"A.I." Contestant's "At-Risk" Past

Posted Mar 5th 2008 2:25PM by TMZ Staff

"American Idol" wannabe Danny Noriega has issues.

We found out Danny attended Sierra (Continuation) High School in Azusa, Calif., a school dedicated to "at-risk" kids.

The crowd at the school? According to Sierra High's website, students are "significantly behind in credits -- and at risk of not graduating -- who want a second chance to succeed and achieve a high school diploma."

Danny graduated last year, but school sources tell us he had a rough time, working through his "gothic" phase -- that's when Danny boy went on his Christmas video rampage. One source says Danny had "multiple issues" which landed him at the school.

Filed under: Wacky and Weird, American Idol

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1. is this supossed to be shocking?

Why the F doesn't TMZ have the guts to report on Dina and Stedman? WHY????

Posted at 2:28PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Why does TMZ ignore Stedman and Dina?

2. A.I. has jumped the shark

Posted at 2:30PM on Mar 5th 2008 by FlBiker

3. Had issues??? I think the Girl still has issues..............................

Posted at 2:30PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Dallas

4. I don't like the little gayfer, he has an attitude, and has no rythmn.

Am I first?

Posted at 2:31PM on Mar 5th 2008 by FreakHater

5. Is this a type of school for retards?

Posted at 2:31PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Jizy

6. sorry I graduated from a contiuation school, I see nothing wrong with that, some kids move around alot with military families and have to be bounced school to school and in order to keep up you have to go to continuation school, whatever his situation is I applaud him, he could be another loser and just drop out, at 16 in cali you legally can! so Keep up the work and get that diploma.

Posted at 2:35PM on Mar 5th 2008 by anmcep23

7. BIG FREAKIN DEAL. PATHETIC HOW THEY DRAG THE CONTESTANTS PAST OUT AND BLOW IT UP.
WHO CARES.

Posted at 2:35PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Candalily

8. Not First!!

but the tard comment is good!

hahahahahahahahahaha

Posted at 2:36PM on Mar 5th 2008 by FreakHater

9. I'm sooo over his gayness, kids watch this show and probbaly have no clue why he acts like a little girl.

Posted at 2:37PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Julie

10. Does anyone else think this kid is Jessica Alba's long lost relative? It just scares me to watch sometimes - he looks sooooo much like her. He needs to go home anyway, so who cares where he went to school? This is a singing competition and he just doesn't cut it.

And as for the haters who think AI goes too far with the "background" of these contestants - better it comes out now than later - part of the beast - get over it!

Posted at 2:41PM on Mar 5th 2008 by HUH?

11. PHOEBE CATES!!! Remember her?

Posted at 2:42PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Becca

12. Danny had issues, still has issues and always will have issues. So what else is new????

Posted at 2:43PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Renee

13. Teenage time is a hard time, we all had some sort of problem at one time or another. At what point do you ever get to grow up and let the past go in the eyes of the public? His Christmas video was not that bad, and hey he graduated and has brought himself up from there, we should all be so lucky. Be happy for him!

Posted at 2:45PM on Mar 5th 2008 by BugGirlHawaii

14. This is supposed to be shocking? He clearly has issues, but I LOVE him!

Posted at 2:46PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Ashana

15. Ooooooh, he's a pretty little boy!

Posted at 2:46PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Uncle Max

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