American Idol 10 semi-finalist Tim Halperin will lock himself in a fake jail cell for the final 28 hours of the restriction placed on him by the show's contract that prevented him from releasing music. A press release hilariously declares that Tim "has been sentenced to prison -- American Idol prison" because "of the contract restrictions placed on Halperin from his time as a top 24 semi-finalist on Season 10 of American Idol," although it...
- 9/23/2011
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
A message to "American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe: Stop trying to make Lauren Alaina's love life happen. It's not going to happen. On camera anyway.
So, did anyone else find that whole exchange with Lauren and Brett (a.k.a. random dude who was pulled on stage from the front row) kind of awkward? It felt so staged and fake. Guess what? We think it totally was!
After speaking to Ryan Seacrest on stage and the show cut to a commercial break, Brett walked over to Alaina's parents, shook their hands (it oddly seemed like it wasn't their first time meeting) and then left the taping. For good. Never to return again. You get the idea. Hm... we're not saying the dude was a hired actor, but we're not not saying that either, you catch our drift? The guy seemed way too poised for someone "randomly" selected to come on stage.
So, did anyone else find that whole exchange with Lauren and Brett (a.k.a. random dude who was pulled on stage from the front row) kind of awkward? It felt so staged and fake. Guess what? We think it totally was!
After speaking to Ryan Seacrest on stage and the show cut to a commercial break, Brett walked over to Alaina's parents, shook their hands (it oddly seemed like it wasn't their first time meeting) and then left the taping. For good. Never to return again. You get the idea. Hm... we're not saying the dude was a hired actor, but we're not not saying that either, you catch our drift? The guy seemed way too poised for someone "randomly" selected to come on stage.
- 4/28/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
![Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Luke Bryan, and Katy Perry in American Idol (2002)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTlmNWFlYjAtMDg4OS00MmY5LWE1MDItMzAxNDlhZmE5NzI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzQ2MDI5NjU@._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,1,140,207_.jpg)
![Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Luke Bryan, and Katy Perry in American Idol (2002)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTlmNWFlYjAtMDg4OS00MmY5LWE1MDItMzAxNDlhZmE5NzI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzQ2MDI5NjU@._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,1,140,207_.jpg)
Several American Idol contestants will unite for a series of charity concerts, it has been reported. The limited five-city jaunt will feature season ten hopefuls Chris Medina, Rob Bolin and Tim Halperin, with 95% of ticket proceeds going to cover the medical expenses incurred by Medina's girlfriend Juliana Ramos, who was injured in a severe car accident two years ago. Among the cities to be visited by the former American Idol stars when the tour kicks off next month are Chicago and Toledo, sources told TMZ. While the gigs will not be officially sponsored by American Idol, it is thought that Fox execs will (more)...
- 4/7/2011
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Three ex-contestants from this season's “ American Idol ” are going rogue -- in fact, TMZ has learned, they're kicking off a 5-city tour next month ... and 95% of the proceeds are going to a very special cause. Multiple sources tell TMZ, former “Idol” contestants Chris Medina , Rob Bolin and Tim Halperin are hitting the road on a 5-city tour, spanning 4 states -- starting off in Toledo and ending in Chicago -- and the majority of the profits...
- 4/7/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
'Idol' Rejects -- We're Going on Tour ... For Charity!
Three ex-contestants from this season's “American Idol” are going rogue -- in fact, TMZ has learned, they're kicking off a 5-city tour next month ... and 95% of the proceeds are going to a very special cause.
Multiple sources tell TMZ, former “Idol” contestants Chris Medina, Rob Bolin and Tim Halperin are hitting the road on a 5-city tour, spanning 4 states -- starting off in Toledo and ending in Chicago -- and the majority of the profits will go to benefit Medina's disabled fiancée.
According to sources, 95% of the money generated by the tour will be set aside for the Juliana Recovery Fund -- a charity set up to cover medical expenses for Medina’s fiancée Juliana ... who suffered severe brain damage after a horrific car accident in 2009.
Fyi -- the ...
Three ex-contestants from this season's “American Idol” are going rogue -- in fact, TMZ has learned, they're kicking off a 5-city tour next month ... and 95% of the proceeds are going to a very special cause.
Multiple sources tell TMZ, former “Idol” contestants Chris Medina, Rob Bolin and Tim Halperin are hitting the road on a 5-city tour, spanning 4 states -- starting off in Toledo and ending in Chicago -- and the majority of the profits will go to benefit Medina's disabled fiancée.
According to sources, 95% of the money generated by the tour will be set aside for the Juliana Recovery Fund -- a charity set up to cover medical expenses for Medina’s fiancée Juliana ... who suffered severe brain damage after a horrific car accident in 2009.
Fyi -- the ...
- 4/7/2011
- by Abbey
- Gossipvita
![Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Luke Bryan, and Katy Perry in American Idol (2002)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTlmNWFlYjAtMDg4OS00MmY5LWE1MDItMzAxNDlhZmE5NzI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzQ2MDI5NjU@._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,1,140,207_.jpg)
![Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Luke Bryan, and Katy Perry in American Idol (2002)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTlmNWFlYjAtMDg4OS00MmY5LWE1MDItMzAxNDlhZmE5NzI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzQ2MDI5NjU@._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,1,140,207_.jpg)
The first thing you need to know about this season of American Idol — the very first thing — is that the members of the audience who sit behind the stage of the newly redesigned-to-actually-resemble-a-dome Idoldome are rowdy. They whistle. They catcall. They whoop and cheer when a wannabe diva points at them during her song. They demand Cory the Warm-up Comic trek up to their row so they can shake their moneymaker with enough middle-aged gusto that Jennifer Lopez is forced to smile and point. I’m thinking of calling them the peanut gallery. Smirkelstiltskin my snark demon is thinking of calling them the nosebleeders.
- 3/3/2011
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW.com - PopWatch
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