All posts containing the tag: "SanjayaMalakar"
Posted Jul 19th 2008 5:45PM by TMZ Staff
The crappiest Idol performer since forever may think his fame is a lot bigger than his crazazy Mohawk.
After seeing our recent story, organizers of the Plymouth Rox Summer Fest are scrambling to contact Sanjaya to join their show. There's one problem. The obviously tone deaf organizers are having a hard time getting Sanjaya to return their calls! Divatude!
Sanjaya must be too busy washing those 15 minutes out of his hair.
Filed under: TV, American Idol
Tags: Jeff Timmons, JeffTimmons, Plymouth Rox Summer Fest, PlymouthRoxSummerFest, Rich Cronin, RichCronin, Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
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
Posted May 27th 2008 5:10PM by TMZ Staff
Hold on to your scrunchie! Despite being on his 16th minute of fame, pony-hawked "Idol" wannabeen Sanjaya Malakar is going Nationwide.
Instead of performing at the opening of an outlet mall or local balloon festival like his fellow "Idol" losers, Sanji followed in the bankrupt footsteps of MC Hammer and Kevin Federline and filmed the latest ad for Nationwide insurance in India today.
The theme of the commercial is about planning for your retirement -- something that happened to Sanjaya the minute he was voted off "A.I."
Filed under: American Idol
Tags: Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted Feb 4th 2008 3:53PM by TMZ Staff
"American Idol" wannabeen Sanjaya Malakar may not have learned how to sing like a diva -- but he sure can act like one!
TMZ spies spotted Sanji and his similarly coiffed sis, Shyamali, getting their free swag on -- and their attitudes -- this weekend at the Hanes Style Villa in Arizona.
After picking up thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and spa treatments, we're told Sanjaya wanted a photog to give him $20 for taking his pic.
Not to be upstaged by her brother, Shyamali got in on the prima donna act by telling another style suite photog, "We're not taking a picture unless we know what we're getting." Along with swag, the dynamic duo appear to have picked up a bad rep.
Filed under: American Idol, You Might Want to Rethink
Tags: Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted Jan 21st 2008 5:00PM by TMZ Staff
With his long, wavy locks tucked inside a hat, "American Idol" wannabeen Sanjaya Malakar ('memba him?) looks more like the D-list bastard child of Marc Anthony and Snoop Dogg!
Sanji was spotted trying to go incognito while walking in L.A. on Sunday. Sanjaya is one "Idol" reject who hasn't been dropped by his label -- because he never had one!
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, American Idol
Tags: Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted Nov 28th 2007 10:53AM by TMZ Staff
Dust off those pony-hawks and put on your earplugs, because "American Idol" wannabeen Sanjaya Malakar ('memba him?!) is about to start "singing" again!
The 18-year-old wavy, chestnut brown-maned crooner is hitting the stage for a solo performance in the holiday production of Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity" in Seattle on Sunday. Bah humbug!
While it may not be a Clarkson Grammy or an Underwood hit album, at least Sanjy has avoided the fate of many fallen "Idols" of yore -- and hasn't had to sing at the opening of a housing development , an outlet mall or regional balloon festival -- yet!
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, American Idol
Tags: Black Nativity, BlackNativity, Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted Oct 13th 2007 8:10AM by TMZ Staff
What was K-Fed doing while Britney was fighting for supervised visitation with their Sean and Jayden? Why, filming yet another episode of "One Tree Hill," of course. Daddy's got some bills to pay!
After filming wrapped, Kev and crew toddled over to a local bar for a night of heavy partying, reports People. At one point, the DJ played Brit-Brit's new jam, "Gimme More," but Federline failed to bat an eyelash. "He didn't have a reaction. He wasn't dancing," said one clubgoer.
American Idol's Underage Drama
Traveling with the "American Idol" tour isn't just child's play -- and the U.S. Department of Labor can prove it. This past week, 19 Touring, the parent company of "American Idols Live Tour '07," was fined $5,000 for violating child labor laws. The reason? Underage performers Jordin Sparks and Sanjaya Malakar.
The Labor Department also says that 19 Touring lacked a certificate of eligibility to employ singers under the age of 18. Who says Sanjaya's a singer?
The company eventually filed the proper paperwork but will still have to pay a fine.
Rosie: I Made J.Lo
Jennifer Lopez
was just Jenny from the block -- fat and clumsy Jenny from the block, when she got her start, says squeaky-voiced Rosie Perez in the new issue of Out magazine. Rosie says it was she, not Keenan Ivory Wayans, who hired Lopez as a dancer on the hit '90s comedy show "In Living Color." "He didn't want her because she was overweight and didn't dance well, but I said, 'she has star quality.'"
Party Favors..."Dirty Sexy Money" Star Has Issues...
Samaire Armstrong, who plays a blonde rich beeyotch on "Dirty Sexy Money" entered an outpatient facility to deal with "personal issues," according to People. A rep for Armstrong says that she'll continue to work on the show and will be "completing her treatment" in a matter of weeks.
Filed under: Let's Get This Party Started
Tags: american idol, AmericanIdol, britney spears, BritneySpears, dirty sexy money, DirtySexyMoney, jennifer lopez, JenniferLopez, jordin sparks, JordinSparks, kevin federline, KevinFederline, one tree hill, OneTreeHill, rosie perez, RosiePerez, sanjaya malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted Oct 3rd 2007 9:22AM by TMZ Staff
He's been, thankfully, out of the limelight since "Idol" ended -- but Sanjaya was seen in Hollywood last night, hair and all.
The horrendous crooner was a guest of horror honor at the FOX Reality Channel Really Awards, walking away with the coveted Favorite Loser trophy.
Though he didn't exactly win big inside, at least one person still likes him -- a girl was heard shouting, "You're the hottest." No word on if she had 20/20 vision.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, American Idol
Tags: sanjaya malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted Jul 24th 2007 2:55PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ spies infiltrated the L.A. stop of the "American Idol" tour at Staples Center on Monday, and snapped candid pics of all the Season 6 wannabeens. This was their now!
Unlike last year's "Idol" tour, this time, all ten contestants -- even winner Jordin Sparks -- happily stopped by to meet and greet their fans. No Daughtry divas this season!
From Sanjaya to Blake, check out the karaoke superstars in all their fanatical glory -- for the last time!
Filed under: American Idol
Tags: Blake Lewis, BlakeLewis, Jordin Sparks, JordinSparks, Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted May 25th 2007 11:25AM by TMZ Staff
Will Ferrell and company have struck again!
The hysterical video of Sanjaya claiming to be an art student who created "Sanjaya," which showed up in the TMZ mailbox earlier this week, is actually the work of Ferrell's website, FunnyOrDie.com. It really is Sanjaya in the video, and Sanjaya is really Sanjaya -- and not Bill Vendall from the Rhode Island School of Design.
It's good to see Sanjy's sense of humor extends beyond his hair.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: american idol, AmericanIdol, funnyordie.com, Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar, will ferrell, WillFerrell
Posted May 24th 2007 3:29PM by TMZ Staff
Hours before shrieking through the Kinks' "You Really Got Me" with Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Sanjaya did some last minute shopping for ... baby clothes?!
TMZ has learned Sanjy, with a blonde male friend along for the ride, hit up the trendy Bel Bambini baby boutique in West Hollywood on Wednesday and spent around $200 on six "Adorable Idol" baby tees. We're told Sanjaya didn't try anything on. He may be skinny, but he's not that skinny!
Sources say Sanjaya wore a black skull and crossbones t-shirt with his hair wrapped up in a red bandana. How butch!
Afterwards, Sanjaya and his bud headed to a Coffee Bean up the street. The rest, as they say, is hairstory!
Filed under: American Idol
Tags: Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted May 22nd 2007 2:05PM by TMZ Staff
Is Sanjaya Malakar really who he says he is ... or is he really an art school student pretending to be an "Idol" wannabe?
TMZ received a hilarious video of Sanjaya explaining that his "real" name is Bill Vendall, and that he is an art student at the Rhode Island School of Design. He "created" Sanjaya as part of his thesis, explaining, "The character was part of a larger art installation." That still doesn't justify the hair!
Sanjaya (or is it Bill?) also declares that you haven't seen the last of him, saying, "I might pop up on your favorite situation comedy. I might run for President. I might show up as you." Oooooooh, scary.
Filed under: American Idol
Tags: risd, sanjaya malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted May 2nd 2007 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
Sanjaya Malakar's mom -- who's already served jail time for some serious pot production -- could be in more hot legal bongwater after this photo of her was snapped at a Hollywood party in March.
In the shot, obtained by the National Enquirer, the Momjaya appears to be holding what is euphemistically called a hookah pipe and a lighter. According to a source cited by the Enquirer, the 41-year-old Blyth could be in more trouble if this picture suggests that "she's continuing to break the law," especially because, says the paper, she was sentenced under 12 months of "community supervision" as part of her felony conviction on drug charges in 2005 that required her to be drug-free.
On the other hand, says the Enquirer, her legal case was officially closed last year, and as a result, everything might be totally mellow for Blyth.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, American Idol
Tags: Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted Apr 25th 2007 5:55PM by TMZ Staff
Maybe that's why Sanjaya's always got that goofy grin on his face! Turns out that Sanjy's mom, Jillian Blith, used to be a pot-growing potentate -- and that his sister Shyamali was no stranger to the art of toking herself.
The Momjaya was pinched by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in February 2005 in Pierce County, Wash. after they found 310 marijuana plants -- and the Sis-jaya keeping watch with a bag of weed and "smoking devices" -- in the Malakar family garage, as the National Enquirer first smoked out today.
But -- buzzkill -- Shyamali, who was arrested for possession, directed the cops to another green-growing facility nearby, where they arrested Blith and her husband, Charles Quist (Sanjaya's stepdad). Quist's mugshot, obtained by TMZ, bears a striking resemblance to Gary Sinise, a very blitzed Gary Sinise. (We're told there's a mugshot of Shyamali, but it can't be made public because she was only 17 at the time of the bust.)
Blith could've gone to jail for up to five years after pleading guilty to one felony count of unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance, but got off with a relatively mellow 30-day sentence.
Just one word more: Ganja-ya!
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, American Idol
Tags: American Idol, AmericanIdol, Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
Posted Apr 22nd 2007 3:00AM by TMZ Staff
Now that Sanjaya Malakar has been given the boot -- pasty Phil Stacey now has a web site's dubious honor as the "worst" on "American Idol."
VotefortheWorst.com, a web site which asks for visitors to intentionally vote for a bad "Idol" contestant, has named the bald soprano its new poster boy. The site has been credited for keeping vocal weakling Sanjaya on the show long enough to make the top seven, but Sanjy says that "creative haters" had nothing to do with his semi-success.
The web site's special message to Phil: "We love you even if you can't be exposed to direct light."
Filed under: American Idol
Tags: American Idol, AmericanIdol, Phil Stacey, PhilStacey, Sanjaya Malakar, SanjayaMalakar
