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azublu 17 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson" 05-01-04, 06:55 PM (EST) "AI Rumor!" My co-workers and I are constantly talking about AI and some have sworn that AI contestants are required to sign lifetime contracts once they make it past the first auditions just in the case that they win AI. However, those that claim this is true cannot reference where they heard it! Can anyone confirm this rumor?   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: AI Rumor! theincrediblehugey 05-01-04 1    RE: AI Rumor! joannie 05-02-04 2        RE: AI Rumor! Ricky 05-02-04 3  RE: AI Rumor! greenmonstah 05-03-04 4    RE: AI Rumor! Breezy 05-03-04 5  RE: AI Rumor! Pepito 05-03-04 6  RE: AI Rumor! frankz 05-04-04 7    RE: AI Rumor! greenmonstah 05-04-04 8        RE: AI Rumor! bacon 05-04-04 9            RE: AI Rumor! zombiebaby 05-04-04 12        RE: AI Rumor! frankz 05-04-04 10        RE: AI Rumor! opinionated 05-04-04 11  Lifetime IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHO... AyaK 05-05-04 13    RE: Lifetime IN CONNECTION WITH THE... azublu 05-05-04 14        RE: Lifetime IN CONNECTION WITH THE... greenmonstah 05-05-04 15            Well I heard... zombiebaby 05-05-04 16                RE: Well I heard... Pepito 05-13-04 18            RE: Lifetime IN CONNECTION WITH THE... anotherkim 05-05-04 17

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theincrediblehugey 141 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 05-01-04, 11:23 PM (EST) 1. "RE: AI Rumor!" I don't know where the original contract is posted, but it is discussed and large portions are included in this Salon.com article.   Top

joannie 380 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host" 05-02-04, 09:35 AM (EST) 2. "RE: AI Rumor!" Some of the contestants aren't even 18 yet. How can a contract like that be enforced, say, if Diana were to win? (By the way, I'm rooting for Diana. Am I the only one?)   Top

Ricky 1106 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 05-02-04, 11:25 AM (EST) 3. "RE: AI Rumor!" I'm rooting for Diana too. She'll need some good luck and some really exceptional performances over the next few weeks - but I think she can do it. She's only 16 so yea, I doubt she could legally sign anything that would tie her up for the rest of her life. Although, I have to admit Kelly and Ruben do seem to still only be associated and remembered for AI. Maybe they just have to sell their Soul to the devil er Simon to win.   Top

greenmonstah 10761 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-03-04, 09:09 AM (EST) 4. "RE: AI Rumor!" Not sure about this rumor, but I do know a lifetime contract *does* exist over on OT. I believe we sign something from Landru...   Top

Breezy 18380 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-03-04, 01:09 PM (EST) 5. "RE: AI Rumor!" *snort* There's nothing to sign, you just drink the kool-aid.   Top

Pepito 587 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 05-03-04, 10:18 PM (EST) 6. "RE: AI Rumor!" I don't really think that it's legal to sign someone to a lifetime contract in such a situation. Isn't that what Bette Davis went to court about a long, long time ago? No more than 7 years, or else it's considered slavery or servitude. Contracts can be renegotiated, also. Which I hope the AI winners do asap, as the original contracts they sign are not the most advantageous to them. Yes, Diana can sign a contract. Her parent(s) or guardian needs cover her signature for her, though.   Top

frankz 1214 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 05-04-04, 11:04 AM (EST) 7. "RE: AI Rumor!" Like I mentioned in the "Is this a reality show" thread, John S was on David Letterman last night and Dave kept trying to get John to sing a note or two (must have asked him half a dozen times, you know Dave). But John just kept sheepishly grinning and said he couldn't. Dave finally asked him why and John replied, "Well it has something to do with the guy over there making this gesture" (makes the throat-slashing gesture). So apparantly they have have exclusitivity (sp, yeah I know) clauses in their contracts where they are resticted from "performing". They can give interviews but can't sing. Dave did mention that after John finished his AI tour that he would like to have him back so he can actually sing. So they might only be tied up until after the tour. Or Dave was just giving him a hard time again.   Top

greenmonstah 10761 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-04-04, 11:12 AM (EST) 8. "RE: AI Rumor!" LAST EDITED ON 05-04-04 AT 11:13 AM (EST) Yeah, but John S can't carry a note and I would never call what he does as "singing"... I am off to talk to Bacon about this loophole.   Top

bacon 2824 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Howard Stern Show Guest" 05-04-04, 11:26 AM (EST) 9. "RE: AI Rumor!" I think it's as much singing as what Celine Dion, Michael Bolton, and Gloria Esteffan do each day. Which is to say none.   Top

zombiebaby 7356 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-04-04, 02:09 PM (EST) 12. "RE: AI Rumor!" *shudders at the thought of my 3 worst nightmares*   Top

frankz 1214 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 05-04-04, 11:30 AM (EST) 10. "RE: AI Rumor!" Well Dave didn't want him to sing because he thought he (or we) would enjoy it, he was just messing with him, in fact that was pretty much the entire interview. But it was obvious they had been told beforehand that John would NOT "perform" (is that a better term than sing?). And if Dave can embarrass a shy 16 YO he will.   Top

opinionated 151 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 05-04-04, 11:54 AM (EST) 11. "RE: AI Rumor!" Ooooooooh--love the new sig pic. Looks like a cross between one of those M & M guys and Cookie Monster.   Top

AyaK 10426 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-05-04, 11:27 AM (EST) 13. "Lifetime IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOW" The contestants are not required to sign lifetime contracts with 19. However, 19 retains the rights to their performances on the show forever ... just as Ed Sullivan retained the rights to the Beatles' performances on the Ed Sullivan Show. If there is a 25th anniversary Idol show, Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken and the others have no grounds to object to the show including their on-show performances. The contestants ARE required to sign recording and management contracts with 19 at 19's option, except for the winner, who "wins" such a contract. These are standard contracts, not lifetime ones; the conflict comes from the fact that 19 owns all your rights, from A&R to merchandising. I think they're five-year deals, although 19 retains an annual option to drop you like a hot potato (right, Justin?).   Top

azublu 17 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson" 05-05-04, 12:58 PM (EST) 14. "RE: Lifetime IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOW" They dropped Justin?!? Why?   Top

greenmonstah 10761 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-05-04, 01:27 PM (EST) 15. "RE: Lifetime IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOW" Something about his inability to carry a tune, even in a bucket... The deatails are all fuzzy right now.   Top

zombiebaby 7356 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-05-04, 02:14 PM (EST) 16. "Well I heard..." ...that him and Nicole Ritchie are singing "lovely" duets together. Guess zero talent multiplied by two... (The hair in the drain must be awful)   Top

Pepito 587 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 05-13-04, 00:01 AM (EST) 18. "RE: Well I heard..." >(The hair in the drain must be awful) ROTFLMAO!!   Top

anotherkim 14420 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-05-04, 02:35 PM (EST) 17. "RE: Lifetime IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOW" the simpering goofy look and the fugly hair probably didn't help, either. Miscellaneous Ramblings --never got him   Top

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