AI know this is wrong. If they got rid of Frenchie that can sing why not get rid of this no singing Antonella.

Rosie said it plain as day on The View - she said it’s just racist. And I agree.

first.well i don’t watch idol.but what i’ve been hearing antollea or whatever should got the ass kick

I don’t watch Idol, but I’m 2nd.

There are consequences for our actions… if you participate in pornography (no matter how minute)… you may be ostracized… that was a decision you made when you decided to engage in said behavior… American Idol does not owe you anything… you presumably got paid for those photos… that was your compensation… that’s what’s wrong with society today… everyone think’s they are owed something… American Idol didn’t humiliate you… You humiliated you when you decided to sexualize yourself.

Damn u #2. LOL!!

ohhhhhhhhhh no im not lol,shame

(*CHANTS)
HELL NO, WE WON’T GO

HELL NO, WE WON’T GO

IDOL BE RIGGED LIKE A MOFO ANYWAYS. FRENCHIE, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND YOUR SHOES TIED!!!

I am glad Frenchie is doing her thing now. She’s staring in the musical Rent…. Good for her!!!!

#4 Toi, all of us do things we are not proud of. Rather they be nude photos or something we’ve said to someone, etc.,. The main thing with this is, if it’s good for one it should be the same for Antonella. There were also a couple more that were not allowed to go to Hollywood because of their pasts. But these people told AI about their incidents. But they still cancelled them.

I don’t know why people can’t see that these are two different things. I don’t think Frenchie should have been kicked off, but these two instances are not the same.
Think of it like this: If you found out your daughter had pics of herself playing on the toilet and sunbathing topless with friends on the beach(with nothing exposed) you would shake your head and be like “that child is so simple” but if you had a daughter that posed in lingerie catalog(even with nothing exposed) most parents would be afraid that she was on the path to stripper hood(gotta keep your babies of the pole). I am by no means a fan of Antonella’s, but her pics were probably in the posession of a friend and they were leaked, no doubt for money.

A friend of mine has a questionable pic of me in her personal stash. I would consider it a different level of exhibition if you could find even mildly sexual pics of me in a catalog, on a website, or on film.

It is a racist show and I hope more people like Rosie speak up on Frenchie’s behalf. Maybe something will be done eventually.

Why is it whenever anyone black is involved it is assumed it was racism. I am not defending American Idol, but the first two seasons proved that race was not their focus. Ruben Studdard is black and over weight and Fantasia is a black woman.

French was paid to do some topless modelling (whose pics I cannot find anywhere btw) and DID NOT DISCLOSE IT TO THE PROSUCERS. SHE LIED/WITHHELD INFO!!!

Antonella no matter how crap of a singer she is had her stuff “leaked” and they were private photos.

SO one was paid for their sexual past the other took some risque private pics and they got out. If all of the American Idol contestants had their past played out in the public there might only be 4 or less people. So let’s not keep up this automatic excuse of RACISM, racism exists but it is not the reason for everything under then sun concerning black people in America.

I really don’t know what I believe about this whole situation. But something is interesting to me. Doesn’t this sound just like the Miss USA scandal from a couple of months ago? Tara O’Connor or whatever her name is was forgiven for acting completely out of control. But Vanessa Williams lost her crown for something she had done years prior to the competition. I’m not saying that Tara should have lost her crown or that Antonella should be booted for that matter. I just wanted to point out the interesting double standards happening in these two cases. Is it a race thing? Makes you wonder.

Antonella has NO singing skills…too bad I can’t vote cause I would b trying to kick her ass off. No skills…she’s been bad everyweek!

1. I don’t watch American Idol,
Is Frenchie her name or something?

If it was in her past and she honest about the photos why does it matter then?
Sounds like they wanted her off the show for rating reasons, maybe they thought it wouldn’t sit to well with viewers and voters and American Idol being a family show,
but still it’s turning from a mole hill to a moutain for no reason and if Frenchie should go then Antonella should too, But i don’t know if i’ll say it was racist though.

well dont watch it but that was unfair but again i wouldnt be surprised racism is every where in london no black contestant ever wins such talent shows u either hav 2 be mixed race or white.

@ 13…. The Miss USA girl from a few months ago got drunk for her birthday. Thats reasonable. Hell, I think its reasonable to get drunk just cause it Tuesday. Vanessa Williams on the other hand, did lesbian porn for penthouse(or some raunchy men’s mag) and the sh!t was graphic(at least for 1984)! I still don’t think they should have taken her crown though. I would have broke that bitch in half before I gave it over. They would have gotten it back in the mail with all the rhinestones plucked out. Made a nice little earring and necklace set out of it.

peepz just need to accept & get over it:if a white girl exposes her cooch its just an excusable action during her youth & we should move on & forget about it. if a black girl exposes the gap between her thighs its a disgusting act of perversion & she should pay the price.simon & them always gonna look out for their own

@@18 ur so right life is so unfair. look at tara reid she let slip her boobis on the red carpet but it was excused janet jackson on the other hand was crucified eventhough every1 knows it was an accident. Britney, lindsey paris always expose their cutches but they are still very well celebrated if gabrielle union or beyonce did that all hell would be let lose. RACISM is still very much alive.

#10, if you think those photos were “leaked”, I got a bridge to sell you. And Frenchie’s pictures weren’t “leaked” - she CONFESSED to AI about them.

I don’t think its racism and I think it devalues REAL claims of racism when we point everything out as racist.

I think it was early in American Idol history and in the middle of the new conservatism that Pres Bush brought in. They didn’t think that Americans would be receptive to a person who posed nude. I think it was presumptuous and they should have taken the same approach to Frenchie that they are taking to Antonella(sp.

Frenchie can’t really blame them though. It IS there show and no one has to get a “fair” chance. There were some people who didn’t even make it to Hollywood although they could sing.

The point is, sometimes your actions DO come back to haunt you, whether its fair or not.

Antonella WILL be gone because she sings like poo. And even if she does win, her career will be short-lived.

In some ways, I definitely agree with #18. There is definitely an attitude that Black women are whores and provoke perverse actions.

However, in the media, the Britney and Paris pictures are SUPPOSED to be unintentional whereas being paid is VERY intentional. It IS a little different.

Toi, it’s not the fact that she did the pictures, it’s the fact that idol kicked her off because of them and then turns around and doesn’t do the same with Antonella. It might not be a racist act but regardless of the reason why the aren’t kicking ole’ girl off it’s wrong no matter how you look at it.

I like Frenchy n all - and thought that she had a great shot at winning Amercian Idol, but at the end of the day, I’m not buying that she was “needlessly humiliated” SHE took nude pictures and with that said, coupled with the understanding that those pictures were not taken WITHOUT her knowledge, I find the “humiliation” factor questionable.

Dear Frenchy (and all other women considering posing for nude photos in the near future),

If you HONESTLY believe that photos of your nude body getting out in the public could be a potential embarrassment in the future - DON”T TAKE NUDE PICTURES!

Amen

Yeah agree #24…I like Frenchie too but she did freely pose nude for money. I mean she knew that it wasn’t just a “for your eyes only” deal…they are public nude pics. I mean it is what it is…however she is very talented and I wish her much success.

BEING AN ACCOUNTING MAJOR I HAVE TAKEN SOME HUMAN RESOURCE AND ETHICS COURSES. TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE SHE CAN SUE FOR DISCRIMINATION.

IF THERE ARE ANY SENIORS OR GRADUATE LAW STUDENTS READING THIS, DOES SHE HAVE SOME KIND OF DISCRIMINATION CASE THAT CAN BE USED IF SHE WANTED TO SUE AND WIN?

Even though I don’t agree with the unfair treatment because whatever is good for the gander should be good for the goose. But, I just have one question. How was Frenchie “humiliated needlessly”? Did she feel that way when the pics were taken?

Frenchie was on the howard stern show yesterday and mentioned that she had told the producers beforehand and told her it was ok. Later on they reneged. Noone has seen any of the frenchies pics but they are discussed to death. It’s blatant racism and insitutionalize racism at it’s best.

This shit ain’t right!
Antonella must go got dammit!!!

Frenchie is like a 400 pound whale. What kind of sick fuck wants to watch naked pictures of her in the first place?

We all know it’s because of color. It’s amazing…200 years have passed and we are still going through this foolishness.

Aint Frenchie a bull dyke? Man I bet that chick got crazy skills with a strap on.. I can just imagine her big ass plowing out some lil 120lb chick…

A couple of people have stated it is two different instances being that A) Frenchie was paid for her photos, Anotella’s were leaked, and B) Frenchie posed topless, Anotella was “on the toilet” (btw, there were photos of her performing oral sex along with that…)

So, to those who want to use those two arguments, I say this: If she is not to be voted off for not being paid and not being nude (which is incorrect), then she should be voted off simply because the pictures are now out and tarnish not only her reputation, but that of the show! Scandal is supposed to come AFTER fame!

@17 the Miss girl did not only just get drunk on her b-day. There were drugs and lesbian action (with another Miss winner) as well as many men being seen going in and out of her room. This was done before and after she won. Totally different from Williams who did something before she was a winner. After all this was out the Miss USA girl comes crying on TV about how shes done drugs, addicted to them, and all other kinds of crap and how shes working on her life. I bet her and the AI girl will be seen in Playboy pretty soon.

Im very proud of the eloquent way Frenchie chose to present herself ( and represent her people) in this article….

Yall are crazy if u think Slutonella took those pics just for her man to see. She took one at a PUBLIC fountain. If it was 4 her man she shoulda taken it in the kitchen sink! Hell she did one with roses and such and the one where she’s giving head…how is that for her man to see. Was his ass taking the pic or was she blowing his brother. BS! She def took those pics for others to see. French aint saying “needlessly humiliated” b/c she’s ashamed, she means being kicked off the show b/c of it when she admitted to it. And if Slutonella didn’t get paid for them, now she will cuz I bet the bish gone give plenty of interviews and I know her ass gone pose for a magazine soon. HEY FRENCHIE! U THE BEST MAMA!

I think this bitch just needs to shutup and let it go. Okay, so you sold your pussy just for money and got disqualified because of it…
I agree that there are consequences with what you do and you should think before you do them, especially if you want to be taken seriously or respected in a professional career. I know right now the R&B industry is filled with non talented hos who sell their ass just to makeup for talent, but they never get far. Bottom line is, think ahead instead of the present because what you do right now can make or broke you later on in life.

That girl didn’t take those pictures for a boyfriend!! Hell, I can show you how pics look taken for a boyfriend.

Those photos look like they were taken with a professional camera and I don’t care if Carmelo Anthony was my man…I ain’t bout to get in no cold ass fountain to take pics for him. She did that for some money! Who do they think they are fooling.

I don’t believe the racy photos are Antonella Barba!!!

They are photos of a look-a-like! Don’t cruxify her and AI just yet!!! Even though she can’t sing, she’ll be good for ratings until Melinda Doolittle and Stephanie throw down the gauntlets!!!

I also believe American Idol would drop Antonella if they had proof that it was her, but its not her!

“American Idol” has been very valuable to black folks!

And, I would rather walk than to jump on one of Rosie ODonnell’s fat faggot-ass band wagons! She’s one of the biggest “out of the closet” racist since Ellen Degenerate!!

Just randomly speaking…!

My advice to Frenchie: It’s the past. Move on. This happened like how many years ago? And even still, you found success doing Broadway or whatever. Just count your blessings and quit whining. This is not the kind of issue that deserves media attention or your time and energy. Life is not even-handed or 100% fair. If it’s meant for this other chick to get her just desserts she will.

BTW, Rosie is only supporting Frenchie because she wants a “piece” of her. lol

@39 umm duh Slutonella admitted to taking the pics. WTF u saying ‘look alike’?

40. ms_mac

Actually she wasn’t whining. Media came to her asking what she felt about it and she said she wasn’t sure what the situation was and the rules maybe have changed. She was very classy about it.

AI has gotten boring and the contestants are factory made singers this year.

It’s obviously racism and a weight issue. The KEY is Frenchie told them about the pictures beforehand and she was still kicked off. Antonella NEVER mentioned the photographs. They ask you when your joining Idol is there ANYTHING out there that could embarace Idol. Frenchie will be on O’Reilly tonight and it’s an OBVIOUS double standard. It’s the Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan generation and that’s why it’s accepted now.

@MEATLOAF

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CALM DOWN BABY YOU GONNA MESS AROUND AND POP A BLOOD VESSEL!!

This is another example of image trumping talent. American idol knows good and well they wouldn’t have had a problem with what Frenchie did if she presented a different package. Its time they were called on the phoniness of the show. I’m glad Frenchie is speaking out.

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Of all the things wrong in the world, this is what Black people are portesting now???!! Gimme a break. It’s a gameshow people, not a public institution. They can do what they please. If you don’t like it, then stop watching the show and lower their ratings. Frenchie need to sit her obese norbit looking fat ass down. Nobody wanna see her fat ass naked.

stfu! Its the principle of the issue. Frenchie had a chance @ winning it all but was kicked off so Slutonells deserves the same treatment…..FAIR TREATMENT! I’m sure if it happened to you you would be protesting and not sitting around sayin’ ‘Its just a game show.’ And Frenchie didn’t protest anything. She was aked her feelings about the issue and she politely obliged…with class and dignity. And if no one wanted to see her naked they damn sure paid for it.

I haven’t even seen the Frenchie photos anywhere!?

***********GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT PEOPLE*************

Frenchie posed on a site WILLINGLY and that site is OWNED and OPERATED by someone who owns and operates CHILD PORNOGRAPHY sites. That site contained LINKS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY!!!!!!!!

IT. IS. NOT. THE. SAME. THING.

PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Antonella’s pictures were posted WITHOUT her knowledge or permission!!!!!!!

and BTW, it’s already been PROVEN that the BJ pictures are NOT Antonella

41. DAMIEN said “umm duh Slutonella admitted to taking the pics. WTF u saying ‘look alike’?”

Yeah, that may be her in the PG-13 pics, but not the blow job pics! You don’t get kicked off AI for taking photos with yo girls covering up your brest or dry kissing your homies!

All I’m saying is that she’s not the girl in the X rated photos! So, the comparison to Frenchie is apples to oranges!

45. 1finedyme, WHAT? Did it sound like I was losing my damn mind??? lol I just don’t have a grudge with American Idol, because they be bringing folks to the front like Dick Clark and Ed Sullivan did back in my grandparent’s day! For a long time, Soul Train was the only way to get discovered…oh, and “Live at the Apollo” if you could stay up past midnight! lol!

Cut a brother some slack!

What doesnt she understand? Antonella is pleasant to view when naked & she’s not, its just the harsh reality.

Has the bom drop on anyone yet???? I think it’s clear in why Frechie was tossed off the show and not all the other girl. Maybe cuz the other girl got looks…and she is non black. And Frenchie being a woman with average looks and folks thinking she won’t sell…they threw that me excuse in about her photos. I don’t know but American Idol is full of shit…that show really is full of shit. The other girl should have gotten the boot too. So what if she is pretty and america likes her and she will make it….Frenchie could have made it too and america liked her also. So there is really no excuse in for that girl to stay..she should bounce also. She should kicked off the show too. smh

I still don’t believe she had no knowlege or gave no permission for the photo ‘leaking’. she prolly had someone to do cuz she knows she wasn’t gonna win so she tried to get some attention…lol. Me and my damn mind…

Dayum peeps, can’t yall see what’s really going on? Simon is doing Antobella, whateva her name is.

Just like Elton John said a few years ago the practices on American Idol are racist!! It seems like very time a black person has a skelton in their closet a producer is asking them to go home. As if none of the other white contestants did anything wrong in their lives. There was all kinds on controversy when they found out Fantasia had a baby. In principle what Frenchie and Antonella did ARE THE SAME. THEY TOOK NAKED PHOTOS. Whether the pictures were for profit or for fun IT’S THE SAME. If Frenchie got the boot, Antonella should get the same. AND ROSIE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD!!!

can ANYONE read or at least inform themselves before they post????!!!!!

***********GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT PEOPLE*************

1)Frenchie posed on a site WILLINGLY and that site is OWNED and OPERATED by someone who owns and operates CHILD PORNOGRAPHY sites. That site contained LINKS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY!!!!!!!!

IT. IS. NOT. THE. SAME. THING.

PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2)And Antonella’s pictures were posted WITHOUT her knowledge or permission!!!!!!!

3)The most racy pictures are NOT of Antonella this has been PROVEN

Making THIS a race issue does nothing but take away from REAL race issues that black women are facing

To those saying that those explict pix aren’t Antonella, they are her. All of the pictures are her and she has admitted it already.

About Frenchie being on a child porn site or links for it, WOW! I DID NOT KNOW THAT!!!

At the end of the day, she needs to go to…people in Point Pleasant know why…it’s right down the road from me and that’s all I have to say about that lol

It is always a double-standard when something involves blacks being treated or mistreated in the media. White girls are viewed as innocent and pure. That is totally untrue. White girls are sexually promiscuous, alcholics, natural liars, drug abusers, and plain party girls. In other words….they’re careless women who really don’t respect themselves or their reputations. Even white female celebrities don’t have near the respect for themselves as black female celebs have.
Take a past look at how Janet was handled after the SuperBowl and Madonna/Britney were handled after the MTV awards show. I rest my case.

PRINCE YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!! I’M SICK OF THESE FLAT ASS WHITE GIRLS PRANCING ALL OVER HOLLYWEIRD WITH THEIR FLAT ASSES WEARING NO UNDERWEAR AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE OK NO MATTER WHAT. THIS THIS DEFINITELY A DOUBLE STANDARD…IT’S FLAT OUT RACIST!!

it would only be fair since they gave frenchie the boot for something she did way back

American Idol has a wide fan base. Frenchie was the most talented and she was most likely going to win, or should have. That show isn’t going to allow that many black people to win around the same time, Ruben, Fantasia and then Frenchie. They would never do that! That would alienate their white audience!