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April 30, 2007
Sparking concern
Associated Press
Jordin Sparks (above) is all the "American Idol" buzz today. Two things in particular:
* Many of her fans have been so concerned because she was the last contestant left standing last week - even though none of the six was in jeopardy - they're rallying to keep her truly protected this week, when two contestants will be eliminated Wednesday night.
According to Yahoo! Buzz, contestant Blake Lewis is this week's top-searched "Idol," but Jordin received a 75 percent rise in online searches, up to No. 2. Lakisha Jones got a boost, too, possibly because it was assumed she was a likely candidate for eviction had not the "Idol" producers gotten so charitable.
Is this the "spark" that Jordin needed? Well, as I blogged last week, if the scenario gets sympathy votes for Jordin, then she probably has nothing to worry about.
* What Jordin might need to concern herself with is a blog item posted
at clydestuff.blogspot.com that refers to her MySpace page not being her actual MySpace page. Got that? According to "Clyde," he received an e-mail that may or may not have come from Jordin's mom, Jodi Sparks, saying the image of Jordin holding a "Stop Abortion Sign" - as well as other stuff on the Web site - weren't hers because it's not her page.
The e-mail purports to say that yes, while Jordin is pro-life, the contestants' blogs/MySpace pages were taken down early in the season to avoid just this sort of thing. I had gotten that firsthand from Chris Sligh, who was eliminated at No. 10. He told "Idol" reporters that he was told to take down his blog while he was still on the show to avoid what I call the "Antonella Barba Bust," where inappropriate photos of that Top 24 contestant were posted all over cyperspace, with her friends saying the really raunchy ones weren't of Antonella at all.
Again, what does this mean for Jordin? Probably nothing. Even though Season 5 contestant and local girl Mandisa got caught up in wrangling over her religious beliefs last year, Jordin isn't nearly as vocal. I've never even heard her mention the word abortion. And, unless I'm missing something, "American Idol" is still a singing competition, right?
Posted by Leigh Grogan at April 30, 2007 02:03 PM
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