrics during the live show.

We’re told by changing the lyrics, it created problems with the song’s publisher and cost “A.I.” a lot of money.

Congrats to Idol for banning this punk dad.  If anything is going to derail David and send him into a $1,000/day coke habit then it is likely his over possessive daddy.

Related: David Archuleta’s Dad Picks His Songs

Nick Bollea (Hogan), Hulk’s son, was sentenced to eight months in the Pinellas County Jail in Florida today.  Here is his mug shot after getting locked up this afternoon.

Nick at an unrelated wreck!

Pseudo-celeb spawn Nick Bollea (Hogan) was sentenced to 8 months in jail today by a Florida judge for reckless driving involving serious bodily injury. He is to begin serving his sentence right away.

Nick was at the wheel of his Toyota Supra, driving at extreme speeds, when he crashed into a median seriously injuring his buddy John Graziano when the car flipped.

Nick is the son of famed pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and the brother of singer Brooke Hogan. Nick rose to fame with the rest of his family on the VH1 reality TV show Hogan Knows Best.

Photos of the Wreck

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American Idol reject Colin Leahy, who compared himself to Clay Aiken, has been arrested and charged with two counts of endangering a child.

A guy who once tried to get onto “American Idol” by comparing himself to Clay Aiken just got nabbed for sending sex-laced text messages to a 12-year-old boy and propositioning a ten-year-old while volunteering at a Brooklyn elementary school.

This dude was bad when he auditioned on season three and deserves to be locked up for a long time for endangering innocent little boys.

photo: TMZ

The finalists started tonight’s show by singing the classic Steely Dan song ‘Reeling in the Years’.  None of the contestants really seemed prepared for this song.

Here is my review from last night’s Idol

David Archuleta was the first to move on to next week.  David Cook quickly joined Archuleta safely on the sofa.

The halftime music was performed by Maroon 5 singing ‘If I Never See Your Face Again’.  Former Idol finalist Bo Bice was the final musical act of the night. He performed ‘Witness’.

The bottom two contestants this week were Jason Castro and Syesha Mercado

And here is who is going home this week:

Pack Your Bags

Jason Castro (Rockwall, TX) - ‘I Shot the Sheriff’ ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’
No surprise this week at all. Everyone knew that tonight would be Jason’s last night on the show.  He was entertaining and pretty good when his head was there.  It is a small miracle he made it as far as he did on the show.  He should milk the Idol tour for all its worth.

The 3 Remaining American Idol Finalists (in no particular order)

1. David Archuleta
2. David Cook
3. Syesha Mercado

American Idol contestants tonight took on some of the greatest Rock N’ Roll songs of all-time. Here is a quick rundown of just how good (or bad) they did.

Knocked It Out: David Cook, David Archuleta

In The Middle: Syesha Mercado

Danger Zone: Jason Castro

David Cook - “Hungry Like the Wolf” “Teenage Wasteland” - David seemed to struggle a lot with the first song. It sounded extremely karaoke which is very unlike Dave. His second performance was much better. He did his thing, his version and really put on a great performance. Grade B

Syesha Mercado - “Proud Mary” “A Change Is Gonna Come”- A great Credence Clearwater song that Syesha did much like Tina Turner’s version. She showed a lot of sass, sex appeal, livened the song up a good bit in the second verse. She still seemed to be holding back just a bit. Her second song was not nearly as good as her first song. Sam Cooke’s original version is such a tough song to remake. She did a pretty solid job. She deserves to be back next week. Grade A-

Jason Castro - “I Shot the Sheriff” “Mister Tambourine Man”- I could have never guessed that Fidel ‘Bob Jr’ Castro would have covered a Bob Marley song. It is almost as if Jason grew his dreads out just for this one performance. Naturally Jason did a superb job on this ‘joint’. He looked really relaxed and probably prepared properly on his green pipe back stage. I didn’t think it was nearly as bad as the judges hammered him. He totally forgot the words on this song and he should go ahead and start packing his bags tonight. He did pretty good with the words he remembered but his time has come to go. Grade D

David Archuleta - “Stand By Me” “Love Me Tender”- Somebody hit it right earlier this week when they said David-A is the next Wayne Newton. The judges really want this kid to win. I thought his first song was good but not great. I was not huge on his second song. The Elvis version is perfect and he tried to twist or taint it in a way that just didn’t work for me. Grade B+

It is being heavily rumored that Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora is set to replace Bret Michaels on the highly successful reality dating show Rock of Love. Michaels had been the star of the first two seasons of the show.

Despite the first season being exposed as a fraud — the winning contestant already had a boyfriend — Michaels and Lake insists this time it is for real, and they are handing the show over to another single star.

Bon Jovi guitarist Sambora 48, has been single since his April 2007 divorce from actress Heather Locklear and a short-lived romance with Locklear’s former pal Denise Richards ended last year.

This is extremely disturbing. It is very hard to imagine ROL without Bret, his bandanas, and his catch phrase, “…that really kinda turned me on.”

I find nothing appealing about the possibility of watching Sambora sort his way up, down and through 25 of the sluttiest women in America.

If they really wanted to replace Bret then they should have done it the right way and coaxed Axl Rose out of his cave. Bret and Richie were both Busch Light compared to Mr. Jack Daniels - Axl Rose. Axl would show the world how a true enigmatic rock star works his mic with the contestants.

Other great choices to replace Bret would be Nikki Sixx, Iggy Pop, Tommy Lee, Mick Jagger, or John Mayer the way he love to run through distraught women.

Related:

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The seventh season of American Idol is down to its final four contestants. Will the winner this season be David Archuleta, David Cook, Jason Castro, or Syesha Mercado?

The remaining American Idol contestants started off with a run-of-the-mill Neil Diamond tribute medley.

Here is my review from last night’s Idol

The first safe contestant tonight was Jason Castro which was a bit of a surprise. David Cook took the second saft spot on the sofa. David Cook was safe as well which left Syesha Mercado and Brooke White as the bottom two.

Then there was a music break for British singer Natasha Bedingfield took time to promote her career by singing ‘Pocketful of Sunshine’.

Ryan Seacrest took a few questions for the contestants and judges including one from a 46-year-old woman named Tara that was Simon’s first kiss when he was 9-years-old.

Neil Diamond, complete with comb over and 145 people playing instruments behind him, sang ‘Pretty Amazing Grace’ to a standing ovation.

The bottom two contestants this week were Brooke White and Syesha Mercado

And here is who is going home this week:

Pack Your Bags

Brooke White (Mesa, AZ) - ‘I’m A Believer’ - ‘I Am…I Said’

Thank goodness, may the drama die down now. Get the mop, dry the stage and lets get ready for next week. Brooke can sing for sure. She is the most talented female this season when you consider the full package. She can play the guitar, piano and sing very well. She will have a very long career if she can get a hold of her emotions and continue to mature (as a singer).

The 4 Remaining American Idol Finalists (in no particular order)

1. Jason Castro
2. David Archuleta
3. David Cook
4. Syesha Mercado

Actress Shannon Elizabeth and her dancing partner Derrick Hough were voted off of Dancing With the Stars on Tuesday night.

Remaining on DWTS

• Mario
• Jason Taylor
• Cristián de la Fuente
• Marissa Jaret Winokur
• Kristi Yamaguchi

Tonight’s show got started with the remaining Idols singing the Andrew Lloyd Webber song ‘All I Ask Of You’.  Ryan Seacrest then did a very polite Q&A with Sir Andrew.Leona Lewis, who was discovered by Simon Cowell, sang ‘Bleeding Love’ and introduced herself to American.  Her album Spirit has been #1 on Billboard.

Here is my review from last night’s Idol

The bottom two contestants this week were Syesha Mercado and Carly Smithson.

Syesha and Carly each got a second chance to sing their songs from last night.  It is hard to believe that Jason Castro and/or Brooke White were not among the bottom two.

And here is who is going home this week:

Pack Your Bags

Carly Before Extreme Makeover

Carly Smithson (San Diego, CA) - ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

Another shocker this week for sure.  Neither Carly or Syesha deserved to go home this week.  I for sure thought either Jason Castro or Brooke (restart me again) White would be going home.  Carly has a big career ahead of her.  She can just get a jump start on it now.  I think Carly would make the finals.  Now it is going to be the David’s in the finals.

Also See: Carly Smithson’s Husband Tattooed from Head to Toe

The 5 Remaining American Idol Finalists (in no particular order)

1. David Archuleta
2. David Cook
3. Brooke White
4. Jason Castro
5. Syesha Mercado

Actress Marlee Matlin was the latest casualty of the reality TV dancing contest known as Dancing With the Stars on Tuesday night to be sent packing.

“I had a great time,” the Oscar-winning actress, who has been deaf since she was 18 months old, said via her longtime interpreter, Jack Jason. “Thank you to all the fans, to everyone!”

Although she initially won raves for her this-gal-can-do-anything performances (and continued to awe audiences with her smokin’ bod), the quicker Latin rounds proved to be a little much for Matlin, whose off-tempo mambo last night only mustered a 21.

The five celebrities remaining are Mario, Kristi Yamaguchi, Jason Taylor, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Cristian de la Fuente.

The rumors about David Archuleta’s dad being a notorious stage parent are turning out to be true. David’s voice coach is saying that Jeff Archuleta (David’s dad) selects the songs that David sings on American Idol.

David’s voice coach told us that Jeff Archuleta does give David a shortlist of songs to choose from and that he coaches his son on interpretation — but, he says, it’s only to make things fair between David and his main rival David Cook.

However, the trainer said that in six years of working with the Archuletas, he has never seen Jeff use, “any kind force or coercion.”

Jeff also was caught screaming at David during a rehearsals until the young boy cried. Years ago when David was on Star Search his dad had to be sequestered due to his unruly behavior.

UPDATE: American Idol has now banned Jeff Archuleta from being backstage.

photo: OK!

Andrew Lloyd Webber night on American Idol and normally I would zzzzzz to sleep but I still kinda gotta blog and pay the bills. The girls stood out tonight as you might expect. The best performance of the night belonged to David Cook with Carly Smithson a very close second. David and Carly might end up squaring off against each other in the finals. Brooke White and Jason Castro will likely be among the bottom two tomorrow night.

Knocked It Out: David Cook, Carly Smithson

In The Middle: Syesha Mercado, David Archuleta

Danger Zone: Brooke White, Jason Castro

Syesha Mercado - “One Rock N’ Roll Too Many” - Syesha was excited for a good reason as this music is pretty close to her strength. She showed a lot of charisma and personality. She likely gained fans this week and quite possibly secured a spot on the show again next week. She started the show off with a bang! Grade A-

Jason Castro - “Memory” - Fidel was wearing a nice light suit very similar to the one I got married in. Jason stepped out of his hippy box with this song selection. He was not perfect with “Memory” but he did a rather nice job with it, all things considered. He can sing for sure. Everyone is really good at this point. He likely will be in the bottom three tomorrow night just because of the talent that is remaining. Grade C+

Brooke White - “You Must Love Me” - Andrew Lloyd Webber was funny before she sang saying he didn’t think she had a clue about what she was singing. She got about two lines in and totally messed up and asked for a redo. I think, at this point, it’s going to cost her big time tomorrow night. Even on her second try I found her performance to be ear wrenchingly bad. She finished strong, but she was too nervous and off during the first 2/3rds of the song. Grade D

David Archuleta - “Think Of Me” - ALW and Davey could probably sit together in an isolated room all day and write and sing songs and giggle all day long. A perfect night for David and his powerful, operatic voice. I can’t say it really stood out much from any of his prior performances, but it was one of the better songs of the night. I have nothing against the kid. I just hope he doesn’t win. Grade B+

Carly Smithson - “Jesus Christ Superstar” - One of the more upbeat and refreshing performances of the night. Carly put a lot of soul and heart into her performance. She brought the house down and will be safe when the votes are counted. I am starting to believe Carly will be the last girl remaining and likely will be in the finals opposite a David. Grade A

David Cook - “Music Of The Night” - Rocker David become ‘Opera Boy’ David and proved to the world that he is the most talented contestant this season. He is the contestant to beat and might already have it all wrapped up. Grade A+

Find Out Who Got Sent Home

A video sneak peak at acclaimed bi-sexual Tila Tequila’s Shot at Love 2 which trashes up cable starting again on April 22nd on MTV. I am not sure the above clip, which again airs on MTV, is safe for work but you can be the judge of that.

Pop star Mariah Carey was a bit insecure last night after her performance on American Idol.  In true diva fashion she had her part of the show pre-taped 40 minutes before the actual live broadcast.

To make matters easier for everyone, Mariah’s portion of the hit show was shot aobut 40 minutes before the beginning of the live broadcast. To warm up, she did a quick run-through — only singing about half of the song — before shooting the version of the song that would air last night.

The diva was apparently very insecure and unsure of her performance.  She sought out Randy Jackson’s opinion to reassure her that it had been good enough.

But Mariah apparently had a different opinion of her performance. “The ending was a little rancid,� she countered.
“No, it sounded good,� assured Randy and his fellow judges, prompting cheers from the audience.

One, twice, three times the diva!  Mariah did look smoking hot!

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The American Idol contestants come out tonight to open the show by singing Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s hit ‘One Sweet Day’. They did a great job with the song and likely made Mariah very happy.

Former finalist Elliot Yamin sang ‘Free’ and souled it out. I wish all these jokers would give up wearing scarfs inside in the spring time. It reminds me of when they record a Christmas special in September that is going to air on Christmas day and everyone is wearing winter clothes and scarves so it will look legit when it airs.

Here is my review from last night’s Idol

Mariah sang ‘Bye Bye’ from her new album E=MC2. She looked as good as she ever has and appears to be mentally on top of her game again.  I am not 100% sure she wasn’t lip synching.

The bottom three contestants this week were Kristy Lee Cook, Syesha Mercado, and Brooke White.

And here is who is going home this week:

Pack Your Bags

Kristy Lee Cook (Selma, Oregon) - ‘Forever’

She skirted and flirted with danger for many weeks.  Kristy Lee was improving each and every week but she had no shot at really making it to the finals.  She should find a country music deal at some point though.

The 6 Remaining American Idol Finalists (in no particular order)

1. Brooke White
2. David Cook
3. David Archuleta
4. Jason Castro
5. Carly Smithson
6. Syesha Mercado

For the first time in Biggest Loser history a woman has won the reality show.  That woman being Ali Vincent who lost 112 pounds and now weighs 122 pounds.  She won $250,000 in the process or $2,232 dollars per pound.

Read and View More Photos of Ali’s Transformation

Tonight was Mariah Carey night on American Idol.  The remaining contestants were coached by and selected songs by the great Mariah Carey.  Overall I thought most of the performances were really good.  At this point all of the contestants are here because they are very talented.  Kristy Lee Cook helped her stock and David Cook showed again that he is bound for stardom regardless if he wins Idol or not.

Knocked It Out: Kristy Lee Cook, David Cook, Carly Smithson
In The Middle: David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado, Brooke White

Danger Zone: Jason Castro

David Archuleta - “When You Believe” - At least he was wearing leather pants.  His stylist is trying to make him look hipper.  It is just hard to be too hip when you sound like Josh Groban (that’s a backhanded compliment).  He sounded like good ole’ Dave tonight.  A great performance but I just don’t see him being a huge commercial success.  I could be wrong though (I was 4x last year alone).  I am afraid Archuleta is going to win and his stage-dad father is going to turn into the second coming of Joe Simpson. Grade B

Carly Smithson - “Without You” - Carly looks really good tonight.  The best so far I do believe.  Her performance tonight was one of my favorites of her to date.  She looked mature, beautiful, and her voice was beautiful.  The women do have it tougher tonight with the inevitable comparisons to Mariah. When the women start shows lots of boob you can finally tell they are serious about winning. Grade A-

Syesha Mercado - “Vanishing” - She looked really good with her mini-afro puffs.  It is hard for me to judge her.  Syesha should have done the best tonight since most of Mariah’s songs are like what Syesha likes to sing.  I think she could have done it better but overall she did a mighty fine job.  I do think that she could still be in trouble tomorrow night.  Grade B+

Brooke White - “Hero” - Bonus points at the start for playing the piano and singing at the same time.  That has always given me trouble as has singing and playing the piano separately.  Brooke did a stellare job and my favorite of the night.  Mainly because she did her own thing and wasn’t trying to sound like Mariah.  She did seem to be shaking very visibly.  She is always a bit ackward and goofy and is best when she keeps her mouth shut with the judges.  Simon threw her for a major loop by comparing her performance to a hamburger.  Classic Idol!  Grade A

Kristy Lee Cook - “Forever” - I think Kristy and Syesha shared the same dress tonight but that is no crime especially around prom time.  Kristy Lee is starting to find her groove.  I wasn’t familiar with this song but I am now.  Kristy Lee is likely to be in the bottom three again tomorrow night but I think she will survive.  One of the best two performances of the night so far.  Her best so far in the competition.  Grade A

David Cook - “Always Be My Baby” - Dave did his rocker version of this ultra upbeat pop song and he sold it.  If you didn’t know the original from Mariah then you would be like that is a great rock/alternative song.  It was a bit Edwin McCainish.  Dave probably has the most talents of any of the finalists remaining.  The riskiest and most daring contestant perhaps in Idol history.  I think Cook is now the favorite to win it all.  Grade A+

Jason Castro - “I Don’t Wanna Cry” - Fidel continues to do his best ‘light it up’ version of all of these songs.  I thought it was decent but probably the worst performance of the night in my opinion.  Don’t get me wrong Jason was good but not the best tonight.  Grade C+

It is hard to believe but MTV begins its 20th season of The Real World on April 16th.  There are four guys and just three gals on the new season which takes place in Hollywood for the first time.  However, the second season of RW did take place in Los Angeles.

The Real World house is located 6121 West Sunset Boulevard in the Columbia Square Building.

Here is a look at the cast for Real World XX:

Greg Halstead - (20 Daytona Beach, FL) Greg is the first Real World roommate to be selected by viewers, who voted online for “PretyBoy” (aka “The Chosen One”). With an unusual outlook on life — he refers to people around him as “peasants” and calls women “associates” — he is extremely competitive when it comes to sports and academics. Greg’s attitude does not make him a favorite in The Real World house, especially since he plays pranks on his roommates. Although he studied criminal justice at the University of Florida, Greg moved to Hollywood with dreams of becoming a model.

Brianna Taylor - (20 Philadelphia, PA) Brianna is a self-described “Philly girl” — she tells it like it is and doesn’t allow others to disrespect her. But beneath her tough exterior, she hides a very sensitive side. Before moving to Hollywood, Brianna worked as an exotic dancer and had a volatile relationship with her boyfriend. Her passion is singing, which led her to try out for season 5 of American Idol. Although she didn’t make the final cut, she knew she had found her calling.

William Gilbert - (23 Detroit, MI) Cute, charismatic and witty, Will is the true ladies’ man of The Real World house. In his hometown of Detroit, he worked as a DJ, performing at weddings, parties and bar mitzvahs. In Hollywood, Will plans to continue creating cool beats and showing off his moves — both on and off the dance floor. Determined to be a super-successful music producer, Will is eager to hustle and hit the streets to sell the songs he has created.

Sarah Ralston - (21 Phoenix, AZ) A recent graduate from Arizona State University, Sarah is serious about becoming a broadcast journalist. Although she’s a budding feminist, she still retains some strong conservative, traditional views. Sarah is very close to her family, and this is the first time she has lived so far from home. Her move to Hollywood has put a strain on her long-distance relationship with her boyfriend, who used to be her debate coach.

David Malinosky - (22 Waynesboro, PA) Outgoing and fun, Dave loves to be the center of attention. He’ll do just about anything for a laugh — the more shocking the better, in fact. A naturally gifted athlete, Dave likes to participate in any and all sports, from football to track to cheerleading. Yes, cheerleading. Needless to say, he is very comfortable in his skin, especially in front of the camera. That’s why Dave hopes moving to Hollywood for The Real World will be a springboard for him to become an actor or TV host.

Kimberly Alexander - (24 Columbia, SC) With her Southern belle charm and naiveté, Kimberly is sometimes perceived as a ditzy blonde. Raised in a deeply religious household in a small town, she rebelled against her parents’ restrictive rules. However, she’s not quite sure how to harness her newfound freedom and energy. Kimberly loves to be around people and have a good time, but she doesn’t always think before she speaks, and her Real World roommates often find her comments offensive. In Hollywood, Kimberly’s goal is to become the host of an entertainment show.

Joey Kovar - (24 Chicago, Il) A true blue Chicagoan, Joey has never ventured outside the state of Illinois. As a personal trainer and former bodybuilder, he is devoted to physical fitness and works out all the time. Despite staying focused, Joey is haunted by his troubled past that was riddled with addiction. He hopes The Real World will lead him down a new path so he can follow his dream of becoming an actor. But Joey’s impossibly high expectations make dealing with the ups and downs of the business difficult.