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

46. I dont see why it matters. He is on AI to sing and doing very well at it. I am sure all artists and every day people for that matter have skeletons in their closets that could come out with a little searching. Dont hate!!

Posted at 11:48AM on Mar 5th 2008 by Brandy

47. Shame for folks who think they are purer than thou. Who cares if he is a stripper and gay. If he got the talent then let him be. There are lot more stories of wannabes who have had a hard time to break into Hollywood and he is not the exception to the rule. Who doesn't have a bad past, anyway, huh!!!? Morally upstanding talents as representative for AI? Got to be kidding, Sad to say, were still got a bunch of people who lives in another world of their own make belief.

Posted at 10:55AM on Mar 6th 2008 by sonny diaz

48. So What!? Who cares that he was a stripper before AI? People have to make money some how, and sometimes have to work jobs we may not be proud of. Leave the kid alone! Why does the media insist on always digging up peoples dark pasts?

Posted at 10:56AM on Mar 5th 2008 by Patty

49. TO EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE A NEGATIVE COMMENT...... WHAT'S IN YOUR CLOSSET?????? TO DAVID I SAY SING AND SING SOME MORE!!!!! YOU HAVE A GREAT GOD GIVEN TALENT FOR SINGING. GOOD LUCK ON AI. YOUV'E GOT MY VOTE.

Posted at 10:56AM on Mar 5th 2008 by MAS

50. Just because he strips at a gay club doesn't mean that he is gay! Hey I'm sure he made some good money cause he's a good looking guy.

Posted at 11:25AM on Mar 5th 2008 by confused

51. I did NOT see any nude or rude in these shots. Frenchie had an ongoing nude website that she was getting paid per view. VERY DIFFERENT than some one posting old pics that are not crude.

Posted at 11:41AM on Mar 5th 2008 by Kathy

52. okay so i know it's TMZ's job to get the latest and greatest in scandal and hedonism in hollywoodland and make it the world's fodder just so us normal people can feel better seeing stars make otherwise fools of themselves---and i totally accept that. but come on. who gives a flying flute if the child IS gay, really? i don't. that's his business. and just like i believe Frenchie received a bum rap from AI producers, i do not believe they should intervene here. if the show is indeed about letting america have a voice, let them boot him off if they so choose. period. it's not up to the producers unless they specifically asked about this and he blatantly lied, which i doubt. last i checked it is not a felony and you don't serve jail time for taking off your clothes at a licensed nudie bar or serving drinks to folks--mean and women--in your skivvies; it's a paycheck. not all of us get to coast through life w/out making some hard choices to get on with the business of surviving and living. plainly put, the boy can sing so the rest, to me, isn't worth all the uproar. maybe mildly titillating for some and sorta interesting to know for others but bottom line, let the man sing and the voters decide.

Posted at 11:54AM on Mar 5th 2008 by miere

53. Why in the world does it matter tha he USED to be a stripper? Plenty of people do whatever they can to bring home money, how does this change the fact he is a great snger with a phenominal voice.It is so sad that this is all people are focusing on, Americans have become pathetic in that all they look for is the next "scandl".Since when did America become nothing more than trashy tabloid magazie? None of this should be making the headlines, dont poeple care about real issues anymore?

Posted at 12:56PM on Mar 5th 2008 by me

54. I don't care if he's gay, but I am not feeling warm and fuzzy about someone who strips and gives lap dances for a living. American Idol is a singing contest, but it's also a formum that says "this person represents the hopes and dreams of young America." We all love the rags to riches, plucked out of obscurity story because we want it for ourselves and our children. Stripping is a far cry from the hopes and dreams that I want for my children, or anyone elses, it is a dark side of human behavior. I'm not saying we don't all have shadows, but I don't think those shadows should be celebrated or made indifferent. I also wouldn't tie him with the gay community, this is no feather in their cap. There are millions of gay people who work hard for their living and lead admirable lives, this is just the sort of thing that plays into the homophobic stereotype of what a gay lifestyle looks like.

Posted at 12:57PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Just My Opinion

55. so what? so he was a stripper who cares there a thousands of them around the country,and guess what if there was no demand for them there would be no strippers so obviously it is a lucrative busness. In regards to the comments of his homosexuality again who cares, what people do behind closed doors in of no concern to anybody not involved. get a life

Posted at 12:57PM on Mar 5th 2008 by km

56. Come on get real...the man has a body and he can sing..At least he is not a whore. Get over it people when you have to make money you do whay you have to do!!!

Posted at 12:22PM on Mar 10th 2008 by jennifer

57. So what, he's a stripper, you got to do, what you got to do, to make it in this world. The guy can sing, and that is what got him on Ameican Idol. We all have skeltons in the closet, if he can live with himself, thats all that matters.

Posted at 1:20PM on Mar 5th 2008 by tkremeier

58. CAN'T STIPPERS MOVE ON? LET'S REMEMBER THAT A FORMER STRIPPER JUST WON AN OSCAR FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY. DIABLO CODY WHO WROTE THE SCRIPT FOR 'JUNO'.

Posted at 1:51PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Vote for the Best

59. I think he is hot and he can sing. He is easy on the eyes, and I'm not convinced he is gay...mmmm

Posted at 1:50PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Shirley

60. I really dont see that it should make a difference as to his lifestyle, however it is only fair that in the pass other contestants were eliminated for the less and for not telling ALL about their background.

Posted at 4:36PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Don Crum