Breaking News: American Idol
TMZ leaves no stone unturned whist digging up dirt, so it should be no surprise that they are breaking this story:
“American Idol” Contestant Hospitalized, Released
The gist of the story is that American Idol frontrunner (at least in my mind) David Cook was driven to the hospital after last night’s performance show to treat a case of heart palpitations and dangerously high blood pressure. He was released, and his condition will be monitored today.
He is apparently dealing with a stressful family situation, and has taken a lot of heat in Idol gossip circles this week for his “original” arrangements of previous songs performed. This is where the Idol judges get contestants into trouble - offereing praise for being original, when in actuality the arrangement was chosen by doing some research and then “borrowed”. This happens in the music industry all the time - and, in fairness, the Idols are not given the opportunity to explain every arrangement/song they select.
In the beginning, David “Skully” Cook bored the crap outta me - but he has won me over with his rich rock voice and for making the effort to choose interesting songs and arrangements - and I would love nothing more than to see him in the finale. Here’s hoping that he is able to get this recent health issue under control and hang in there, because in my opinion, the show’s entertainment factor will plummet without him.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 12:54 pm and is filed under Television, American Idol.
