"Idol" Reject Is Trying to Screw the Show

Posted Apr 13th 2007 1:14PM by TMZ Staff

Paris Bennett votes for Sanjaya Malakar -- and she hopes it'll take down "American Idol."

Last season's petite powerhouse phoned into the "Tone E Fly Morning Show" in Minneapolis today, and called "Idol" "a joke," and said she and a few other contestants are using the Web site VotefortheWorst.com to screw with the results.

"We want to see him [Sanjaya] win because it'll kind of prove that 'American Idol' is kind of losing its taste," says Bennett, "it kinda isn't going for talent anymore and more for popularity."

At least she isn't bitter.

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31. Paris you need to use an oil-reducing astringent on your face, it is dripping. Why don't you just crawl back to nowhere, from whence you came? You had no real talent and definitely no charisma. Your jealousy is showing.

Posted at 2:10PM on Apr 13th 2007 by none of your damn business

32. She's an idiot!!!!!! I for one totally LOVE Sanjaya!!!! He's going to do a lot more than her sorry ass ever will!!!! What a poor sport. I kind of liked her before she had to go and diss Sanjaya and American Idol. Now, I will NEVER support anything she does.

Posted at 2:11PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Kami

33. I'm disappointed that she'd act this way. I hope her show business family sits her down and tells her this is really unclassy if she's still seeking professional success.

Posted at 2:11PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Knock it off, Paris

34. M.H. you has proven yourself to be a total moron. Just in case that's too much of a big word for you. It's a person like youself who's obviously stupid and makes stupid asinine comments. You got it jerk-off.

Posted at 2:16PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Get a life!!

35. What's really ironic is that the biggest complainers would be "Nobody" without the show giving them their 15 minutes of fame. Whether you agree with the way the show is run or not, having no class would never get my vote! This goes for all the bad-mouthers who have been on the show.

Posted at 2:18PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Ms Lucie

36. Maybe Paris should hook up with fatty Chris Sligh and they can comfort each other that they didn't make the grade. They can dis the show and everyone in it together and make themselves feel better. Then they can say how they really didn't want to win, anyway (Sligh).

THEN THEY CAN GET MATCHING "L" TATTOOS FOR THEIR FOREHEADS!

Posted at 2:19PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Cat

37. "American Idol is losing its taste,it kinda isn't going for talent anymore and more for popularity."

I completely agree. American Idol is turning into a train wreak. America has so much talent, but the show does not reflect it. It hasn't for many seasons.

Posted at 2:19PM on Apr 13th 2007 by YMMV

38. Man! That is pretty nasty of her considering she wouldn't be where she was without her Idol time!! Is she trying to nasty up her image from when she was on Idol, perhaps?

Posted at 2:20PM on Apr 13th 2007 by deejay

39. Paris, you are a complete loser!

Just because YOU cannot make it , you want to take others down with you. I hate to break to everyone but American Idol will be around for many years to come and if you dont like the show then dont watch IT!
Sanjaya is a great artist and he is much better to look at than YOU!
You suck girl...

Posted at 2:31PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Jessa

40. C'MON PARIS. JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDNT WIN YOU WANT TO SABATAGE. WHAT IF THAT WAS THE REASON YOU LOST AND NOT YOUR HORRIBLE NOT UP TO PAR MICHELLE' VOICE. jUST THINKING AND MAYBE SHOULD YOU! AND JUST TO THINK YOU WERE ALMOST LIKED. JAICE

Posted at 2:32PM on Apr 13th 2007 by JAICE

41. this is why the show should have you vote for you who want to GO, not who you want to stay. it would make things easier, as you won't have to split your vote between 6 or 7 people who are good, just make one phone call to who was bad. it would hinder sites like vote for the worst who artificially inflate the poor-performing contestant's results.

Posted at 2:33PM on Apr 13th 2007 by trapped in a box

42. Sanjaya boosts ratings!!!! Period! And, this season truly needs him! But for those of you who actually believe that he'll win, you're wrong (IMHO). You see, the Producers of AI have full control over the results. Sure, America votes. But, who's to say the Top Brass at AI can's "make a change" at the last minute? I see Sanjaya getting all the way to the Final4 -- that's it. The ride will be over and the Final 3 (Blake, Jordin, and Melinda) will be left to close out the season.

Posted at 2:40PM on Apr 13th 2007 by ChillWill

43.
She looks like my pug.

Posted at 2:42PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Gloria

44. If they change the show to voting for the worst, it would make it much easier to keep the good ones on.

Posted at 2:43PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Ms Lucie

45. Can't they just "FIX" the result of the winner for this dumb show ? It's not like they need to release the official vote to the public.

Posted at 2:44PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Carl

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