Former "Idol" Robbed at Gunpoint

MIkalah GordonLAS VEGAS (AP) -- Former "American Idol" contestant Mikalah Gordon was "in a panic" but was not physically harmed after being robbed at gunpoint in Las Vegas, her mother said Thursday. Gordon, 18, was roughed up by robbers who accosted her and a male friend about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on a sidewalk in a neighborhood about seven miles northwest of the Las Vegas Strip, said her mother, Victoria Cavaricci. "She's not physically harmed, but she's in a panic," Cavaricci told The Associated Press in a brief telephone interview from her Las Vegas home. Cavaricci said the robbers got away with a cell phone and $5.

Las Vegas police confirmed the robbery occurred and they were investigating. Gordon reached the finals of the 2005 "American Idol" competition. She graduated from a Las Vegas high school and now lives in Los Angeles, where she is pursuing an entertainment career.

Cavaricci said her daughter was "scarred and scared" and unable to talk with a reporter early Thursday. She said she had not canceled a scheduled appearance to sing this weekend at a benefit for children with cancer in Orange County, Calif.



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16. Wow, what a big mouth.She should have bitten them with that big mouth. She would have definetly taken a bite out of crime. She looks like a pornstar.

Posted at 5:02PM on Aug 28th 2006 by Amara

17. And your reporting this to us because.............................................?!

Posted at 2:45PM on Aug 24th 2006 by trish

18. SO WHAT!!!!!!!!!!
1. Theres a starving, homeless family that need help!
2. Theres are senior citizens that has to eat cat food because they can't afford anything else
3. Theres a baby who's mother has left him/her home alone for days at a time without food or a change of pampers...

NOW.... TMZ when you start really printing stories that matter then you will have posted a REAL story.... OH AND BY THE WAY, THAT AMERICAN IDLE WANNABE LOOKS LIKE SHE HAD A FEW SURGERIES!!!! EWWWWEEE!

Posted at 2:46PM on Aug 24th 2006 by SheilaRP

19. mic31 good one lol,, dont forget to tell tmz duuuuhhhumbbb 3 white horses fell in the fkn mud puddle,,, who gives a shit about this fran dreshner /barbra streisand wanna be anyway?

Posted at 3:13PM on Aug 24th 2006 by alissa

20. She was unharmed because the mugger wanted to get away from her as soon as possible because she is freakin ANNOYING!!!

Posted at 3:18PM on Aug 24th 2006 by amelia

21. I'm dying to know why 3:30am would ANYone need t be out at all that time of night in Vegas!! Unlike most schmucks on here bashing her I thank goodness she's o.k. & thank Tyra for having her as a correspondent.She's quite mature to be 18 I only wish the comments onhere were.Hang in there Mikalah!!

Posted at 3:53PM on Aug 24th 2006 by MGFan

22. What is she doing in this picture getting ready to blow someone? Who is this beast and why is she news worthy? People get jumped every day.

Posted at 8:14AM on Aug 25th 2006 by Killian

23. Having never watched American Idol now I see that I have not missed anything if this Bimboesque fem was condsidered a talent.

Posted at 8:13PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Alan

24. man!!!! what has this world come to doesn,t anybody have any compassion for anyone or anything. each one of these latest comments were rude and nasty.hey mikala hope your okay.

Posted at 8:22PM on Aug 25th 2006 by mike

25. If you don't have somethimg nice to say why don't you all keep your big mouth shut news is news.have a little sympahty for this young gal.

Posted at 8:15PM on Aug 25th 2006 by maria herreman

26. "Former Idol"????... don't you mean... "Annoying nasal voiced big mouth kicked off American Idol for lack of talent gives up 5 bucks and an outdated cell phone to a thug on a drug infested backstreet in Vegas" whoopidy dooooooooo... Some entertainment wannabes should shoot for more exciting publicity stunts to try and garner pity from readers, listeners or TV watchers.

Posted at 8:20PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Sunny

27. Regardless if she was on a hit reality show or not, she's still a person that had something frightening and dangerous happen to her. And, because of her appearences, this is now publically posted. I don't know who raised those of you with the 11 year old comments, but your snot-nosed comments show how big and nasty your own mouths are which is quite ugly. Act like a human beings and post something relevant.

Posted at 8:20PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Mikel

28. What the heck was she doing out walking around at that hour anyway? And no, she really couldn't sing very well. She really was annoying!!!

Posted at 8:21PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Eileen

29. A shame so many has negative comments about someone that has been harmed. Let's see how it would feel when it happens to them, or their mother or another family member.

By the way, back off of Fantansia....Oh boy, that jealous spirit is really running rampant, as if Fantasia really cares what anyone feels about her. She is doing quite well for herself. You go girl!

Posted at 8:23PM on Aug 25th 2006 by Ms. C

30. It's pretty sad to think that, no matter who this girl is, some of your comments are so indicative of what's happening to our society... YOU DON"T CARE? It may not be a great news story, but the fact that it happened to ANYONE, I would think would cause one to have compassion, at least. What if this were your sister or brother or Mom or Dad.... how would you feel if people wrote the mean things that you've written. She's another human being ...and in times like this, I don't think it's such a bad thing to have feelings about what happens to others. At least, if you insist on having such negative feelings, it might be good if you kept it to yourself and not spread that type of attitude. It only says volumes about your own character.

Posted at 8:32PM on Aug 25th 2006 by a NORMAL HEART

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