“ARRGH!!! All my unrealized dreams will continue through you, my son! THROUGH YOU!!!!”
It’s official: Jeff Archuleta (a.k.a. the crazy psycho stage dad of overly earnest American Idol contestant David Archuleta) has been banned from rehearsals at the venerable Fox reality behemoth. This comes after weeks of speculation that the man is a total control freak who previously required a security detail during similarly awful behavior on CBS’s Star Search. Apparently the straw that broke the camel’s back was when Archuleta Sr. insisted that his son include a lyric of Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” during last week’s performance of “Stand By Me.” While the move was a nice touch on stage, it only meant grief for Fox, which then had to dole out increased royalties for the song. Oops. The plus side is that the Fox people don’t have to stare at Jeff Archuletta’s stupid hats all day long. The down side, however, is that poor David is now probably receiving twice the number of lashings — verbal and otherwise. It’s okay though. Michael Jackson turned out pretty well, right?
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P.S. Could the photo above be any more perfect to sum up the bizarre Archuleta relationship? One word to the photographer: Pulitzer.