Idol Finalist Calls Adam Lambert "a Sham"

Us Magazine - November 24, 2009 9:52 PM PST
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American Idol alums are split when it comes to Adam Lambert's racy performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday.

"I honestly had no problem with Adam's AMA performance," season 5 contestant Kevin Covais tells Usmagazine.com. "After watching him take risks on Idol, it was about what I expected. Despite being a bit risque, I don't feel like it pushed the envelope that much further from what we normally see these days, especially on primetime television. I see no reason why he should be punished by ABC."

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As a gay man, season 1's Jim Verraros tells Us the performance meant a lot to him.

"We need this, and we need him," Verraros tells Us. "We need to have him out there - he's a gay pop singer from America. But I am torn -- I just don't know if I would have done that kind of performance for my first nationally televised show. I think had he done it at a more intimate club environment, it would have gone over a lot better."

But season 3's Diana DeGarmo says Lambert shouldn't be shocked at the harsh reaction. (About 1,500 people called in complaints; ABC's Good Morning America also canceled Lambert's Nov. 25 appearance because of his "controversial American Music Awards performance.")

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Says DeGarmo, "When you take a big risk like that, you can't be surprised when there are repercussions for your actions." If anything, it should help out his career. "Plus, with all of the buzz around the performance, his sales shouldn't suffer whatsoever," she tells Us.

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Covais agrees.

"I think the performance does more to help his cause than hurt it," he tells Us. "He definitely has everyone's attention."

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But season 3's Jon Peter Lewis says Lambert shouldn't be calling his performance art. "All this nonsense about Adam Lambert's whole project being art is bogus," he told Us. "That idea is absurd. It's like calling Thomas Kinkade art. What a sham."

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  • Tracee
    if you are offended by THIS sexual performance you should be offended by ALL sexual performances....that's all
    report abuseposted December 2, 2009 2:04 PM PST
  • Lorraine G
    I agree, this is not art. It was simply done for shock value. It was done to get everyone talking and guess what, it worked. A true artist would not have to resort to such tactics to get people talking. The music would speak for itself. Examples - Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry If your music is any good people will listen without all this crap.
    report abuseposted November 25, 2009 5:08 PM PST
  • NYCGAL
    To big John.................I'm appalled of your choose of words.........YOU are a man of very low intellegance and education......bet your undercover and feel you have to degrade to make a point.......You know you enjoyed it and maybe even went to bed with a lil more pocking out then normal........fustrated that life is that lonely for you huh?
    report abuseposted November 25, 2009 4:51 PM PST
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    report abuseposted November 25, 2009 3:14 PM PST
  • me
    should be on MTV not abc thats gross. he looks like adam bowie from the 80's if Bowie went goth. just tryin to make a name 4 himself
    report abuseposted November 25, 2009 8:03 AM PST
  • big john
    JUST AS A SUSPECTED ANOTHER HOMO DOING HIS STUNT ON TELEVISION. TELEVISION SHOULD OF JUST CUT ITS BROADCASTING WHEN HE STARTED DOING HIS THING.......WHAT IS IT WITH AMERICANS VALUES ANY MORE???? I FORGOT WE DONT HAVE ANY ANT MORE. TELEVISION HAS GOTTEN REALLY CRAZY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. FILTH FILTH AND MORE FILTH.....WHEN IS THE FCC GOING TO START FINING THIS TYPE PF CREEPS
    report abuseposted November 25, 2009 6:32 AM PST
  • pine nut
    and look at the pic that is not a kiss it is a smash face same with grind the guys face in his crotch........whew......its just wrong
    report abuseposted November 25, 2009 5:40 AM PST
  • pine nut
    the blonde he suck faced so hard might have chipped some enamal he is not gay wtf was goin thru his mind the whole scene is just wrong......i am sure ppl will still buy his cd but i for one will not...i was really jazzed but i am turned off i know he doesnt give a fig about me just one person but he had so much potential...sad
    report abuseposted November 25, 2009 5:39 AM PST
  • hookem
    I just watched Whitney Houston perform on DWTS. She didn’t grab her crotch or breast. She didn’t shove a dancers head in her crotch either and she didn’t even kiss another dancer!!! She gave REAL talent and entertainment. UNLIKE the trash we saw on AMA. How refreshing!
    report abuseposted November 25, 2009 2:39 AM PST
  • hookem
    I just watched Whitney Houston perform on DWTS. She didn’t grab her crotch or breast. She didn’t shove a dancers head in her crotch either and she didn’t even kiss another dancer!!! She gave REAL talent and entertainment. UNLIKE the trash we saw on AMA. How refreshing!
    report abuseposted November 25, 2009 2:39 AM PST
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