Sanjaya -- Sandbagged by the Media?

Sanjaya MalakarInside sources close to "American Idol" wannabe Sanjaya Malakar revealed exclusively to TMZ their concerns over the effects of negative media coverage on Sanjy's standing on the show.

According to the sources, they believe that Sanjaya's landing in the bottom two last week was due to all the negative publicity he's received from the media. "It wasn't his best performance, but it wasn't the worst."

America will have to tune in tonight and see if it really is the media dogging the moptopped bottomed-out singer, or if his singing is what's bringing him down. Tonight, the top 11 will perform songs from the 60's British Invasion. One thing's for sure: Sanjaya's got the hair thing down!



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31. Hey Music Producer,TUNE THIS!!!!

Posted at 7:11PM on Mar 20th 2007 by Duhadgi Rajahadaraja

32. Oh lay off poor Sanjaya! He sings great! I'm gonna submit as many votes as I can get in tonight! He's AWESOME!!!!!
YOU GO SANJAYA! SING WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART AND DON'T LISTEN TO ANYONE ELSE!

S A N J A Y A
S A N J A Y A
S A N J A Y A

Posted at 5:17PM on Mar 20th 2007 by VJ

33. Bad PR! BWAAAHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! How about tone deaf? Or maybe mute? (I can hope!!)

Posted at 10:20AM on Mar 21st 2007 by Kim

34. Did you see him tonight! He was SMMMMMMOOOOOKIN!
I love that kid! About to blow out the telephone wires voting for him.
And all you racists out there with the stupid comments can go back into the woods with your white sheets and start a fire!

Posted at 9:37PM on Mar 20th 2007 by Sanjaya Fan!

35. #13: Go to hell you piece of scum.


Sanjaya: Tonight was your BEST performance! I was really pleasantly surprised. Whatever you found -- keep it!

Posted at 9:40PM on Mar 20th 2007 by rachael

36. #38 GEEZ , YOU ARE A RACIST
AND GUESS WHAT, RACIST TEND TO START OUT RAMBLING ON ABOUT THEIR MULTI CULTURAL FRIEND NETWORK!
THIS IS A SINGING COMPETITION! THAT'S IT!
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LONG SPEECH ABOUT THE WHITE ARTISTS , THEN NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR OPINION ABOUT SANJAYA!
HE IS A GREAT KID DOING A GREAT JOB!

Posted at 9:49PM on Mar 20th 2007 by Idol Fan

37. Bullshit # 31....

Sanjay deserves to win and I will vote for him every time!

And No, I do not own a 7-11.

He his hot and talented. All u Jealous haters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:12AM on Mar 21st 2007 by Jessa

38. please lets not circle this young talent like sharks....he does have a lovely tone and
sings in key.....he does not project and has little experience on stage while others
have ten years or more......the diversity of the group...dropping the mediocre Brandons
and Phils...for a young unjaded artist....he and Jordin are impressionable and should
be encouraged not slandered.....lets have some decency....how will other young
talents feel about coming out of their comfort zone...if the judges pick them in trials
and then a week or two into contest...act like they never were impressed...after all they
were selected from many, many.

courage Sanjaya....you were raised well and have alot of class.....sing joyfully...
also tonight he projected quite well.....

Posted at 11:01PM on Mar 21st 2007 by suzanne

39. mr. music producer

thank you for your comments on Sanjaya...I was inspired to email the View and Rosies
Blog to ask for sensitivity and fairness...he is a young man who is only guilty for trying
what many of us would never have the courage to do.

Posted at 1:19AM on Mar 21st 2007 by suzanne

40. Actually, amazing to see & hear that Sanjaya wasn't the worst singer this week! The girl with the red streak on her hair was. And Lakisha??..ugh! Cubic Circonia version of "Diamonds Are Forever!!!

Posted at 2:03AM on Mar 21st 2007 by Not My Bowl Of Rice

41. #41 you are a friggin idiot!!! Yes, I am white, but guess what? I am strongly, strongly supporting Melinda Doolittle. Why? Because she is simply the BEST. I happen to think it is more racist to vote for a certain performer because THEY ARE a certain race!! Sanjaya did better last night, but he is simply out of his league. He may very well win, but it won't be because he is he best...

Posted at 10:26AM on Mar 21st 2007 by Toni in TN

42. Sorry, Sanjaya was the next to the bottom last night. He is a caricature of himself. Melinda Doolittle was the best of them all.

Posted at 11:28AM on Mar 21st 2007 by Katie

43. If things don't change - this year should be the finale of American Idol
It seems to have gone the way of Dancing with the Stars i e a popularity contest rather than a SINGING contest.
Just look at last year - the clear winner was Mcphee as was Mario Lopez in Dancing with the Stars
You can even go back further than that on both shows.

What a SHAME

Posted at 2:18PM on Mar 21st 2007 by Gerry

44. I'm 100% with #41 Toni
The fact of the matter is however - I'm afraid she will got the way of Jennifer Hudson who just lucked out in Dream girls.
Melinda simply is not a saleable product !!
nor is Lakeisha (spelling)
To be dsaleable one must have a bit of everything. The same as Katherine McPhee last year. She was better by far than the Grey Fox.
This year the winner should be Haley Scarnato - she is saleable !!!
I bet if you polled the judges (who, by the way - should count for at least 65% of the vote)
they would agree
Am I cult of one or does anyone out there (other than the many racists) agree ??

Posted at 2:57PM on Mar 21st 2007 by Gerry

45. The sad thing is...people who are voting for Sanjaya, are hurting him the most. Those votes make him think he is actually a good singer, when he definately is not. His hopes are being built up for a terrible fall, when he gets the truth, which is, he is not a good singer or entertainer. He is too feminine acting, bad singer, and just plain boring. Sorry, but the truth is the truth and he needs to know, singing should not be in his future, he should concentrate his efforts elsewhere.

Posted at 3:51PM on Mar 21st 2007 by cc

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