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Will American Idol Cancel The Next American Idol Antonella Barba Over Sex Scandal?
Because of American Idol's unique way of choosing the winner of the talent show (they let America vote), topless, almost naked, oral giving Antonella Barba suddenly has my vote, and probably millions of votes of others like me.
Sure she's not the best singer (see her fumble through Aerosmith after the jump), but since when did singing have anything to do with American Idol, Soul Patrol?
On one hand, blowjob pics getting leaked onto the web is a part of the modern world that we live in. On the other hand if she is allowed to continue to "compete" and happens to get millions of giggling boys, pervy old men, and Anti-American Idol pockets voting in and she wins, the tshirts with the words American Idol Blows with her picture on the back will be sold from every corner of every street in this country.
Illegally.
If American Idol stands for one thing it's either marketing or merchandising. And they wouldn't stand for anything that they didn't get a cut from. So odds are they will fire her on Monday and set the stage for single mother Lakisha Jones to steamroll through the weak competition.
Antonella Barba singing last week and being told that shes pretty but sucks:
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