David Hernandez Talks About Stripper Past
March 10, 2008 by Jeanne
American Idol season 7 contestant, David Hernandez, addressed all the chatter last week regarding his past as a male stripper. David told EW.com that he did, in fact, perform nude for “mostly male” clients at a Phoenix, Arizona, strip club called “Dick’s Cabaret” (did it have to be named that??? That was the only part I was hoping was just a rumor, lol). Here’s what he said:
“You know, honestly, I’m here to sing. I think America’s judging us all off of our voices right now. Obviously they were, because I’m still in the Top 12, thank God. So I’m not really concerned with what’s going on [with those reports]. I’m just focused on singing, because that’s what I’m here to do.”
I was really glad that this didn’t affect his being on the show. I think he’s talented enough to stick around for a while…
image courtesy of Fox
Jeanne,
Unfortunately it did affect his standing on the show.
Even after Kristy butchered Hard Days Night, the Producers saw it fit to give David H. the boot.
The only reason they didn’t do it last week is that they had already planned on giving Danny N. the boot and they couldn’t give both Danny and David, both Gay Guys the boot at the same time.
That would have been a much too blatent a form of Gay Discrimination. So they got rid of Danny one week and David the next.
Only until we get a third independant party doing the counting of the votes, will we be sure of any of the results. Right now the producers control the vote counting and the announcing of the results. The producers can do anything they want with the results – they can tweak them, they can change them – who’s to know.
Without any adequate forms of verification in place, it’s a farce.
Oh, No!
So what- this young man had to display his goodies to a cunsenting adult for pay. He is not the first to ever perform this feat. Look at Madonna. A lot of people may not know this but before she became the international acclaimed queen of pop; she worked as a figurative nude model for numerous of art classes in the NYC. She did what she had to do in order to survive. Look at her today, a major icon in the entertainemt field. What I am saying is, David; don’t allow this one setback prevent you from achieving your goal. Consider this as a stepping stone. You have potential and talent. It would be a shame to see that go to waste. Keep the faith continue plugging away.