"Idol" Wannabe Goes Topless -- And Strips, Too?

Posted Mar 4th 2008 1:03PM by TMZ Staff

Every "American Idol" seems to have a skin scandal, and this year's involves pretty guy David Hernandez, a gay strip club, and a big trove of half-nude pics of David tending bar.
David Hernandez
Hernandez worked as a bartender at a gay club and the saucy snaps of that gig have landed on VoteForTheWorst.com. And today, the manager of a strip club called Dick's Cabaret in Phoenix. tells the AP that Hernandez performed fully nude and did lap dances for the mostly male clientele at Dick's -- and "made good money" to boot.

No word if he'll face the fate of Season Three's Frenchie Davis. FOX tells TMZ, "We don't comment on the personal lives of the show participants."

Filed under: American Idol


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1. If he didn't disclose this to AI he will probably be kicked off, like the others.....too bad 'cause he can sing!

Posted at 1:10PM on Mar 4th 2008 by dvin

2. I won't vote for him! He's not AI material! LOSER!

Posted at 1:10PM on Mar 4th 2008 by ME

3. I wasn't wild about him in the first place.... but this doesn't surprise me.

Posted at 1:16PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Miss Lauren

4. Why does everyone on this show have a bad past????

Posted at 1:19PM on Mar 4th 2008 by ME

5. Now if only some Full Frontal pictures will surface. I think I like him more now. Now if only Idol would let it be known all the gay boys they have on the show.

Posted at 1:22PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Chad

6. Oh, his mama must be so proud of him! More food for the fodder. uh; can it sing?

Posted at 1:24PM on Mar 4th 2008 by the jerk

7. Not suprising. David bragged about being a gymyst and raved about his cartwheels.. not that that there is anything wrong with a man doing cartwheels

Posted at 1:26PM on Mar 4th 2008 by jam

8. With the way today's celebrities are behaving it wouldn't surprise me if they let this stripper slide into the number one spot. It would be wrong because America should be represented with morally upstanding citizens.

What a way to represent America with sleezy Idols!

Posted at 1:27PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Dawn Day

9. Just a correction - Frenchie Davis was a contestant on season 2, not season 3.

Posted at 1:28PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Stephanie

10. Santa's pretty mad his little helper didn't stay in uniform.

Posted at 1:28PM on Mar 4th 2008 by wasted days and wasted nights

11. Why is TMZ going after the American Idol contestants so hard? Strange that both shows air on FOX and you're not even giving these kids a chance before attacking them. Why not wait until they are bonified celebs then you can hide in the bushes and follow them around. As for Votefortheworst, what a mean-spirited jealous bunch of morons, playing around with other people's futures.

Posted at 1:28PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Don't Be Stupid. Vote For Hillary

12. You know, every week millions of us sit down in front of the tv to be entertained by this show. We get to see really bad auditions, spectacular performances by very talented people and we wait with baited breath to see who stays and who goes. if you live in the US you vote for the ones you like and if you live elsewhere you just watch and enjoy. If you don't like American Idol then don't watch but no one needs to spoil it for others with crap like Votefortheworst. After they leave the show and then get into a major scandal like Jessica Sierra then yeah, they deserve bad press but I am sick of people who try to spoil it for those of us who do like it.

Posted at 1:29PM on Mar 4th 2008 by Leela

13. So what if he is gay? He is one of the top two male singers on Idol. The show is about finding talent, and he has it.

America is the land of second chances, remember?

Also, for those of you youngsters who might have heard of Liberace, hey, he was gay, but he sure could play the piano!

Let's not show ignorance by discriminating against gays. (And no, I am not gay.)

Posted at 1:34PM on Mar 4th 2008 by LabradorGirl

14. WOW!!! I LOVE THE PICTURES. KEEP THEM COMING... I WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST.

Posted at 1:35PM on Mar 4th 2008 by purrr

15. This is giving AI great publicity. David H. isn't one of my favorites but if Frenchie had to go he should too.

Posted at 1:36PM on Mar 4th 2008 by ME

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