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"Idol" Honcho -- Free David from Dad!

TMZ first told you how David Archuleta's dad was banished from backstage on "American Idol" for being a total nightmare. Now, "AI" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is selling his side of the story, and it sounds a lot like what we said.

Lythgoe tells EW.com that while "'banished' is a terrible word," he and the other "Idol" bigs wants David "to be able to be free like everybody else" to do his thing. As for the whole "Stand by Me" lyric-gate, Nigel says it was "a total misunderstanding" that led producer to say, "Okay, this is what we want to happen from now on."

Last night, our spies noted that Jeff Archuleta was "shooting daggers" at Lythgoe and co.

Castro – Stoner? I Don't Even Know Mary Jane!


Dreadlocks, heavily lidded eyes, the whole short-term memory lapse problem: Wasn't Jason Castro just blazed the whole time?

Hell no, dude, he tells OK! magazine. And here's the shocker: He says he's never been stoned in his life. "I think that, especially with things like ["AI"], people like to stereotype so easily," says Castro. "People have always said that. I don't worry about what people say."

Of course, when TMZ caught up with him yesterday, he didn't have very much to say at all, despite a barrage of qs.




"Work Out's" Warner Worked Over Boob Barb


Fitness guru and reality cult-heroine Jackie Warner is getting thrown on the rack after remarks about a client's enhanced bosom –- that Jackie says wasn't her doing –- rubbed viewers and a big sponsor the wrong way.

Propel Water told TMZ in a statement that it's pulling its sponsorship of Bravo's "Work Out" after Warner and her office manager's remarks about Jamie Eason, a breast cancer survivor, aired. Warner's camp says the offending remarks didn't come from her, but from her staff.

Eason tells TMZ, "It saddens me that Jackie continues to blame the others around her."

Party Favors: Al Reynolds Says He Loved Star, Once ... Mariah Tops Madonna


Al Reynolds – ex-Mr. Star Jones -- tells the world on his MySpace blog that he wants everyone to "walk in my shoes for a few hours ... It feels like 'Dump on Al Month.'" The world weeps. ... Mariah just crept past Madonna to claim the #4 spot on the music charts, even though her album's been out a lot longer. Madonna's album dropped like a rock from week one to week two of release.

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31. AFTER WATCHING THE SEGMENT ON THE SHOW ABOUT THE COMMENTS BEING MADE, AND HOW THE FILMING CREW CAUGHT THE ACTION FOLLOWING IT, I DECIDED THAT THE SHOW, "SCRIPTED", IS JUST JUNK!

POOR PLANNING ON JACKIES PART TO DISPLAY THIS- AND TO ACT ON IT THE WAY SHE DID. HER LAWYERS SHOULD HAVE COACHED HER LONG BEFORE THE SHOW HOW TO BEHAVE AND THE PIT FALLS OF POOR BIZ PRACTIVES CAN LAND YOU IN A LAWSUIT.

GOD KNOWS SHE HAS ENOUGH MONEY$$$$$ TO GET THIS HELP. I AM DONE WITH THIS POOR ENTERTAINMENT OF THIS SHOW. THANK GOD I DON'T HAVE TO USE HER SERVICES TO WORK OUT. THERE PLENTY OF OTHERS AROUND TO HAVE MY $$$$ .

Posted at 1:01PM on May 14th 2008 by BOYCOTT THE SHOW

32. I saw the episode., Jackie laughed at the comment, and did not repremand the assistant who said it. Instead she fired the trainer who told her that the assistant remark was out of line. She has become a very nasty, egotistical person this season. Frankly I hope all the sponsors pull out if her idea of fun is to mock a women who lost her breast to cancer. She should be ashamed of herself.

Posted at 1:25PM on May 14th 2008 by cambel

33. "Work Out" was a good show, but Jackie has really changed into a total C*** !!and I'm over it. The assistant should of been fired on the spot after she made the statement about the work out client, not Brian. But who cares, I can only hope that more sponsors pull their sponsorships and the show gets canceled!!

Posted at 1:36PM on May 14th 2008 by voyager star

34. yeah i saw that episode of workout. jackie did nothing wrong. she didnt know there was a serious reason for the boob job, so who cares if she giggled at it. she behaved appropriately once the story became known to her... brian needed to be fired. mouthing off at the boss is one thing, and disobeying her authority is another. somehow he forgot that jackie owned the place, and now he can figure that part out all on his own

Posted at 2:13PM on May 14th 2008 by peabody3000

35. What Jackie Warner did was unacceptable. I am also sure she also made the comments, according to the client's husband and Jackie's own staff. Even if this was not a cancer survivor how dare she sit in her office and make fun of her clients. She did not apologize. She fired the trainer that wanted to ask what happened. Earlier in the show she insulted another client Deenie when her trainer was constantly late to their scheduled sessions, and would not call her back, but she implied that it was all Deenie's fault and she was being emotional For over a hundred dollars an hour, my trainer would be on time, and polite. She makes out with her staff. She has had a relationship with at least one of her staff. If Bravo was not propping her up, she would have self destructed ages ago. I keep hearing she is a gay icon. If she is a gay icon, they should throw her back and get a decent human being. I am proud of Propel. I find this person disgusting and no icon for anything except being selfish, childish, and the lack of basic human respect.

Posted at 1:40PM on May 14th 2008 by Honest and straightforward

36. wow, i guess practically nobody actually got the fact that neither jackie nor her assisant knew the boob-job girl had had cancer. pay attention, you dopes! LOL

Posted at 2:13PM on May 14th 2008 by peabody3000

37. Is Jackie Warner serious? I lost a lot of respect for her when she blew off Brian and acted as though the cutting statements were not even worth discussing. They were surely worth joking about. She is a complete ass and I feel bad for Brian at least he had the decency to stick up for his client. He lost his job over this too what a shame. Warner you just lost myself and friends as viewers! Hope those power bars work out for you

Posted at 2:21PM on May 14th 2008 by susan

38. If someone seriously gets their rocks off by being the first to post, while not even having anything to offer other than this simple declaration and being compelled to stick their flag in this really-low-on the achievement scale place, my sincere advice is to
1) Grow up.
2) Get a life.

On another note, I am struck that there is a contingent of people out there who absolutely despise David A., not just his father- complete with conspiracy theories regarding his sexuality and other goings-on. What a strange country! Speaking of drugs, I wonder who or what to blame for all the insanity.

Posted at 2:23PM on May 14th 2008 by auramac

39. Iam glad propel made such a great move. Thank-you I will continue to buy your products for myself and wil encourge
all to do the same.

Posted at 2:36PM on May 14th 2008 by rebecca furry

40. I have watched this show prevously. With my busy schedule i must pick a choose what to watch with what little time i have left over at the end of the day. I can say as a cancer surviver myself i will no longer watch this show. I can handle watching some ego on a show but what i will not tolerate in any form is ignorance. Blame your trainers all you want but as the boss you set the example for all to follow. I feel that anyone still supporting this show is like someone winning a ticket on the titanic. First half of the cruise was great but what do you do now that the ship has hit that iceberg?

Posted at 2:11PM on May 15th 2008 by Jewels

41. What happened to Workout?!? I loved this show, but after the first episode of the season, I stopped watching. Everyone has gotten so whiny, and Jackie has just turned into an outrageous b*tch. She's not even watchable anymore. Perhaps Doug was the glue that kept everyone together?

Posted at 2:44PM on May 14th 2008 by TomTom

42. Jackie, if you are going to have people post things on here in support of you, you should make sure that they keep changing their log-in names. To have a few side by side posts all from "peabody3000" is a bit obvious. I guess you aren't only a bad manager and an egotistical self absorbed unkind person, you also are bad with details. Enjoy it while it lasts, your 15 min. are ticking away.

Posted at 2:53PM on May 14th 2008 by cambel

43. To: Granny Pants #12

I'm with you, I never purchased that water before, but I will now. I'm a big Bravo fan, but I can't stand Jackie or her show.

Posted at 2:51PM on May 14th 2008 by emme

44. I'm really proud of Propel for pulling their sponsorship. Maybe it'll be enough to shake some sense into Jackie that she's the one in the wrong in all this. She and assistant were watching Brian train Ms. Eason, and as soon as it was mentioned Ms. Eason was a fitness model the jealousy kicked in and they started ridiculing her breasts and laughing. It turns out Ms. Eason's boyfriend was in the hallway and heard it all, and came in and told them she was a breast cancer survivor. The assistant apologized, but not Jackie. And when Brian went to her office to ask her to apologize to his client, she fired him. I can't believe how unprofessional Jackie is, especially when she speaks to clients about Brian being fired because he's disrespectful and she can't stand him. You don't discusss things like that with clients! You just tell them he was let go, but the focus is on the client's training. Jackie has no concept on professsional behavior, it's unreal. I hope Brian Peeler gets his own show. He has so much decency and passion. I have a lot of respect for him standing up for his client and he's an amazing trainer. I hope Bravo cancels Jackie's show.

Posted at 2:56PM on May 14th 2008 by Yay

45. wow cambel... not very bright are ya?? LOL

i posted the second time after realizing how few of you nitwits seem to understand what happened on the show. now go do like i said and start paying attention... chop chop!

Posted at 3:03PM on May 14th 2008 by peabody3000

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