American Idol's David Hernandez Formerly a Stripper

American Idol contestant David Hernandez is rumored to have been a former male stripper. According to Gordy Bryan owner of Dick's Cabaret, Hernandez worked at the club for three years. Bryan said Hernandez would appear fully nude and perform lap dances for their mostly male clientele. As a viewer of American Idol, we have never heard about this before it has never mentioned that he was a stripper.

We will have to wait and see for sure if the producers of American Idol will allow David Hernandez to continue to preform and remain a contestant. I don't see why in this case his past should have any bearing on his future with American Idol. Even if on his application to American Idol he didn't reveal that he was a former stripper, I doubt he actually lied about. I doubt he was actually asked the question: "Have you ever stripped before?" Although a former stripper might not be everyone's ideal American Idol, Hernandez didn't do anything illegal. Since his actions were not illegal I think he should be allowed to continue on American Idol.

This isn't the first time scandal has rocked American Idol. Almost every season there is at least one shocking revelation about one of the contestants. In 2003 it was Frenchie Davis. It was revealed that Davis had pictures on an adult website, she was dismissed from American Idol because of these pictures, and her failure to tell American Idol about these pictures. This was a big controversy, although her behavior might not have been fitting for an American Idol, she hadn't done anything illegal. Another scandal on American Idol that involved sex was Antonella Barba. When Barba became a finalist racy photos pf her appeared on the web. American Idol producers did nothing this time. Many people speculated that maybe the producers didn't respond because they knew she wouldn't last that long anyway. Barba was voted out soon after the photos were released.

So what does this mean for David Hernandez? I think even if the producers of American Idol allow him to continue, he will be facing a uphill battle. I think many of the voters might have a problem voting for someone that was not only a former stripper, but a former stripper and a gay club. Many of the voters for American Idol are tweens and teens, Hernandez's past as a stripper would most likely make him less of a heart throb to these young girls.

It's interesting that as soon as someone starts to become famous and enters the limelight, all kinds of things from their past come out. Hopefully for David Hernandez the voters will be able to look past his past. Only time will tell.

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