Tag Archives: Jason Castro

Reality TV Updates: May 11, 2008

Posted on by

American Idol I had mentioned before that 17-year-old David Archuleta’s dad is reportedly a true stage parent and the rumors are still swirling. An unnamed source has told Associated Press that now that David has made the final three, his dad is officially banned from the rehearsals. Word is that Jeff Archuleta was told by “American Idol” producers that he could no longer join David as he prepares for the show. What cause the producers to finally snap and ban Jeff? According to the AP article, Jeff insisted on a lyric change in the song “Stand by Me,” which David … Continue reading →

American Idol Boots Another

Posted on by

If you watched “American Idol” last night, you know another fan favorite was booted off. As we saw with Sanjaya, the fans can only carry a singer so far in the competition. However, if you saw Tuesday night’s show, you may not be surprised that dreadlocked Jason Castro was eliminated last night. Castro had been told by Simon Cowell to pack his bags Tuesday night after he performed the “utterly atrocious” version (according to Simon) of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sherriff” then forgot the lyrics to his second song, Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.” After his second performance, the … Continue reading →

The Paula Abdul Aftershocks Continue

Posted on by

Yes, it was the blunder heard around the world – well, at least around the U.S. Now it seems that “American Idol” execs feel they must defend Paula Abdul. Executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz said yesterday “Why would we get rid of Paula?” She told AP that she loved that everyone was talking about it and that you would think there was no other news on television (well, there isn’t much). Execs are still blaming Paula’s psychic critique of Jason Castro’s second song before he had sang it on the switch up of the normal format. Instead of critiquing each singer … Continue reading →