The current rumor mill of the day has suggested that American Idol contestant James Durbin has been - or was arrested.
NOT TRUE. It is a hoax.
This is similar to the rumors that had Justin Bieber being a 50 year old man, and Lady Gaga as a hermaphrodite, and Lindsay Lohan dying in a car crash.
It just aint true folks.
However, since we’re talking about American Idol contestants, perhaps everybody has James confused with this season's Jacob Lusk.
It is TRUE that American Idol contestant Jacob Lusk was arrested in L.A. before the season started taping and InfoStar even has the mug shot!
He was just bailed out of a Temecula California jail for being under the influence of drugs or alcohol in a restaurant.
Bond was set at $500.
Just last year the Celebrity Rehab star was arrested after starting a fight in a Taco joint while drunk. Before that he was arrested in a West Virginia comedy club after grouping a bouncer’s crotch and was charged with two counts of sexual abuse.
Dick, who admits he is gay, has had a long battle with drug and alcohol addiction, and this seems to be just another notch in his downward spiral.
Troubled “National Treasure” and financially distressed actor Nicolas Cage was arrested Saturday morning in New Orleans for domestic violence.
It appears that Cage was extremely drunk and was having a load argument with his wife on the streets of New Orleans when a cab driver called police.
But when cops told Cage and his wife to go home, Cage became verbally abusive and dared the police to arrest him. After several minutes, Cage was still taunting the officers so they arrested him for domestic violence AND disturbing the peace.
The cab driver apparently told the police that he saw Cage push his wife but she says there was no inappropriate contact.
As of Saturday afternoon Cage was still in jail awaiting his initial sentence. We suspect he will bail out later today.
Cage, who has recently accused his ex-manager for destroying his financial net worth, is known to have owned property in New Orleans. Just last year one of Cage’s multi-million dollar New Orleans houses went up for auction after the bank foreclosed on it.
The actor is currently filming the thriller “Medallion”, about a former thief who frantically searches for his missing daughter who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.
Cage is also known for his roles in high profile films like The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Bangkok Dangerous, The Wicker Man, National Treasure, The Ant Bully, Matchstick Men, Con Air, Leaving Las Vegas, Guarding Tess, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
This is the story about how American Idol power singer Jacob Lusk was almost NOT a contestant on the popular show.
It seems that back in November, the day after Jacob received his golden ticket to Hollywood, he was arrested in Los Angeles for not paying for a subway ticket.
Lusk, 24, was arrested back in April 2009 for the offense and decided to blow off his court appearance hoping the problem would just go away. It didn’t.
Last November after auditioning for American Idol, Lusk was pulled over in L.A. for a routine traffic stop and the cop saw he had an outstanding warrant for not showing up in court back in 2009 and was arrested.
After spending the night in jail, Lusk appeared before a judge and pleaded guilty to “failure to appear” and was sentenced to three days in Jail and two years of supervised probation.
The problem? American Idol does not allow contestants to compete if they are on probation.
So after serving his three days in jail, Lusk made an appointment with the Judge and explained his situation and begged his honor to terminate the probation so he could compete on Idol.
Thankfully, the Judge agreed and terminated Jacob’s probation allowing him to compete on season 10.
Lusk also tells a story about being in jail and explaining to the other inmates about his Idol journey and they all wanted to hear him sing. So Lusk belted out a song that was heard by over 150 inmates – and the guards.
Lusk is one of the favorites this season and has gained a strong fan following. One of his largest followings? The gay community.
While Jacob has not openly admitted to being gay, several individuals who know the singer say he is very much gay – and okay with it. Just watching him move on stage you can see how someone might form that opinion. But his fans love him.
One fan commented,
“Jacob Lusk is gayer than Elton John and Clay Aiken put together. He's almost as gay as Ryan Seacrest”
Not that there is anything wrong with that…
Lusk has commented on the show that he has been through some very very hard times in his life, but with a voice like that we suspect greener pastures are in his future. You don’t have to be the first place winner to score big on Idol. Just ask Pia Toscano.
Pia scored a record contract with Jimmy Iovine and Interscope records just 48 hours after being voted off last week.
Okay American Idol Fans. No need to get excited.
