AI Bans Archuleta's Dad

David Archuleta's creepy, jerky dad has been banned from going backstage at AI or from attending rehearsals. That poor kid. Can you even imagine?

My vote is still for David Cook. Altho...given the hype over the level of talent this year..in the end, it's a little bit of a letdown, isn't it? I'm just not over the moon crazy about any of them. All in all, the season's talent wasn't very exciting. I don't think they lived up to the hype.


Finalist David Archuleta will have to finish his American Idol journey without the hands-on support from his father, Jeff: The elder Archuleta had his backstage access revoked, the Associated Press reports, citing a source on the show.

Accused of disrupting production, Jeff Archuleta is being accused of overstepping his boundaries when he wanted David, 17, to alter his “Stand By Me” performance by adding a verse from Sean Kingston’s 2007 summer hit “Beautiful Girls.”

According to TMZ, which first reported the story on Friday, unnamed show sources said Jeff ignored the producers’ objections, which created problems with the song’s publisher.

Jeff Archuleta was unavailable for comment, but a friend of the family tells PEOPLE he saw no problems, and added that the reports are “getting tiring.”

Despite being banned backstage, Jeff will be allowed to sit in the audience during the live show, according to the reports.
(Source: People.com)