Brent88
02-07-2007, 06:53 PM
and that's not the only contestant with a criminal past... read on.
Akron Watson, whose successful "American Idol" audition was aired on the San Antonio episode Feb. 6, was uninvited from the Hollywood round of the show, possibly due to a 2003 arrest for marijuana posession.
PegasusNews.com, a Dallas-based online news service, reports that after Watson's audition in 2006, an "American Idol" film crew came to his Texas home to interview him for a feature that would air during the show. Watson reportedly discussed his past, including the fact that he pled guilty to the misdemeanor possession charge.
Sugar is not so sweet in gas tank
Watson's not the only San Antonio "Idol" wannabe who has a criminal record. Successful auditioner Ashlyn Carr confessed last fall to putting sugar in an ex-boyfriend's gas tank, according to The Houstonian Online, the student newspaper of Sam Houston State University. Carr was arrested on criminal mischief charges in November after the incident occurred.
Carr was a notable auditioner because she made dramatic faces throughout her audition, drawing criticism and a "no" vote from the judges.
But Simon Cowell rethought and sent "Idol" staff to find Carr and bring her back, where she sang again, still with many of the same facial expressions. After her second song, however, the "Idol" judges agreed to send her to the Hollywood round.
It does not appear that Carr's criminal record will affect her "Idol" chances.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17028850/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17028850/)
Akron Watson, whose successful "American Idol" audition was aired on the San Antonio episode Feb. 6, was uninvited from the Hollywood round of the show, possibly due to a 2003 arrest for marijuana posession.
PegasusNews.com, a Dallas-based online news service, reports that after Watson's audition in 2006, an "American Idol" film crew came to his Texas home to interview him for a feature that would air during the show. Watson reportedly discussed his past, including the fact that he pled guilty to the misdemeanor possession charge.
Sugar is not so sweet in gas tank
Watson's not the only San Antonio "Idol" wannabe who has a criminal record. Successful auditioner Ashlyn Carr confessed last fall to putting sugar in an ex-boyfriend's gas tank, according to The Houstonian Online, the student newspaper of Sam Houston State University. Carr was arrested on criminal mischief charges in November after the incident occurred.
Carr was a notable auditioner because she made dramatic faces throughout her audition, drawing criticism and a "no" vote from the judges.
But Simon Cowell rethought and sent "Idol" staff to find Carr and bring her back, where she sang again, still with many of the same facial expressions. After her second song, however, the "Idol" judges agreed to send her to the Hollywood round.
It does not appear that Carr's criminal record will affect her "Idol" chances.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17028850/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17028850/)