American Idol 10 Idols, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks And More at Celebrity Fight Night

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The Season 10 Idols meet Kelly Clarkson at Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix AZ tonight!  Kelly is set to perform, and the Idols will also sing in a rare mid-season performance.

Phoenix native, Jordin Sparks is there too. She tweets, “Just met the AI10 top 10. So much talent I can’t even comprehend it!! I love them! Celebrity Fight Night is in full swing!

Over the past 16 years, Celebrity Fight Night has raised nearly $65 million for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center and other charities.

Update: Michael Johns (stay tuned for the photo evidence) and David Cook (tweet evidence) are also there tonight.

Update2: Kelly Clarkson will sing a NEW song tonight. Plus Jordin Sparks didn’t sing, but she spoke on stage.

Update3: Casey Abrams is missing from Idol group photos with Mohamed Ali. It looks like he stayed behind in Cali. The Idols jetted back to LA pretty quickly after the show.  Check out 44 seconds of the Idols singing “Man in the Mirror” after the jump.

Update4: Kelly Clarkson performed “Why Don’t You Try” a song written by Eric Hutchinson that she recently recorded in New York.  She also sang onstage with Reba McEntire and Jordin Sparks!  See the photos after the jump.

Update5: No photos of David Cook attending Celebrity Fight Night…yet. But he was definitely there, as confirmed by Naima Adedapo and some others on twitter! Guess Cook wanted to stay under the radar last night….

Update 6: Kelly Clarkson posted on her facebook,  “I had such an amazing weekend! I got the chance to be a part of Fight Night in Arizona and I had such a great time! I can’t wait to come back next year! I made some new friends with some big hearts and it was just a very inspiring weekend. Please find a few charities and/or causes and give your time, heart and/or money because we are all so blessed even when we think we’re not :) have an awesome day everybody!”

Photos of the Idols with Mohamed Ali and more after the jump.

Season 10 Idols – “Man in the Mirror”

attends Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XVII at JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 19, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.

@AmericanIdol: “Private plane to Arizona for Fight Night. We could get used to this!!”

@AmeicanIdol: Walking the tarmac…who gets to do that?!?!

@AmericanIdol: “Imagine if Ben Franklin got his way & the turkey was our nat’l bird. Bald eagle is WAY more impressive. STUNNING!”

@TheRealJordin: Yaaaaaay! So fun to meet you all! :) RT @NAdedapoAI10 Anybody know her!? Lol! Yaaaay.

 
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  • BootStar

    She, in that black v-neck dress, looks not bigger than Hallee Berry and Reba McIntyre. It’s clearly a miracle dress . . . and I want one.

    Really! Where can we get that dress? The 12-inch heels that are all the rage play no small part in her transformation, however, and I’d love to know how many injuries are caused by those ridiculous designs. I wish women would Just Say No to fashion like that. What next, foot binding?

    Lauren was put up in a hotel for her sickness which was real.

    Seriously. The CDC estimates that 36,000 deaths occur annually due to flu-related complications. I’m sure Lauren’s mother would not allow her daughter to travel if she were that sick. Lauren’s clearly on the mend.

  • Kirsten

    I don’t want to speak for the original poster, but I think the difference between Casey’s situation and the teens’ is that Casey has a chronic, lifelong disease. Unless there’s a huge medical breakthrough, this is what life is always going to be like for him. Delaying auditioning for something like Idol offers no benefit because there’s no guarantee it will ever get any better.

    I don’t know a lot about this disease, but if it truly isn’t going to get any better, then maybe a life of a recording artist is not something he can have. If the first week of Idol sent him to the hospital for a transfusion and the second week sent him to the hospital for more days and multiple transfusions, can he really survive the kind of schedule that a typical recording artist must follow? The tours, the interviews, the television performances?

    He is very musical, but perhaps he should consider something more stable and localized like teaching? They don’t give blood transfusions lightly these days.

    If he is not going to be able to tour, then I hope Idol is already making arrangements for the 11th place person to tour. The contestants can learn a lot touring and the money isn’t bad either. Plus, it would be a thank you card to that person’s fans (even though they may not have a lot).

  • BootStar

    If he is not going to be able to tour, then I hope Idol is already making arrangements for the 11th place person to tour. The contestants can learn a lot touring and the money isn’t bad either. Plus, it would be a thank you card to that person’s fans (even though they may not have a lot).

    Agreed.

    I think there is some thought that the disease is an autoimmune disorder, and those things can go into remission, but given the nature of his disorder, I think the life of a touring artist is going to be problematic for Casey. I don’t know that one can plan far in advance for those times when it doesn’t flare up.

    I feel bad for him, but I also admire his courage. If I had a condition that required me to be near a toilet 24 hours a day, I think I’d be afraid to leave the house!

  • mmb

    I know two people who gave ulcerative colitis/crohns disease and they have totally full lives, travel the world, completed very stressful graduate degrees at ivy league universities etc etc. They do have big flare ups every few years, sometimes requiring hospitalization. But there is no reason Casey can’t be a touring artist. His flare up is coming at a very inopportune time for him, no doubt. But his condition should not and does not mean that he will be unable to be a recording artist and tour. FWIW the ability to feel well enough for a twitter party does not mean Casey I’d healthy enough to fly/ go to photo op/ rehearse. You can have a twitter party laying down in bed- heck you can have one sitting in the toilet. I wish Casey the best and hope he can get the situation under enough control to remain in the competition

  • tomr

    Jordan looks…WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How old is she now? All grown up. She looks AMAZING!!!!!

  • ross

    If he is not going to be able to tour, then I hope Idol is already making arrangements for the 11th place person to tour. The contestants can learn a lot touring and the money isn’t bad either. Plus, it would be a thank you card to that person’s fans (even though they may not have a lot).

    When did he make the Top 10?

  • standtotheright

    I have no particular interest in whether or not Abrams continues (if he’d wanted me to care he shouldn’t have stuffed up SLTS so terribly), but it seems that after Bowersox was hospitalized, the producers were more proactive about handling her abilities and limitations. It seems to me that what we’re seeing now may well be the same thing.

    I very much agree with this:

    His flare up is coming at a very inopportune time for him, no doubt. But his condition should not and does not mean that he will be unable to be a recording artist and tour.

    If he misses a performance, of course he should be disqualified. But this was just an extra gig, and we don’t know how adequate the kinds of accommodations the organizers would have made for him would have been. The show’s producers and crew have more flexibility, as will crew support on the AI tour. (If they can give the kids a touring chiropractor/massage therapist, surely they can also hire a dietitian who works with IBD issues.)

    As for his own potential future tour? That’s why they have riders.

  • Kirsten

    When did he make the Top 10?

    LOL. I’m just assuming. If he gets the boot this week, then there won’t be any more questions about his touring (although, I expect the knoll to go crazy and that there will be a flood of new immigrants to knollville).

    BTW People aren’t in here wishing Casey doesn’t go on tour. They are just saying that IF it is not possible due to health reasons, Idol should take the 11th place finisher. People aren’t wishing that Casey doesn’t have a future in music, they are just saying that IF his health doesn’t allow for it, then perhaps the life of a major label recording artist is not in the cards. It is not worth risking one’s life for and he had multiple blood transfusions. They just don’t hand out blood transfusions like candy at Halloween. He had to have been seriously ill. He would probably have died without them. It’s tough to give up on your dreams, but sometimes, life is not fair. And sometimes, one can realize one’s dreams in another way. Pushing him to risk his life, IMO, shows lack of compassion. It’s just a reality show competition. BTW, Just to be clear, I’m not saying that anybody in this thread is pushing him to continue.

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  • EmmaCT

    I would be fairly certain that Casey didn’t think he “got a break” – not take the private plane, not do a “real” performance, not get the camera time and not be part of the ‘group’ – I think if he missed this trip he would have been really disappointed, not glad to have more time to work on his song…

    It was Megan Joy that didn’t go to Detroit, and I think it was to her disadvantage. Re the tour – I’ve gotten used to 9 idols as I saw concerts missing Amy Adams (season 3), Katherine McPhee and worst of all, the concert Kris Allen was unable to perform at due to illness…

  • halo9125

    Seriously. The CDC estimates that 36,000 deaths occur annually due to flu-related complications. I’m sure Lauren’s mother would not allow her daughter to travel if she were that sick. Lauren’s clearly on the mend.

    Lauren’s mother looks like the typical stage mother to me. I read somewhere that Lauren had a weekly Weds. night singing gig in a restaurant in her hometown. I have trouble respecting a parent who would let her child do something like this.

  • Tess

    I read somewhere that Lauren had a weekly Weds. night singing gig in a restaurant in her hometown. I have trouble respecting a parent who would let her child do something like this.

    Oh, I feel just the opposite. I don’t think there is anything better for kids then to have some responsibility as early in life as best suited to themselves and their temperments. I think it is great when kids have “jobs” whether it be delivering papers or bagging at a grocery store or mowing lawns and shoveling snow. And if a child has a good voice and can get some money for a gig at a restaurant singing…well, more power to them.

    I think there are as many if not more “child” singers and actors who have gone on to really good lives as adults. And I think “stage” parents is often an over-used term…for every “bad” stage parent I could probably name several who were damn good with their kids. Heh, one child actor just won an Academy award and she has been in the business since she was pre-pubescent.

  • karenc

    The thing with Casey, is he isn’t missing anything that is required to be a contestant on the show, he is missing the extra things. So far, he has been able to do his performances and recordings. It might be that he was told not to travel yet.

    I also wonder if this is a new condition or if he had it before he started with the show, and it just flared up from the stress. I haven’t seen anything either way.

    Kind of hope he can continue with the show, and wondering about touring too. Hopefully he can get this more under control.

  • claudette

    Today is Sunday. Lauren was put in the hotel at the beginning of LAST week so as others in the house wouldn’t get it. I’ve heard of many instances of Idols being separated when sick. If she was sick last Monday she may be better.

    I’d love to read where Lauren’s mother is the stage mother from hell. Please direct me to that. Is it just because of the way this southern Georgia mom dresses???

    I think ALL the Idols look so amazing and it’s so much fun to see how excited they are. Concerning Casey, I think the only thing that matters is him singing on Wednesdays.

  • tripp_ncwy

    The thing with Casey, is he isn’t missing anything that is required to be a contestant on the show, he is missing the extra things. So far, he has been able to do his performances and recordings. It might be that he was told not to travel yet.

    I disagree. I am sure all of this is covered under their exclusive 19 contract as part of being on the show. Muhammad Ali is one of their legacy clients.

  • karenc

    Tripp_ncwy:

    But it doesn’t affect him being allowed to remain a contestant on the show. The only thing that really does is whether he can perform on the show night.

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  • blkeener

    BTW, where is Lauren’s hospital mask? Isn’t she still on her death bed? Or was that just a prop? What a trouper :::cough:::sarcasm:::cough:::

    Lauren was definitely sick. She looked ready to pass out on Wed & Thu during commercial breaks. Thursday night she kept leaning her head on Paul’s shoulder.

  • blkeener

    I don’t know about other seasons, but in Season 8 they all flew to Detroit during Motown week. And I think they took a trip to Graceland at some point, as well.

    The went to Vegas last season to be mentored by Adam. I do recall Crystal almost tying the knot that weekend. [Oh how history would have rewrote itself]

  • Grammie Kari

    When Bo Bice, Amy Adams, and Katherine McPhee got sick on the tour, I couldn’t figure out why they didn’t have the 11th place person take their place while they were out sick.

    Didn’t Matt Rogers do some mic work and MCing during Season 3?

    Maybe something can be worked out for the tour that the 11th place person does tour but Casey is in whenever he can be. It may mean he doesn’t perform every night or every city, but his health comes first. Just some thoughts…

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