Paris Bennett Thinks Idol is a ‘Joke’

Saturday, April 14, 2007, 04:12 PM | American Idol 6, Paris Bennett, Sanjaya Malakar

“Idol” Reject Is Trying to Screw the Show (TMZ.com)

“We want to see him [Sanjaya] win because it’ll kind of prove that ‘American Idol’ is kind of losing its taste,” says Bennett, “it kinda isn’t going for talent anymore and more for popularity.”

Ouch. Paris! I was so doing the promo-blitz for your new album honey. Not cool to diss the show that put you on the map. Not cool to diss a fellow contestant from the show that put you on the map. One year later, still getting wrong advice from your handlers.

And yeah right, as if the stylists didn’t screw around with your hair week in and week out when you were on the show Paris. You had fun then didn’t you? Please…

Go Sanjaya!

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30 Comments for Paris Bennett Thinks Idol is a ‘Joke’

1

maybe it was just someone who “kind of” sounds like paris. it sounds fishy to me =)

vonjobi on April 14, 2007 at 4:34 pm
2

Then she should obviously sue if that’s not her.

Rickey on April 14, 2007 at 4:40 pm
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If it is really her then I’m really disappointed. She was my absolute favorite as soon as I saw her in the auditions and still was my favorite throughout the competition (along with Elliott of course).

oscar90 on April 14, 2007 at 5:26 pm
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That’s definitely Paris. I wonder who the rest of the Idols are who are voting for Sanjaya??? I don’t get it, she thinks Idol is losing its taste? Does she not think Taylor should have won last year?

Janizzle on April 14, 2007 at 5:29 pm
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Sounds very fishy to me. I don’t think she’s that stupid.

bambambam on April 14, 2007 at 5:52 pm
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wow
who better criticize sanjaya, known to have weekly hairstyle changes, than another idol wannabe, known to have weekly hairstyle changes!!!

she probably wants to jump in the “let’s bash sanjaya” bandwagon. is this her way to gain publicity since she seriously needs one for CD sales!

i like paris (her voice is great!) but
it sounds unprofessional to criticize a colleague!

olalat on April 14, 2007 at 6:15 pm
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ordinary people/viewers can say what she has said and get away with it, but being a former contestant of the show, she should at least be thankful about the exposure and not try to look like a jerk.

anoni on April 14, 2007 at 6:34 pm
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Uh….. the guy in American Dreamz was from the Middle East, not India.
I wonder what the chances are of Dubya being the special guest at the finale of AI6.

dateandtime on April 14, 2007 at 7:33 pm
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glad to see someone from idol speaking the truth.. the show is turning into a joke..

i like her even more now

idolfan8989 on April 14, 2007 at 7:36 pm
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So…she is not allowed to speak the truth? I’m sorry, I really love(d) this show, but this season has been a real disappointment. I stopped watching a while ago — almost as soon as the top 12 were picked. Poor non-singing Sanjaya (as adorable as he is) isn’t even the big problem.

Penderlin on April 14, 2007 at 9:16 pm
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unprofessional to state your opinion?

WELCOME TO AMERICA!!!!

JUST AS YOU CAN CLAIM SANJAYA IS A GREAT SINGER…

I can state that SANJAYA IS A HORRIBLE PERSONALITY, A HORRIBLE SINGER, AND A HORRIBLE POSER. AND YES, I SAID THAT WITH THAT PATENTED SANJAYA “FAKE” CREST SMILE!

at least the toothpaste industry needs a good spokesperson….

WAY TO GO PARIS FOR SPEAKING YOUR MIND!!!
What’s funny is the people on this site congratulate KATHERINE MCPHEE and others for PRAISING SANJAYA..but as soon as someone denounces him…they are a jerk, etc

GET OVER YOURSELVES!

SANJAYA MALAKAR…THE WILLIAM HUNG OF SEASON 6: Just with a perfected beauty queen smile…..

cdb1025 on April 14, 2007 at 11:44 pm
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cdb1025, geez. Who congratulated Katharine? As of this moment, there are 2 posts up there. One is mine. I thanked Rickey for posting the article which I found funny. The second one is from anoni who said this: “kat oh my kat! why oh why?”
As for this thread, only one person said, “it sounds unprofessional to criticize a colleague”. A couple of people doubt she said it, a couple of people think she should be more grateful to the show, I think she should know the difference between India and the Middle East and a couple of people agree with you. This hardly merits a freakout.

dateandtime on April 15, 2007 at 12:43 am
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These Sanjaya-haters are so obsessed I tell you.

Rickey on April 15, 2007 at 1:23 am
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ha ha ha… paris, oh paris! she really needs a good publicist!

rozny on April 15, 2007 at 2:13 am
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I remember her during her audition…she was so well-mannered, “thank you” and addressing Paula as “ma’am.” It’s hard to believe such a well-mannered girl would lack the common sense not to say in public what she said about Sanjaya and AI in general.

red dress on April 15, 2007 at 7:47 am
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If she truly said this, then she is in serious need of some better advising – if it hadn’t been for Idol, we would have never heard of her and she wouldn’t have a CD to peddle… it comes across – to me – as resentment because she didn’t win…

MindyLCK on April 15, 2007 at 8:04 am
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to user cdb1025

“JUST AS YOU CAN CLAIM SANJAYA IS A GREAT SINGER…”

please check thread number 6

i never said sanjaya has a great voice
if you are referring to somebody else, then i apologize for this response.

again, see thread number 6
i wrote:
“i like paris (her voice is great!) but
it sounds unprofessional to criticize a colleague!”

olalat on April 15, 2007 at 2:14 pm
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“Unprofessional to criticize a colleague”? What country is this?

Penderlin on April 15, 2007 at 2:43 pm
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Paris was my fave also, and let me guess: she’s a little bitter that the Black contestants didn’t get recording contracts and the white contestants did….could that be it? Because if AI was a joke this year it was a joke last year and the year before. What makes last year all that “serious”. It’s a variety show, that’s all. It gave her and the others an “entre’” to the music biz…and by her aunt being Ann Nesby, who is VERY famous in the music business, you would think that alone would have gotten Paris further than she is.

Chicago_48 on April 15, 2007 at 5:01 pm
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a country with ethics and professionalism!

olalat on April 15, 2007 at 5:36 pm
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“a country with ethics and professionalism!”

…and George W. Bush is president…

shows how much of an ethical and professional country we are

cdb1025 on April 16, 2007 at 2:17 am
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to user olalat

the first part of my “rant” was directed toward you…

the rest…basically everything after welcome to america…

was directed as a general statement..NOT TO YOU!

cdb1025 on April 16, 2007 at 2:19 am
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she was right….
more people think this show is a joke
more i like it..
go Sanjaya….
cos Iam FANJAYA!!!

n3ry on April 16, 2007 at 3:23 am
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“SANJAYA MALAKAR…THE WILLIAM HUNG OF SEASON 6″

uhh how can u compare william hung who can’t even sing at all to some one who is accually probally one of the beter singers of this season, ppl have there heads so far up melidas rear that they probally can’t even hear sanjaya sing at all. in fact when the songs went longer , some of the singers were exposed for not being able to carry a song for 3 mins live on stage , and sanjaya was accually able to do it and sound pretty good. im not gonna say hes beter then chris daughryor carrie underwood or kelly clarkson , but hes still has his own style and doesn’t sound as bad as ppl say he does. i mean i wasn’t a big fan of sanjaya but its just dumb to come online to bash someone you don’t even know because your cheering for some one you don’t even know. it seems some ppl care more about ppl they don’t even kno lives over there own life or even ppls they kno. as for parris if it wasn’t for idol she wouldn’t be where she is now , making a cd hardly any one even cares about. its kind of hard to belive shes saying this though after she has Kevin covaivis (sp) on her cd. it will be funny when sanjaya comes out with a cd and out sells parris’s.

abercrombieco2 on April 16, 2007 at 4:55 am
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i dont know why so many people are blinded by sanjaya. im just thankful im not one of them!

ps: im not one of those “obsessed sanjaya-haters”, ok. i just think he’s not good enough to be the next AI, or to still be in it in this stage of the competition.

hersheysgirl on April 16, 2007 at 10:01 am
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There were times where it did sound like her and times where it didn’t. I talked to Paris on the phone before on the Idol Radio Show and she was a lot more professional on there. For now I’m going to say this wasn’t entirely genuine. For all we know they could have sliced and diced some audio of hers. Don’t start treating Paris like trash just because of this. She’s still a good singer. Also, even if it is real, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and if Paris’s opinion is that, so be it. She’s still just one person. Sanjaya’s not going to win.

julianvelasquez on April 16, 2007 at 4:30 pm
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there is no way that could be Paris. she took AI way to seriously to go about talking about it like that. and, all the Paris fans (including myself) know there is no way that could be her. it goes against her personaloty to say something like that, and I hardly believe this could be her! but, even if it were her, its her opinion, and should be respected. if she doesn’t like sanjaya, she’s not alone in her feelings, but it could have been put nicer.

Bwatt27 on April 16, 2007 at 10:22 pm
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i don’t get it , ppl are saying respect parris’s opinon she has the right not to like sanjaya but thats kind of hyporcritcal, if she can have the opinon of thinking american idol is a joke and so is sanjaya then i can have the opinon that parris is the joke , this opinon thing does work both ways.

abercrombieco2 on April 17, 2007 at 5:27 am
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What’s a joke about this thread is Paris’ new music. I loved her on the show. She was one of my favorites from Season 5. She has amazing talent. HOWEVER! Her new songs are flatout TERRIBLE! I haven’t heard such horrible production work in a long time, IF EVER! Why would she sign with her uncle’s BOOTLEG record label? It’s a shame. Such a waste of talent.

DJJayito on April 17, 2007 at 9:15 pm
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DJJayito, I agree with you. I myself am dissapointed in her music, and doubt I will buy the CD. It sounds like something you would hear on Disney Radio, or in my little sister’s stereo. Though, I still love Paris; she really needs to do something with herself to put herself on the music map.

Bwatt27 on April 18, 2007 at 5:43 pm