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"Idol" Hopeful Nixed from H'wood for Pot Rap?

Posted Feb 7th 2007 11:30AM by TMZ Staff

Mugshots of Akron Wilson and Ashlyn Carr Akron Watson, an "American Idol" contestant from Dallas and one of the feel-good stories of the new season, has been disinvited from the Hollywood round of the show, possibly after producers discovered a pot bust on his record.

Watson, whose San Antonio audition aired on last night's "Idol," was arrested in April 2003 for misdemeanor possession of marijuana, according to court records obtained and posted by PegasusNews.com, by way of Reality TV Magazine. He was headed to Hollywood after impressing the judges with his singing, and his story. But Watson tells Pegasus News that two days before he was scheduled to leave for Hollywood, he received a call saying that he would not be competing anymore "for unknown reasons." "Idol" producers did not comment on their withdrawn invitation.

Meanwhile, another contestant from San Antonio, facemaker Ashlyn Carr, was reportedly arrested in August for pouring sugar into the gas tank of her ex-boyfriend's car while a student at Sam Houston State University, according to a report in The Houstonian Online.

When confronted by police, says the Houstonian, Carr confessed to the crime.

A spokesman for FOX had no comment.

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31. Paula, Linsey, Paris should all be locked up

Posted at 1:13PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Jeanie Dranked the bottle

32. Oh and me too. I dranked the whold dayum bottle

Posted at 3:11PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Jeanie Dranked the bottle

33. Harold "Bo" Bice, 29, was busted in June 2001 by Huntsville, Alabama cops and hit with the drug count, a Class C felony, according to the below warrant. He was arrested again in July 2003 near Birmingham and charged with marijuana possession, public intoxication, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records. He pleaded guilty ............

Posted at 1:18PM on Feb 7th 2007 by wait a minute

34. #24, 25

I absolutely agree with you. Anyone who makes a comment like that is a self-righteous hypocrite.

Posted at 1:26PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Michelle L

35. American Idol 4 runner-up Bo Bice allegedly tried to punch a former football player at a New York City bar. Probably high too. what a winner............and he wasnt kick off the show..............go figure

Posted at 9:07AM on Feb 8th 2007 by leave up to the britts

36. So did Ashlyn go to Hollywood and make it farther and now may also be kicked out ---or is this still unknow or maybe she didn't make it far in Hollywood so it is a moot point anyway.

Posted at 4:17PM on Feb 7th 2007 by KP

37. Hey Farrah how can you say that the show is racist you dumb ass!!! Don't you know that Fantasia and Ruben are african americans. Come on - get a life you stupid bitch......

Posted at 1:57PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Dick Head

38. Check this out, Glenn Parker should had beaten the sh*t out of him:

Glenn had noticed Bo and simply asked him if he was really Bo Bice �%u20AC%u201D and Bo just stared at him and said, �%u20AC%u02DCNo, I�%u20AC%u2122m not. My name is Kevin.�%u20AC%u2122 It was weird. Glenn went away, but he started feeling like he might have imposed on the guy. So he went back to him to apologize for causing any discomfort. Bo just went at him with his fists �%u20AC%u201D maybe he thought he was Simon Cowell or something, but he tried to hit him. Glenn grabbed his arms to block the punches, but Bice broke loose and managed to graze Glenn under the chin. It was crazy because Glenn could have wiped the floor with him.�%u20AC�

Posted at 2:10PM on Feb 7th 2007 by read this sh*t

39. American Idol should go ahead and let Akron Watson compete, because 90% of all people have done something wrong in their lives that they have regreted, so American Idol give the man a break. Akron has a good voice. Let Akron compete. Let him show us all what he can do. It isn't about pot or other drugs, it's about if Akron can be the next American Idol or not. So American Idol give Akron another chance,PLEASE! BK

Posted at 2:57PM on Feb 7th 2007 by BK

40. Well I think if Idol makes it clear in the application process that you have to disclose these things, then they have the right to deny you. It is a voluntary process, no one is begging these people to audition. You just have to look at the past seasons to know if you have anything on your record it will be brought out in the open. It's the chance you take. It is still their show, and they have the right to boot anyone they want at anytime. Having said that, I think it is a little disappointing that they don't show much forgiveness. How many people smoked weed 3 years ago and now don't? People can and do change. He seemed like a nice young man, nicely dressed with a good attitude. Does Clive Davis check everybody's record before he signs them? If he did the radio would be pretty silent.

Posted at 2:19PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Down where, down here!

41. it make sense #37. maybe they're trying to clean up their act.

Posted at 9:08AM on Feb 8th 2007 by u r writ

42. We don't why he got booted. If it was because of the drug bust, it was most likely because he did not inform the show about the previous arrest/charges/conviction. The rule isn't that you have to have a clean record, the rule is that you have disclose everything. They are not saying the "lip" girl was kicked off even though she had a prior arrest. Bo Bice disclosed his prior problems with the law before he became a contestant.

Posted at 3:50PM on Feb 7th 2007 by idol watcher

43. Marijuana should be legalized.
Should not be booted from Idol!

Posted at 3:25PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Legalize Marijuana

44. Bo Bice was in fact caught with drugs and got 3 "2nd chances" and given home confinement and community service but was kept on the show. American Idol is like anything else American...slanted and racist. How typical!

Posted at 4:18PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Rusty

45. Um so he had an arrest for pot? SO WHAT? Look at that Abdul woman stoned and drunk out of her mind week after week. Didn't Bo Bice have an arrest for cocaine? AI is run by bigots.

Posted at 3:45PM on Feb 7th 2007 by Get Real

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