Sanjaya Doesn't Play Fair

Posted Jun 2nd 2008 12:48PM by TMZ Staff

Sanjaya is trying to gouge poor, unsuspecting country fair folk.

The scene of the crime: The Richmond County Fair. They asked the hair-brained reject to sing. He demanded $8,000.

We're told at the same fair last year, Kimberly Caldwell and Paris Bennett raked in less than $5,000 -- and that's for the package.

So how do we know this? Fair officials called TMZ to ask if eight grand for Sanjaya was fair. We declined to comment on the phone.

Eight - grand is insane!

Filed under: American Idol


Tags: american idol, AmericanIdol, kimberly caldwell, KimberlyCaldwell, paris bennett, ParisBennett, richmond county fair, RichmondCountyFair, sanjaya, sanjaya malakar, SanjayaMalakar

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1. another idiot!

Posted at 12:50PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by jane

2. AAAAAAAAhahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa I'll pay him $100 to stay away.

Posted at 12:52PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by Joe Smiff

3. Sanjaya should be paying the fair to perform. This 'guy' is talentless and annoying.

Posted at 12:54PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by whatado

4. Um, kinda rude for a website to call a person "hair-brained." Untalented? Yes. But hitting below the belt to comment on his intelligence. Regardless if it's true or not.

Posted at 12:55PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by clucka

5. TMZ got the story wrong -- they don;t want him to SING, they want him to be the new Geek in their freak show. I'll tell ya what.

Posted at 12:55PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by OooooNoooo!

6. ACK! Is this Richmond County, Virginia??? They couldn't afford $8K! That's a podunk country bumpkin county! I drive through it on the way to my weekend place on the Chesapeake Bay! Don't know why they'd even want Sanjaya except for the little kids who may watch Idol. But the fair is fun, so go check it out!

Posted at 1:01PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by CountryGirl

7. I think that Sanjanya is worth 8,000 and more rupees. Thank you so very much. I love my compatriot.

Posted at 1:02PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by Former Miss India

8. please this idol reject is just an embaraasment to human life form....he aint worth a penny............i'd hire k-fed over this untalented sissy!

Posted at 1:06PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by clay gaykins

9. I can't believe he would have done it for so cheap. Maybe he figured it was worth it so he could hook up with Chris Richardson again.

Posted at 1:10PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by Conny

10. lol
I love when TMZ makes me laugh out loud!

I wonder who thought it was a good idea in the first place to have him sing....

Posted at 1:13PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by Echo

11. She is very beautiful. Stop making fun of her TMZ.

Posted at 1:14PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by gothic

12. They should pay him the 8 grand to blow everyone, that is all he is good for.

Posted at 1:15PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by Kevin

13. It just shows how far his career has grown......County Fairs!!!
His 15 minutes is up!

Posted at 1:30PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by john taylor

14. His 15 minutes are up your butt.

Posted at 1:36PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by annie

15. Hey, Sanjaya is a professional now--Idol made his name known. He should be able to ask whatever he thinks his time is worth. Think--airfare, a soundman, maybe a lightman, a place to stay, security, etc...seems like $8k is reasonable. Kids love him--even Disney reportedly wanted him for a stint after Idol last year. Can he sing? Only so-so. But he IS an entertainer, and that is what the fair wanted--somone to entertain who draws a crowd.

Posted at 1:37PM on Jun 2nd 2008 by deeelbee

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