"Idol" Contestant a Giant Phony?

31. SEND HIM PACKING AND BRING BACK JOSIAH! JOSIAH IS THE REAL DEAL! BRING BACK JOSIAH!

Posted at 4:54PM on Feb 14th 2008 by thetruth

32. Uhh, you know you can be the best artist in the world and still be insecure and unsure of your talents. As a highly regarded artist, myself, I still have a lot of self-doubt. I'm not alone ... there are a lot of actual famous people who doubt their worth.

TMZ is just trying to dig new dirt on a new crop of wanna-bes. And I guess this is all they can find, for now. It's ridiculous.

Posted at 4:37PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Branden

33. Yes who cares. The real story and tragedy is Josiah Leming got the boot! You need to give him some press !! Idol took advantage of his life story --- kept him hanging on and then kicked him to the curb.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4aILqjzKAU

True raw talent. And they let him go. Idiots.

Posted at 4:40PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Lucy

34. Ummmm, how is he a cheater? Or a phony? All he did was make one comment that he may have always doubted his talent, is that a crime? Or is that against the American Idol rules? I think not!

Posted at 4:33PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Lindsay

35. If TMZ is going to talk about David Archuleta, they also need to out Michael Lee, the Aussie, for his music video produced by Maverick Records http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WquoHxNMo0Y and Brooke White has a cd out for sale I saw on Amazon that was released in 2005 and produced by New Millenium Records. So if anyone should be out, it should be them. But I believe they only thing that would make then ineligible is if they currently are with a label and have a contract.

Posted at 4:36PM on Feb 14th 2008 by nottheonlyone

36. So what!!

Posted at 4:33PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Barbara

37. Just in case everyone missed it, he did mention at the beginning of the auditions that he had gone through a serious viral infection which attacked his vocal chords...he didn't think he would ever be able to sing again, it is by luck that he can...He;s not a cheater, just lucky to have his voice back again....

Posted at 4:36PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Melissa

38. HE HAS THE SKILLS THEN HE SHOULD BE ON THERE. I AM SURE ALL THE OTHERS HAVE TRIED BEFORE IDOL WAS AVAILABLE. TMZ IS SEARCHING GO GET SOMETHING ELSE.

Posted at 5:07PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Jeffrey

39. "First" is just another way of saying Doh ! I'm a moronic spaz who hasn't a clue.

LMAO !

Posted at 4:39PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Colorado Hick

40. You think it's a sham that a 16-year-old boy has doubts about his talent? How much confidence did any of you have at 16, expecially when you compared yourself to those several years older? Even talented people can have low self-esteem.

Posted at 7:46PM on Feb 15th 2008 by kali

41. he's a liar, bring back josiah...
randy and paula must give him a chance....

Posted at 4:39PM on Feb 14th 2008 by choy

42. Don't be so mean spirited. He's sixteen...appearing on the Jenny Jones show as a kid doesn't mean he's a pro.
As for the record deal, anyone with a computer and a microphone can offer to record you and give you a deal.
That doesn't make him a pro, either...anyone who can talk can get one of these bogus record deals in LA...done in a garage. Give me a break. He is incredible and deserves to be on American Idol...where he can get a chance for a real record deal and career. TMZ, why are you trying to spoil TALENTED PEOPLE'S DREAMS.

Posted at 4:44PM on Feb 14th 2008 by kim

43. That sounds like a cat being beaten with a tennis racket.

Posted at 4:44PM on Feb 14th 2008 by Biker 1957

44. TMZ you are waaaaay behind on your crappy "news". Every single one of the top 50 "idols" from this season has had some kind of professional music experience including previous contracts AND record deals that have since been dropped. No one this year is new to the music business.

Posted at 4:42PM on Feb 14th 2008 by me

45. I agree.. Idiots...

Posted at 4:42PM on Feb 14th 2008 by FoxyCeleb