American Idol sued Racism Lawsuit: 10 Black Contestants Sue Fox Hit For $25 Million Each

[Go Skins]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/24/american-idol-racist-lawsuit_n_3648705.html

 

"American Idol" is being sued by 10 black former contestants, claiming they were kicked off the show in their respective seasons because of their race, TMZ was the first to report.

 

The plaintiffs are Season 2's Corey Clark, who was disqualified after it was revealed that he was previously arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery on police officers and his sister, as well as endangering the life of a child; Season 2's Jaered Andrews, who was also dismissed following the discovery of an assault charge stemming from a fatal bar fight; Season 2's Jacob John Smalley, who was eliminated early on in his season; Season 3's Donnie Williams, who was pulled from the show after an arrest for speeding and drunk driving while "Idol" was filming; Season 5's twin brothers Terrell Brittenum and Derrell Brittenum, who were cut after executives learned of an arrest and charges of identity theft; Season 6's Thomas Daniels, who was dismissed after his drunk driving charges and other criminal records came to light; Season 6's Akron Watson, who was kicked off after producers found out about a prior mmisdemeanor for possession of marijuana, which he claimed producers were made aware of previously; Season 8's Ju'Not Joyner, who claimed he was disqualified from the show because he questioned the contract; and Season 9's Chris Golightly, who was allegedly let go over complications with a former recording contract.

 

The contestants' attorney, James H. Freeman, claims "Idol" used his clients' history to make them look like "violent criminals, liars and sexual deviants," according to Fox News. He notes that none of his 10 plaintiffs had ever even been convicted of the charges stemming from their arrests. Freeman also notes only black contestants were probed about their pasts, never white contestants.

 

Season 2's Frenchie Davis, who is African-American, was removed from the show after producers learned that she had previously posed nude for an adult website. She resurfaced eight years later as a contestant on "The Voice." "Idol" also disqualified Season 8’s Joanna Pacitti, a white woman, when it was revealed that she had close ties with two executives at 19 Entertainment, the company that produces the show along with FremantleMedia.

[fluhartz]

It's a sue happy america.. Everyone want's theirs.

[|High School Harry|]

It's a sue happy america.. Everyone want's theirs.

 

Excellent point.  I think I will sue American Idol for not allowing me to win the

competition because I'm not any good.  Obvious discrimination against the talent

challenged.

[T-Dub]

Unless the backgrounds of all the other contestants are squeaky clean I'd say they might have a case

[|Numbers|]

Unless the backgrounds of all the other contestants are squeaky clean I'd say they might have a case

 

Very few people IF looked at hard enough are squeaky clean.  I'm sure the show has gone through their legal department files on numerous occasions before this even happened.  I'm interested to know why Antonella Barbra (white) was not kicked off but Frenchie (black) was.  Was it that Frenchie did it for pay and Antonella's photos were considered private ?

 

Both Carly Smithson and Pacitti had previous record deals and were both considered "discovered" and were not amateur's in any shape or form.  However, only Pacitti was kicked off the show (before the season even started).

 

In short, there might be a few questionable items that these people find but overall, I would have to side with AI on this one.  IF they decide to compare ALL contestants kicked off for incidents, perhaps they should also bring up Mario Vasquez or a host of others who had serious issues.  This will probably be a kind of messy thing because they are most certainly going to bring character into the equation.

[T-Dub]

 

 This will probably be a kind of messy thing because they are most certainly going to bring character into the equation.

 

Yeah, seems much more likely AI pays to make them go away before all the dirt on their "stars" gets revealed.