Gay David Hernandez Stripper To Stay, “American Idol” Producers Say
Holding fast to it’s reputation for promoting double standards, American Idol producers have announced that David Hernandez, a twenty-four year old male stripper from Glendale, Arizona, will not be booted from the FOX talent search following the exposure of his pole-dancing past on Tuesday.
TVGuide.com spoke with Idol executive producer Ken Warwick about Season Seven’s first big scandal on Tuesday:
TVGuide.com: Will the revelations about David’s stripper past have any impact on whether he stays on the show?
Ken Warwick: No, it won’t make any difference. The truth is, we’re never judgmental about what people do to earn a living. They’ve got to put food in people’s mouths. We’ve had strippers on the show before. Nikki McKibbon was one in [Season] 1. We’re never judgmental about people who do things like that. If it were some sort of heavy porn, then maybe we’d have to take action. But certainly not on this.
TVGuide.com: Were you aware of his past before it was reported?
Warwick: No, I wasn’t. [Laughs] But the truth of the matter is, it wouldn’t have made any difference. There are a lot of people I know who’d love to have the opportunity just to make a better living by taking their clothes off.
TVGuide.com: Do you feel for these kids who are suddenly thrust into the public eye and then have everything in their pasts dug up?
Warwick: Very often, I do, yeah. I mean, David Hernandez, whatever you say, is a nice guy. And he can sing. He’s got a great voice. He deserves to be there, as far as I’m concerned.
TVGuide.com: Have you seen him since the news broke?
Warwick: I haven’t actually seen him today but I’m not worried about it. The thing is, at the end, the public will make the decision anyway. If there’s a stretch of the public that thinks, “Oh, dear, he was a male stripper, so I’m not going to vote for him,” then that’s the luck of the draw. If the public doesn’t like him, then they’ll get rid of him.
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