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American Idol sees contestants of all ages—many of whom look like they’re 12. Yet it was one contestant in particular who made Jennifer Lopez feel particularly uncomfortable about her age.
As the show begins its 11th season this week, the Internet looks back at one of its favorite accidental stars.
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“It is the biggest moment in my career,” Simon Cowell told Piers Morgan in a CNN interview about his new project The X Factor.
“What’s always pissed me off about Idol is wanting to mask (sexuality), for that to go unspoken. C’mon. You can’t be publicly gay? At this point? On a singing competition? Give me a break. You can’t hide basic components of these people’s lives.” — ADAM LEVINE, lead singer of Maroon 5, criticizing American Idol‘s policy [...]
Two researchers identified the most prized values in tween TV shows over the past 50 years. Back in 1967, the number-one value communicated to 9- to 11-year-olds was “community feeling.” In 2007, it was a “desire for fame.” Thanks, Hannah Montana. (via Healthland)
He had her love, but now they’re letting go. After seven years of marriage, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have separated.
Welcome to NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of the vocabulary of our lives — including useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).
Bravo, NBC. When it comes to staging an extravagant, overly complex talent competition that lacks the gritty bite of other reality giants, you take the cake.
