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Tears on American Idol are worth their weight in gold

by Elizabeth Chan, posted Mar 23rd 2007 3:20PM

There is a Chinese proverb that says, "If you sit by an inkwell, you'll get dirty." It certainly seems that even if you are slightly involved with the juggernaut that is Idol, you will achieve great fame overnight.

Ashley is the latest person to receive this kind of peripheral American Idol fame. The last person I can think of that enjoyed a similar amount of success is William Hung.

Yesterday, little Ashley made her national pop culture icon debut on The Today Show with Meredith Vieira and elaborates why being such a "Fanjaya" brings her to tears.

The best part of the interview is when Meredith attributes Sanjaya's survival on the show to her devotion to the contestant. The girl turns out to be way smarter than her deluded mother, and says she doesn't think so but is instantly refuted by her Mom.

I smell a stage mom. Sheesh. Get your own passion for your own Idol.

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missivey

Whoever is voting for Sanjaya should be ashamed of themselves for giving this rediculous kid any kind of hope he has singing abilities. Howard Stern is a PIG and a disgrace and should be voted off the air himself...Does everyone hate him as much as I do?

March 26 2007 at 8:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
compson

check this out...one of the funniest things i've come across in a while.
http://www.liquidgeneration.com/Media/Cartoons/Celebrity_Phone_Tap_Michael_Jackson_amp_Sanjaya/

March 25 2007 at 10:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
christina

I think AI needed to prove that the people who were voting for Sanjaya were in fact little girls.

March 24 2007 at 5:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Snowflower

It's all about advertising. AI exec probably scrambled to do VFTW damage control, and found this little girl on the street and asked her if she wanted to be on the show, and of course you know she's going to want to be on the show. AI execs want to show that Sanjaya really has fans that vote for him - for real. It's all really funny. If he beats Melinda that would be an even bigger AI bumble than Taylor Hicks becoming an idol.

March 24 2007 at 1:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Clint

C'mon Haunt,forget the fugly comment, you don't think she went a little over board?

March 23 2007 at 5:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Clint

Hey, even at 13 there's no reason to be making a spectacle of herself. Be one thing if it was just for Sanjaya, but she was also crying for Doolittle.
The crush I could understand, but when I saw her crying for Doolittle, you know it's just for publicity.

March 23 2007 at 5:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

If I ever see her in real life she will be crying for a different reason. God damn bitch.

And she was crying during the whole show! They just showed here more when Sanjaya was singing... hmmm.... wonder why?

March 23 2007 at 5:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

If I ever see her in real life she will be crying for a different reason. God damn bitch.

And she was crying during the whole show! They just showed here more when Sanjaya was singing... hmmm.... wonder why?

March 23 2007 at 4:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Haunt

Good lord, Clint. You are a sad, sick little man.

March 23 2007 at 4:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Curt

Dude, she's a 13-year old girl... Quit trying to talk shit when you're just trying to draw people to your little tv blog.

March 23 2007 at 4:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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