Is Adam Lambert A Diva?

Thanks for the article, mj. Wish MSNBC would see this…

Maybe MJ can make an article on this. She’s more balanced and objective. Anyway, thanks MJ for bringing this up. Even Ryan Seacrest when asked this morning on his radio show said he does not see this attitude from Adam.

Well, Adam fans, we can start posting again on this topic.

Michelle Collins at BestWeekEver http://www.bestweekever.tv/2009/06/05/does-this-look-like-the-face-of-a-diva/ said what a delight Adam was to work with and Michael Slezak at Entertainment Weekly conducted a 5 part interview with Adam post-idol said what a joy he was and that he was delightful, Mike and Juliet show hosts thought Adam was so great they defended him in this you tube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBEKVuHLxCo .

even if you watch youtube behind-the-scenes videos of adam DURING his publicity tour you can see how nice he is to the people working with him, like while he was warming up before singing, and how he greeted all his fans warmly. even “adam bombs” met him and said there’s just something about him in person- he has a magnetic personality. it’s easy to see he’s a good person- i don’t know why people can’t see that. maybe they’re jealous he’s such a good person and make stuff up.

Extra loved Adam so much they hired him as their music correspondent for their on-line show… Courtney Hazlett, of MSNBC Gossip sound more and more like a liar.

I’m with you MJ, I don’t buy it. But considering the ridiculous hounding and stalking Adam has received over his private life lately, I wouldn’t blame him if he was rude, particularly to those camera goons breathing down his neck. Adam is way too cool and collected to be outright rude, especially to lighting people and others. He is smart enough to know it wouldn’t serve him in the least, and only do him harm. It’s a shame these unnamed sources are even quoted, and I hope their pettiness and obvious grudge clinging attitude gets them nowhere.

I don’t think I would want to be a celebrity nowadays, it’s ridiculous.

edit: uh, no

I wish someone could write an article compiling all this information about how nice Adam is and how un-diva like he is including all the recent comments coming to his defense. MJ, isn’t a full article just calling your name? LOL

Thanks MJ. Michelle Collins from “Best Week Ever” also weighed in on it too (in a hilarious way!)

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2009/06/05/does-this-look-like-the-face-of-a-diva/

So did Brian Mansfield of USA Today

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2009/06/your-weekly-random-american-idol-memo.html

Michael Slezak also tweeted

http://twitter.com/EWMichaelSlezak

# @ellmylife I can’t speak for other outlets, but Adam was absolutely delightful when he visited the Idolatry set. Heckuva nice guy!1:56 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to ellmylife

Also Lindsay Parker from the LA Times

Lindsey Parker from the LA Times tweets:
“My observations of Lambert industry anecdotes make me believe the “diva” story is 100% false. Refuse to even blog about it. Not news.”

Here’s a YouTube vid taken today of the stalkaratzi chasing Adam as he’s trying to get out of a medical complex. (BTW, that’s Quween of Kat McPhee fame protecting him!) Even though they’re really hounding him, and he’s obviously distressed, he’s STILL incredibly polite. Definitely not the behavior of a bad-tempered diva.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4jGZqDk8tw

Unless the Idol experience changed him in some fundamental way?

It’s definitely possible. None of us know Adam personally and I suspect those who worked with Adam would say nice things about him no matter what if they were close with him. So it’s hard to even speculate. Yes, he seemed nothing short of respectful and professional while on Idol, but we can’t really make a judgement based on what we see from somebody we don’t know.

With that said, I hope these rumors aren’t true. That’d be a shame.

So Courtney Hazlett actually has the title of “gossip columnist”? Doesn’t sound all that reliable…yet it’s spread like crazy.

And Michelle Collins from BWE is hilarious. Love it.

ETA: lol, how does Quween get around so much? Adam’s actually quite patient with them. I think I’d go crazy if that were me.

Considering all the other contestants on the show said that Adam was the person they went to for comfort and advice, and considering that Danny and the others said in an Access Hollywood interview that a lot of the backstage crew painted a nail in support of Adam, I don’t think that the Idol experience has made him less lovely as a person.

These kinds of stories surface for everyone who becomes famous. It’s just gossip, and while it’s irritating, it’s not a big deal. That said, it’s really nice to see people like MJ and Slezak and others reiterating the great things they have heard or know about Adam as a person. Thanks for that, MJ. :)

Finally, a thread about Adam – there was nothing on the front page for a while and I was starting to get the jitters.

Well, Matt, you’re right, we don’t know him. But we have seen behind the scenes footage from his NY appearances, where fans videotaped him being polite and friendly even when being mobbed. Those videos also show him having very polite conversations with multiple people working for the Early Show, etc. as he’s getting ready for his performances. And all the recent stalkerazzi video shows an unfailingly polite and kind person even in the face of rude and inyourface tactics. I can’t imagine he can keep his cool and remain polite to the paps, but loses his temper or acts like a diva with fans and/or professional colleagues.

No mention of being a diva, but a picture of Kris and Adam are on the cover of the new Entertainment Weekly…

… along with pictures of other reality shows! It’s a cute picture though, wearing their So What white outfits!

haha.. I read somewhere that this is something the Claymates made up in retaliation, which I think is pretty funny.

I don’t believe this because if Kris loves him, then so do I. hehe. In all seriousness though, it’s funny how one little article gets spread and is now seen as the “truth”. It’s just like the “textgate” story. I don’t believe most of the other contestants have really nice things to say about him and there’s also raw footage everywhere in which he does greet the fans at whatever publicity stop he is at.

Just based on what I’ve seen on video and read about him, he seems VERY un-diva like!

No mention of being a diva, but a picture of Kris and Adam are on the cover of the new Entertainment Weeklyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Curious, where are you seeing this?

ETA: Oh ok…I thought you meant they were sharing the cover together. NM!

In other news, MSNBC reports that Marsha from 11th grade called me and said all of you are *so stuck up* and think you’re perfect!

And Heather told BBC World News that you’re such a bitch and people only pretend to be your friend! You better be careful, because you’re turning people off and getting a reputation!

And someone wrote “Adam is gay” in the locker room! Ok, that one might be true.

I don’t get how anonymous people who can’t even come up with a specific detail, how, when or where, counts as a “story”! grr

“Well, Matt, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re right, we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know him. But we have seen behind the scenes footage from his NY appearances, where fans videotaped him being polite and friendly even when being mobbed. Those videos also show him having very polite conversations with multiple people working for the Early Show, etc. as heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s getting ready for his performances. And all the recent stalkerazzi video shows an unfailingly polite and kind person even in the face of rude and inyourface tactics. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t imagine he can keep his cool and remain polite to the paps, but loses his temper or acts like a diva with fans and/or professional colleagues.”

I think the BTS stuff that we get is only a small fraction of the interaction that Adam actually does with others, especially now that he’s in a media whirlwind. Yes, he does come across as nice. But I’m not going to automatically assume that he is nice 100% of the time. He could have a bit of a diva attitude that we don’t know about. It is possible. Just because we get some evidence that he’s not doesn’t mean he’s not.

Again, I’m not saying Adam is a diva. I’m not saying Adam is a diva. I’m not saying Adam is a diva. I’m not saying…

The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly is about reality TV. It’s got a bunch of different pictures of reality TV shows and stars.

spring2009…I was getting the jitters too, esp. with the only Adam news being this ‘Diva’ claim. I don’t know Adam, but his every move has been documented the past few months, & I’ve seen noting that fits ms. Hazlett’s description. I am really tired of seeing other articles that begin “According to MSNBC’s…” I mean she names no names, that’s pretty suspicious to me.

I still love you Adam!

Finally, a thread about Adam – there was nothing on the front page for a while and I was starting to get the jitters.

If there’s news about Adam, I’ll post it.

Otherwise? Sorry.

I’m not running a fansite here.

I would suggest relying on the many Adam websites out there to get your “fix”.

You know what I find interesting about this diva story? Not the story itself, which, IMO, is total crap. But how quickly journalists/bloggers/etc. are rushing to Adam’s defense– Slezak, bestweekever, LA Times, etc. The fact that industry people admire and like Adam enough to stick up for him in the face of what is really just a nasty piece of gossip says a lot about Adam’s true character and how much people seem to like and respect him.

Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a YouTube vid taken today of the stalkaratzi chasing Adam as heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s trying to get out of a medical complex. (BTW, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Quween of Kat McPhee fame protecting him!) Even though theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re really hounding him, and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s obviously distressed, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s STILL incredibly polite. Definitely not the behavior of a bad-tempered diva.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4jGZqDk8tw

:blink_tb: that was like watching The Blair Witch Project. Geez!

I don’t buy that MSNBC gossip either. The AI people seemed to love working with him, from Rickey Minor to Miles the stylist. Sy, that back-up singer whose twitter everyone was stalking, seemed crazy about him. I’m sure he has his bitchy moments, but don’t we all?

I like this tidbit about Adam and Kris. Diva? I don’t believe it for a second.

From MTV @ The Today Show:

“Then there was about two hours of hurry-up-and-wait. During the reports and interviews before the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  duo were slated to perform …, Kris and Adam would sneak outside to rehearse or chat with fans. They signed worlds of autographs and seemed like genial guys who à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  if their chatter proved anything à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  get along just as well off camera. Adam even noticed a pair of young girls in our section holding up signs for him, and without even asking, he signed a piece of paper for them and had a stagehand bring it over. Kind!”

http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/05/28/kris-allen-and-adam-lambert-pal-around-with-fans-each-other-at-today-taping/

If thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s news about Adam, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll post it.

Otherwise? Sorry.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not running a fansite here.

I would suggest relying on the many Adam websites out there to get your à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“fixà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

Hey mj, I’m pretty sure she was just saying that half-heartedly.

I saw little miss Courtney’s article this morning and now it has spread all over the internet. I’ve never commented anywhere before except on MJ’s blog but I commented on as many of those trash tabloid sites as possible today. I don’t believe any of this for one minute. I hope Courtney is happy now that she has tried to ruin Adam’s reputation and I don’t understand why the other sites just copied and pasted her article on their sites as of it’s fact. It’s all lies. I hope it dies down soon. I mean for goodness sake let’s give Adam some breathing room and I’m sure Kris is not happy with all of this. Don’t they realize that when they keep so much negative attention on Adam that it takes away from the press that Kris should be getting as the winner. I hope the other Idol contestants stand up for Adam. Maybe they should get together and write an article stating that this is lies.

Also, MJ…thanks so much for the job you do compiling all the AI information in this blog. It’s the best one on the net and now the only one I read. Also, even when there is controversial news you always give it your even hand and upbeat attention.

Courtney Hazlett obviously has a hidden agenda. From what I have read and heard she contacted Adam Lamberts Publicist for an interview however because of scheduling conflicts the publcist canceled. All of a sudden he became a Diva quoted by “anonymous sources”. In other words made up sources. Every behind the scenes video, everyone who has wored with him or interviewed him has had glowing comments on him. It’s a shame this hack is given free liscence to make up a bunch of lies to be vindictive. Maybe it’s time someone investigated Courtney Hazlett.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s definitely possible. None of us know Adam personally and I suspect those who worked with Adam would say nice things about him no matter what if they were close with him. So ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hard to even speculate. Yes, he seemed nothing short of respectful and professional while on Idol, but we canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really make a judgement based on what we see from somebody we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know.

You see though, it’s not just speculation. Neither Michael Slezak nor Michelle Collins are personal friends of his, so what would it benefit them to tell something other than the truth?

If competitors, even Danny Gokey say that you are just a nice, stand up guy, I guess we should believe the anonymous gossip sources. I think I wll believe what I have read, and actually seen with my own eyes. I don’t think he’s perfect, but I think he’s a really nice, respectful, helpful human being.

Unless the Idol experience changed him in some fundamental way?

That’s highly possible. It was during American Idol that, if he poked around online for five minutes or so, he would have discovered that by simply gracing it with his presence he had managed to “save” the most watched television series in the Western Hemisphere.

And he would have learned that even as a contestant, he was far and away the best thing ever to happen to the American Idol franchise, including its three biggest alumni stars who between them, have sold a mere 35 million records. But, beyond that, he would have found out that he actually was probably responsible for the invention of music itself, or if not all music, at least rock and roll.

So who could blame the guy if he began to believe the adulations from his own adoring press? Lord knows, there was enough of it going around.

It’s definitely possible. None of us know Adam personally and I suspect those who worked with Adam would say nice things about him no matter what if they were close with him. So it’s hard to even speculate.

I take your point, absolutely.

Of course they weren’t going to say anything negative, But, I was struck how down-right effusive all the peeps I interviewed were in their praise.

Having said that, fame can do a number on a person’s head for sure, so it’s true–you never know.

But then, a couple of bad moments does not a diva make.

And lastly. I really have no personal need for the rumors to be untrue. I don’t really care if Adam is nice or not, only that he entertain me. Heh.

I could never imagine Adam being a Diva. not in a million years.

like i said when adam started becoming the favorite of the competition, no matter who you are, when you start gettting to the top, everybody will try to bring you down any way they can- human nature at its worst.

I think the BTS stuff that we get is only a small fraction of the interaction that Adam actually does with others, especially now that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s in a media whirlwind. Yes, he does come across as nice. But Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not going to automatically assume that he is nice 100% of the time. He could have a bit of a diva attitude that we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know about. It is possible. Just because we get some evidence that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not.

True, we don’t see Adam 24/7. But the Adam we have seen has been consistently polite, kind, and patient (and of course I’m not saying he’s always that way. Everyone has bad days. But in a professional setting he does seem to have much more patience than the average Joe). So until I see or hear something to the contrary, I’m going to go with what I’ve seen for myself, rather than believe a couple of unnamed sources who could have been completely made up for all we know.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s definitely possible. None of us know Adam personally and I suspect those who worked with Adam would say nice things about him no matter what if they were close with him. So ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hard to even speculate.

I can buy Adam having a few bad moments. But this article pretty much described Adam as behaving horribly to pretty much EVERYONE he’s ever come in contact with in a professional and private setting. THAT, in my opinion, is beyond ridiculous.

STRAIGHT FROM VOTE FOR THE WORST! talks about how Claymates are possibly behind these stupid, untrue rumors about Adam

mj, you might want to check it out:

Remember that story we posted about Adam Lambert being a diva (well it’s like 2 posts down, so you should probably remember it)? Turns out it may have been planted by the idiot Claymates because they were mad that Adam was insulting Clay Aiken. I know, right? Clay Aiken still has fans! We’ll sit back and grab popcorn while Adam and Clay’s fans attack each other and look like morons. Entertainment value for years! Remember, these are all ugly, fat housewives who still think they can get into Clay and Adam’s pants. That makes it all the better.

Michael K is hilarious.

There was another battle in a parking lot in Beverly Hills today! A group of “pos-a-rassi” swarmed a helpless glittery unicorn who was just trying to find his way!

http://www.dlisted.com/node/32394

You see though, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not just speculation. Neither Michael Slezak nor Michelle Collins are personal friends of his, so what would it benefit them to tell something other than the truth?

I’m sure he was nice to Slezak and crew. But does Slezak follow him around everywhere he goes? He can only base his opinion on his encounter. I’m sure there are “divas” out there who don’t get their diva on everywhere they go.

I’ve met some of the nicest people back in my hometown, yet I’ve learned a few of them aren’t so nice to others. So it’s hard to say, really.

Courtney Hazlett and Anonymous “sources” vs. Michael Slezak, Michelle Collins, Chris Isaacson, Shane Scheel, etc etc etc…

I think it’s obvious who I would be more inclined to believe in this case, and which sources have more credibility.

Your first clue to the amount of authentic information in the article should be that all the sources are “anonymous’. “An anonymous music producer”, etc. Usually, when a gossip article is full of “anonymous” sources, it’s total b.s.

One person writes a negative article(courtney) about Adam but does not name sources? Please there are no sources. Unfortunatley she wrote this to get attention and that is exactly what she is getting. Well Adam you have Made it. They are telling lies now. What i am sure of is that Adam is ready mentally for this stuff. He lives his life and acts out his life in a positive, honest and humble way. It shows from the interviews , AIshows ,and the way he reacts to the STALKING rude paparazzi. Have u seen him act anything but nice? I dont think half of us in that position would be” happy go lucky “when we are going to a Dr. appt. or having a nice lunch with a friend but being hounded the whole time. The sun doesn’t shine up everyones ass when they wake up every day! He knows who he is and he is a beautiful talented SUPERSTAR and any negativity will not stop him or us from pushing him all the way to MEGA STARDOM.

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LOL. That would not surprise me.

I’ve had a flurry of emails from Adam fans who found that copycat blog run by an insane over-invested Claymate.

Since the URL is practically identical to mine, some fans think it’s me. I guess she’s been writing all kinds of nasty stuff about Adam.

What a wack-job.

I barely even followed Idol rumors back in the day, but I still remember Chris Daughtry being called a diva.

It obviously has not effected his career at all.

But this article pretty much described Adam as behaving horribly to pretty much EVERYONE heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s ever come in contact with in a professional and private setting.

To me it seems like these sources are coming from people that Adam has met and worked with on his publicity tour after the Idol competition was over. Especially since in the beginning of the article the writers says that people says that he has been difficult on stops on the publicity tour.

I don’t think that that any of these sources are coming from people that worked with him on Idol. So I think that it might be a couple of people that he met on his publicity tour, that he could have rubbed the wrong way. Maybe they are embellishing stuff or maybe he might have been rude to them for some reason.

He could have caught a bit of a diva attitude with these two sources. If he did, I don’t think that makes him a bad person, or means that he is like that all of the time. Maybe he was having a bad day, or maybe he can give off a little diva attitude at times.

I think that regardless, of whether this story is true or not, that overall Adam is probably a nice enough guy. The people at Idol seem to like him, a lot of the interviewers seem to like him.

And the contestants seem to like him, and they are the ones that have been living with him for several months, spending lots of time with him. And they have nothing but nice things to say about him.

Including the very honest and open/straight shooter ones, Danny and Anoop. Danny and Anoop are pretty honest and straightforward about stuff and they have both said nothing but good stuff about Adam. Anoop has said that in the beginning of the competition, that he didn’t think that he would like everyone but that he ended up liking everyone.

I think that Danny is very honest, and will say what’s on his mind, and he has said that Adam is a great guy and that Adam would be happy for anyone. I believe those two guys (and others) when they say that Adam is a good person.

I’m not exactly Adam’s biggest fan, but from watching Adam’s post-Idol actions I’d say he’s far from a diva, and I don’t buy this story. Adam has been nothing but classy, kind, supportive, honest, fun, etc. Kris will always be my favorite and Adam will probably never be my type of musician, but Kris and Adam inspire too much greatness for me to ever see Adam as a diva-type. Kradam was really one of the best top 2s we’ve ever had, if not the best.

And if he really did do that, people have their bad days, probably nothing out of the ordinary, I’d have to see more Adam bad days before I actually see him as a diva..

I find that MSNBC hit piece to be absolutely ludicrous, not because I see Adam as 100% perfect all the time, he is human after all, but because from people who have actually worked with him directly including AI folks like Rickey Minor, Michael Orland, Miles Siggins, all the other Idols that actually lived and competed with him for months and many former colleagues such as those mj quoted we have heard many times over how professional, down to earth and just nice Adam is. Most of these people have professional reputations too and I do not for one second believe that they would continually sing his praises if he hadn’t earned it.

I know we see what they show us on tv but I always found it unfailingly polite that he always acknowledged the band and collaborators like Rickey Minor and Michael Orland after his AI perfomances, maybe that is just years of theater training but he was one of the only ones who ever did it on the show and he did it every time.

In the Idolatry interview he even went out of his way to defend the back up singers and sound engineers when Slezak commented on the poor sound mixing during his Cryin’ performance. That is not someone who is taking all the credit for himself and being a “diva”.

The part about being rude to fans is an outright lie, we have testimonials from fans that have met him (very effusive ones from The Adam Lambert Connection) and there are miles of you tube videos of some of his NY performances that show him interacting with fans, smiling, hugging, taking pictures and signing autographs until he is pulled away by his handlers and he consistently apologizes for not having more time.

I can’t add much more than what’s been said, but I agree with everyone that Adam seems like a great guy.

Kris has on multiple occasions mentioned how amazing and nice and friendly Adam is. Kris has a TERRIBLE poker face as Slezak noted. I mean, that boy cannot lie to save his life. His face tells everything. So I’m going to trust Kris’ terrible acting skills along with the general impression Adam has given off during his ridiculously jam-packed media frenzy. I mean his life has been so mediated that if he really was a diva I’d think we’d have seen it by now.

Since the URL is practically identical to mine, some fans think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s me. I guess sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been writing all kinds of nasty stuff about Adam.

What a wack-job.

She has. Her blog is serious anti-Adam venom.

As for the Diva thing; How can anyone who’s watched todays Pap video in garage with Quweenie think that boy is a Diva. He was obviously freaked out yet he stayed so polite. I can tell I wouldn’t have been nearly as nice in those circumstances, but then again I am a Diva. :king_tb:

From me on the MSNBC page:

In my haste to put information out to Adam’s fans, I did not get permission to post the comments from MJ’s blog and I can’t figure out how to delete them. My sincere apology.

BB

I have read from different people that they are hearing about this on their radio stations. These are “real people”, and are saying the djs are repeating what Hazlett said in her article. I am really, really disliking that woman.

I think it is silly to worry about every negative thing said about Adam even if it is a hack job by a woman at MSNBC (who is probably now more famous than she has ever been in her life). He’s famous now and people can say what they want (and they will!). I just want to support Adam’s music and see him perform. I’m going to the AI tour and I’ve bought all of his AI music and videos except for No Boundaries. I won’t do that even for Adam!

If Adam worried about this MSNBC hack as much as his fans he would have a Susan Boyle meltdown! Leave all the craziness to the Claymates.

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I did a little research, and it looks like that rumor came straight out of the ass of that wack-job John Paulus, who claims he had an affair with Clay Aiken.

Nothing to see here, peeps.

Wow.. Sounds very similiar to what happened to Kris. Someone starts a smear campaign and the news media takes it as the truth. It’s amazing how little facts really play a part in the media.

The fact that this article relies on “unnamed sources” doesn’t say much for it’s credibility. Are these the same unnamed sources that told the National Enquirer that Adam and Kris weren’t on speaking terms? That article also referred to “diva behavior” by Adam and turned out to be 100% bull.

We all blow a fuse now and then so I don’t doubt Adam can have his moments but as for the idea that he acts like some rampaging diva 24/7 – color me skeptical.

I didn’t buy those accusations either. I just read on VFTW that the story may have been planted by angry Claymates!! I wouldn’t be surprised.

Oops, just saw your comment above mine, MJ. I guess I’m late with that news. :)

Wow, I just watched the youtube clip that Zsus posted. The one where Adam is just trying to get to his car at the medical complex. The press is relentless. It’s heartbreaking to see this happen. I mean I know there is going to be press but it’s almost dangerous the way they were acting. I sure hope this is not going to be the norm for Adam. I mean reporting is one thing but chasing someone down on stairs until he can’t move is just cruel.

Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a YouTube vid taken today of the stalkaratzi chasing Adam as heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s trying to get out of a medical complex.

Ridiculous! I don’t care what anyone says–just because someone is a celebrity doesn’t mean they sign up for that crap. He is literally being hounded like a pack of dogs after a rabbit.
I can’t believe after asking them politely if he could just get to his car that one of the paps said if he gave them the peace sign they’d let him go. He has to bargain with them just to get to his car?? And then even when he did it they kept after him.
I can’t say much for TMZ, but from what I’ve seen, even if they do ask dippy-assed questions, they at least don’t block celebs from getting where they want to go or practically blackmail–yes, I said blackmail–them to get a picture.

AI/19 had better get his bodyguard back or they’re going to lose him. If these guys behave this way just to get a picture, just think what some crazed fan (or hater) might do.

Jes*s!! this pisses me off–just like some of the ridiculous DC fans behaving so badly that David had to make a statement about it on his website. I have a lot of empathy for anyone who ever becomes famous if this is the type of shit they have to put up with on a daily basis. I’ll repeat what I said at the top of this post–just because you wanted to be famous doesn’t mean you wanted asshole paps to treat you like a piece of meat. No one signs up for that, no one deserves to be treated like that–and no one should have to “expect” it as part of the “fame deal”.

The Diva comments are bullshit. ANYONE who knows Adam or has worked with Adam will tell you that. If he were rude to fans, we’d hear about it first hand. there is no doubt.

If he was rude, he was treated rudely first.

Find one named source on record. Then we’ll talk.

The only sourceless information out of this mess that I TOTALLY buy? That the Claymates are to blame. LOL

ETA: And now that a poster below has implied that fans who believe this might be gullible, I find it appropriate to emphasize that I was kidding. LOL

A good rule of thumb:

When any reporter cites an anonymous source, it’s best to just assume the reporter made it up. Anonymous sources have zero credibility.

John Paulus has turned his one night stand with Clay into a career of playing “poke the crazy claymates with a stick.” His new obsession is Adam Lambert, so of course he’s taking advantage of the Clay-Adam dustup to draw attention to himself. He’s claiming somebody at TWOP traced the msnbc article to a Claymate. I’m on TWOP all the time, in the Adam thread and no such thing has occurred. Just the usual OTT stuff that gets threads there shut down. I figured gullible fans on both sides would fall for it but not Dave, who usually has a better bs meter than that.

Thanks for clearing this! But all Adam fans know this is not true anyway, we all know Adam is gracious, sweet and nice. Not just based on seeing how he behaved on idol stage, but I’m sure all of his fans out there have seen most of his pre-idol or post-idol videos including performances, interviews and even pap vid, and he is nothing but gracious to everyone. Well, and there are many people who have actually met him, and they can confirm that for sure.

Now people are just trying to “create” Adam news, we’ve read enough these kinda stories. Even something that we saw or heard in person can still be fake, so the best way to distinguish is follow our heart, think logically. Believing whatever is told is a behavior of 3-year-old or under.

The diva story is utter bullshit. That kid is so agressively nice it’s ridiculous.

And I’m alarmed by the stalkeraizi. Adam needs a bodyguard, stat.

they actually talked about this on the radio today when I was driving…. the DJ said it didn’t surprise him Adam was a diva, since he “fit the type”. I assumed it was a homophobic joke.

welcome to fame, Idols.

The entertainment reporter on my local radio station WBMX told a pretty close version of that story this morning on the radio when I was going to work. She said that she is “hearing from “reliable” sources that Adam is a diva and hard to work with. “

It’s crazy. I wouldn’t for one minute believe that Adam is Diva-like, based on all of the interviews that ANYONE EVER affiliated with Adam have said (e.g., members of the Zodiac Show, the Upright Cabaret, Kevin at TheBestArts, cast members of Wicked and The Ten Commandments, and so on). You really think he changed his personality in three weeks or months? That’s ridiculous. Hazlet wanted some press and she got some. The only thing that really matters is that he has a great career, and it certainly appears that he (and Kris, so you don’t think I’m only speaking as an Adam supporter) will do just fine.

This is all so pathetic..and if this is attributable to the Claymates, they need to get over themselves post haste. I can’t wait for the Tour to start, so that Adan and the other Idols can get back to the task at hand: performing.

they actually talked about this on the radio today when I was drivingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. the DJ said it didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t surprise him Adam was a diva, since he à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“fit the typeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . I assumed it was a homophobic joke.

This is more what I fear from rumors like these. IMO, it takes quite a bit less to harm the reputation/credibility/potential popularity of a person in Adam’s position than it would your everyday Everyman. I’ll underestimate neither the fervor or the venom of the “haters.”

the Claymates ruin all they touch……

Just found this post in Adam’s defense:
http://www.rantrave.com/Rant/Adam-Lambert-redefines-diva.aspx

“Hey mj, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m pretty sure she was just saying that half-heartedly.”

That is the truth.

Sorry to offend MJ

I was fortunate enough to see Adam (and Kris) at Fox NY when he was interviewed and when he performed Mad World, about 10 feet in front of me. He was a perfect gentleman. He was friendly, polite, did what was asked of him, signed autographs, and took pictures with anyone who wanted them. He definitely has that star-magnetism, but, additionally, his sweet and sincere personality came through as well. He never said one unkind word and was truly a delight. I, myself, thought how proud his parents must be of him. He is a tremendous talent and yet he is so grounded. I can’t help but wonder if all this “diva talk” is, in fact, “anti-gay” talk. What a sad commentary on the media. Adam has given us all nothing but joy watching him and listening to him sing and perform. I hope Adam pays no attention to this prejudice. I can’t wait to see him soar and to enjoy his talent for many years to come. Good luck, Adam, and God bless!

Looks like Quween is traveling with the paparazzi now. Poor Adam, that video disturbs me. The guy needs a permanent handler. It does not look safe for him to be out by himself!

The entertainment reporter on my local radio station WBMX told a pretty close version of that story this morning on the radio when I was going to work. She said that she is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hearing from à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“reliableà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  sources that Adam is a diva and hard to work with. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“

This is what upsets me the most about this whole thing, one scurrilous gossip segment that is clearly unsubstantiated bullshit is one thing but when other media starts picking it up and repeating it verbatim with no attempt to corroborate anything it becomes something that could actually be damaging to Adam’s career. Even though he already has so much press he is really only beginning his career and for all we know he doesn’t even have a signed contract yet so for this kind of bullshit to be said about him really starts to feel like a smear campaign and it makes me angry and sad that some people seem to want to just tear him down.

I’d really like to thank mj and others like Michael Slezak who have put some positive things out there.

That is the truth.

Sorry to offend MJ

A little wink or something would help.

There were fans who literally got angry with me when I didn’t post about their favorite everyday. Or, when I posted about other Idols more than their favorite.

I’ve been at this for nearly 4 years, and I’ve experienced everything.

I just wanted to make clear what I’m up to here. If you are a fan of one Idol only, and not the show, I’m probably not going to come through for you.

By this time next year, I’ll be on to Season 9. I’ll be posting as much about Adam and Kris then as I do about the Davids now–only when there’s some major news.

You know at first i thought Adam was a humble guy,The more I see him in interviews the more cocky he gets.I dont think that means he’s a diva through

I think the BTS stuff that we get is only a small fraction of the interaction that Adam actually does with others, especially now that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s in a media whirlwind. Yes, he does come across as nice. But Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not going to automatically assume that he is nice 100% of the time. He could have a bit of a diva attitude that we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know about. It is possible.

No one is nice 100% of the time. But that doesn’t automatically make them a diva.

But this:

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t imagine he can keep his cool and remain polite to the paps, but loses his temper or acts like a diva with fans and/or professional colleagues.

Yes. If he had license to be rude and diva-like to anyone, it’s the paps who trap him in stairwells and shit like that. Yet he says “thank you” and asks “can I just go to my car, please?” and actually STOPS AND FULFILLS A REQUEST TO MAKE A PEACE SIGN FOR A PICTURE, and I’m supposed to believe he’s being rude to fans and colleagues behind the scenes? The people who are actually more instrumental to his career? Ooooooooooookay.

Just because we get some evidence that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not.

And just because “unnamed sources” claim he is, doesn’t mean he is.

This is an unwinnable debate, and I’m not really that concerned with it, so I’ll shut up now, but I had to put in my two cents with my one comment on this subject. Not that anyone cares. Hee. :)

I think this is to be expected from the media against a gay contestant. But, it might end up being a good thing for Adam. He was this very popular guy with all the media loving him. It backfired and then he came in second on the heels of homophobia, anti-christian, anti-pimp, questionable text voting, and people not able to register a single vote for Adam in 3 hours of voting time on the East Coast. Now, people are coming to Adam’s defense in his honor. Americans like to tear people down – that give’s them great joy. Then, once they’re down they can then be appreciated again. It’s a sick cycle but we see it all the time.

People are now coming to Adam’s defense and that’s a good thing. He’s been nothing but polite, and people know that even if they don’t like his music. People also know a smear campaign when they see one, and he will get some sympathy too.

I think this is to be expected from the media against a gay contestant.

I think this is to be expected from the media against any celebrity who is the flavor of the month. I don’t think his sexual preference has anything to do with it.

There were similar stories about Taylor Hicks and Chris Daughtry during Season 5. They got spread around, too. There were the David Archuleta Dad stories last year that wouldn’t die.

It’s par for the course.

You know at first i thought Adam was a humble guy,The more I see him in interviews the more cocky he gets.I dont think that means heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a diva through

Bubblegum – would you mind sharing some links to these “cocky” interviews? I seemed to have missed every single one of them. TIA!

As many have said, it’s really hard to speculate since none of us know Adam personally.

But…everyone has a bad day now and again. There have been days here and there throughout my career where I haven’t been nice to the people at work. They know I’m nice…I was just having a bad day. I’d hate for the true story to be that Adam simply woke up on the wrong side of the bed and now people are reporting that he’s a “diva,” which based on what I’ve seen from him could very well be the case.

looks like we have another smear campaign post-season, just like the ridiculous crappy text messaging smear.

Yikes. According to that article posted above–the “Adam Lambert Redefines Diva” one–the author of the MSNBC article caused a stir once when she referred to Spike Lee as “uppity.” If that’s the case, then unfortunately I wouldn’t be surprised if she started the whole Adam = diva thing out of some homophobic stereotype.

Adam and Kris obviously have a lot going for them right now, but it must be frustrating to have to deal with people being able to make random claims on the internet about you, via “anonymous sources,” that then get spread around as truth.

LOL. That would not surprise me.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had a flurry of emails from Adam fans who found that copycat blog run by an insane over-invested Claymate.

Since the URL is practically identical to mine, some fans think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s me. I guess sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been writing all kinds of nasty stuff about Adam.

What a wack-job.

Damn, that idiot is still around? If I were less sane, I would go over their and screw around for shits and grins, but playing around with the crazies just makes you one of them. At one point she was pretty much taking to herself. She has followers now?

As for John Paulus. I wish he, Clay, and the Claymates would all just rent a place where they can sling their crazy shit back and forth. It’s a weird synergy going on among those entities…..

The more I see him in interviews the more cocky he gets.

I call bullshit! Not buying the above statement or anything the press releases without an actual person’s name and reasons/instances of the “diva” remark. :thumbdown_tb:

MSNBC has always treated Adam in a negative way-they are like the new “National Enquirer”. “Unnamed sources” indeed. Please. What a crock. What I really think? Adam is a perfectionist, and I believe he insists that lighting, arrangements etc. be perfect. His mama didn’t raise no fool. In this way, most great artists ARE divas. Funny how he has given up his time pre-idol to volunteer for many different projects in which he profited not at all-such as the song he recorded for the figure skater-unnamed or credited. (See icenetwork.com for the story)

In response to:
KrazeeK120

“As many have said, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s really hard to speculate since none of us know Adam personally.

Butà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦everyone has a bad day now and again. There have been days here and there throughout my career where I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t been nice to the people at work. They know Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m niceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I was just having a bad day. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d hate for the true story to be that Adam simply woke up on the wrong side of the bed and now people are reporting that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“diva,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which based on what Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen from him could very well be the case.”

It’s interesting how we all see things differently. I’ve never, ever seen Adam act diva-like. Never.

Yikes. According to that article posted aboveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Adam Lambert Redefines Divaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’the author of the MSNBC article caused a stir once when she referred to Spike Lee as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“uppity.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Now why does this not surprise me? From the second I read her “scoop,” I thought the word “diva” was simply a code word meant to steer readers right back to Adam’s sexual orientation. I doubt she would have ever used “diva” to refer to a heterosexual male, no matter how blatantly rude or offensive his conduct was.

BTW, can someone please tell me how to respond to someone with the quote.

Michelle Collins from Best Week Ever also comes to Adam’s defense
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2009/06/05/does-this-look-like-the-face-of-a-diva/
not sure why it didn’t come out as an automatic click, but she did say that the time he spent with them he was not a diva at all.

I think this is to be expected from the media against any celebrity who is the flavor of the month. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think his sexual preference has anything to do with it.

Totally agreed. Next week or month it’ll be someone else. He’ll be fine, so long as he doesn’t live up to the words they are spreading about him.

Plus, there is no real evidence to make this a huge controversy. I don’t think people outside of the bubble are even going to bat an eye at these rumors.

ETA: I also just read that Courtney Hazlett apparently used to work at Ok! Magazine.

That’s all I’m saying…

Just found this post in Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s defense:
http://www.rantrave.com/Rant/Adam-Lambert-redefines-diva.aspx

This rant was very well done, imo. Thanks for bringing that by.

Chris Daughtry was called a diva many times. True or not, it was a term used to describe him.

BTW, can someone please tell me how to respond to someone with the quote.

BestAI…..Simply highlight, right-click and copy your desired post. Then go to bottom of this box, click “B-Quote”, then right-click and paste.

Well that is why Ms. Hazlett is a gossip columnist, gossip is what people are saying about other people not what is necessarily true, reporting on confirmable facts that would be called news or journalism or it used to be.

The line between gossip and news is so blurred these days.

When you are suddenly famous not only do relatives and friends you don’t know come out of the wood work so do people who have an axe to grind against one for whatever reason. I have seen it happen to others, the bitter ex-girlfriend, the person owed money, a jealous professional rival etc. Some gossip columnists have such a hate on for some people one can only speculate it’s personal, like said celebrity rejected this person in a personal way and so they use their column to trash them at every turn. Just saying.

Cookie and Archie have been pretty lucky it seems in that respect. Well poor Archie had to put up with stories about his dad all season long.

Since Adam had already attained a level of success in Hollywood or Hell Ay as Ted Casablanca another gossip columnist would say, no doubt these people are indeed floating around and are happy to provide those insider anon tips.

I don’t know what to think or say, but I wouldn’t be surprised.

The only reason i thought he was cocky was because of the audition.When Kara asked if he was the next american idol.Adam responded right away
that he thought so.I thought it was cocky.In his interviews he acts like he’s
going to be the biggest shit after Elvis.He’s more blind than his fans lol.

i dont think he’s a diva though.I think Adam is better than a diva.He seems happy about the “platform” he got.I dont see him taking advange or treating
people differant because of it.He just seems cocky about his future.

The only reason i thought he was cocky was because of the audition.When Kara asked if he was the next american idol.Adam responded right away that he thought so.I thought it was cocky.

LOL Ok, but out of curiosity, what would you have him say? No? :-)

I wouldnt of liked him to say NO .He just seemed so sure of himself.He could of not answered it or said “Let me prove it to you” with one of his sexy winks.lol.

I think this is to be expected from the media against any celebrity who is the flavor of the month. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think his sexual preference has anything to do with it.

There were similar stories about Taylor Hicks and Chris Daughtry during Season 5. They got spread around, too. There were the David Archuleta Dad stories last year that wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t die.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s par for the course.

absolutely true, what really bugs me isn’t the stalkerazzi (tmz, perezhilton) or some blogger (no offense MJ) creating this “news”, it is when a supposed “news” outlet like msnbc or even a “entertainment news” outlet like ew, people or even US make up “news” under an absolute BS veil of legitimacy.

there was a time, not very long ago when people working for a “news” organization who put out unsubstantiated “news” the way persons at msnbc / nbc, AP, cnn, cbs, ew, people, US, etc. have over the past two years that i’ve followed AI would have not only been fired but would have been blackballed in the industry. it is sad that we cannot trust the “news” anymore.

while we are talking about a somewhat trivial matter here in american idol (no offense everybody here at the glorious mjsbigblog.com), unfortunately all to often the same is true with more substantial news. it isn’t even a lack of source checking anymore, supposedly legitimate news organizations will take a sentence out of a speech or paper completely out of context and absolutely pummel people just to make a story more interesting. this is often despite the fact that the context of said speech / paper or even a word or sentence immediately before or after the mis-construed sentence gives lie to their “reporting”. (please note that i am specifically refraining from adding any specific examples here in order to hopefully keep any political / religious or some other debate out of this comment stack)

A good rule of thumb:

When any reporter cites an anonymous source, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s best to just assume the reporter made it up. Anonymous sources have zero credibility.

You mean like Deep Throat?

This isn’t even in the stratosphere of importance, nor the reporter or outlet as respected as those regarding the story surrounding Watergate, but I think it’s better to look at things in context. Some anonymous sources are quite credible. (Yes, I know W&B did have someone on the record, I’m just sayin’)

This one? Not so much.

Is it wrong that I’m proud that I’d never heard the name John Paulus before today? Off to Worst…

I don’t see what the BFD is about being called a “Diva” and hard to work with.

So what? I doubt if it’s going to hurt Adam’s career. It’s just being done to stir up the fans and get hits on the MSNBC web site.

Don’t forget, AI is a Fox network show. MSNBC is in competition with FNN, also a Fox network show. Well, really no competition, but they like to think they are.

I can’t think of anyone that the “Diva” moniker ruined their career. Can anyone else?

ETA: Didn’t someone up above say that the same woman who wrote the article said previously that Spike Lee is “uppity?”

Well, Diva and uppity are code words, in case some of you didn’t catch it. When a man is called a Diva, it’s insinuating he is gay. When an African American is called uppity, it’s the code word for an old reference to African Americans who “don’t know their place”, i.e. they move into a “white” neighborhood, have money, drive a nice car. The phrase is “uppity ni##er” and it’s disgusting.

Don’t most of the contestants, when asked outright if they think they’re the next American Idol, answer YES? Why would they be auditioning if they didn’t think they could win? Simon’s always harping on people to “believe in yourself.” Don’t see what’s cocky about that.

And, Bubblegum, I’d still love to read some of those interviews you’re talking about, especially where Adam “acts like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be the biggest shit after Elvis”. That sounds like a good one! ;)

This was posted on Adam’s Official Site:

HERE IS A LIST OF THE LIES THAT THE MSNBC REPORT COURTNEY HAZLETT HAS SPREAD. THE TRUTH ABOUT HER IS COMING OUT!!

Ok, I :lifted this post from someone else but worth repeating!!

Former articles by Courtney Hazlett:

Courtney lies about Clay Aiken mag cover deal:
http://www.jossip.com/the-real-story-behind-clay-aikens-coming-out-20080...

Courtney lies about Ryan Seacrest/Larry King:
http://www.jossip.com/ryan-seacrest-giving-katie-couric-a-run-for-larry-...

Courtney lies about Anna Wintour’s Hilary Clinton quote:
http://mediamatters.org/research/200801220006?f=h_latest

Courtney lies about James Frey (manages to out-lie a liar!) & article is removed:
http://www.observer.com/2008/frey-no-lies

Courtney calls Spike Lee “uppity” and must make a public apology:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/06/courtney-hazlett-msnbc-ta_n_105...

Courtney refers to Owen Wilson’s suicide attempt as a “dress rehearsal” for Heath Ledger’s death:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/22/msnbc-gossip-reporter-on-_n_827...

Courtney refers to arthouse moviegoers as “elite, effete”
http://mediamatters.org/blog/200901220008

I’m sure there’s probably more out there, lol.

Busy girl, Courtney is!!! Here’s my advice, dear:

Step 1: Open mouth;
Step 2: Insert foot;
Step 3: Close mouth;
Step 4: When turning blue, remove foot;
Step 5: Start over at Step 1 with other foot!!!

Is it wrong that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m proud that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d never heard the name John Paulus before today? Off to Worstà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I’m still trying to figure out who the hell this Paulus guy is LOL.

So true, weareallinnocent! I was sooooo shocked when I heard Kris say at his audition that “there are better singers out there” then proceeded to win the “singing competition”……Perhaps they were surprised at the question?

Is it wrong that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m proud that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d never heard the name John Paulus before today? Off to Worstà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m still trying to figure out who the hell this Paulus guy is LOL.

Ignorance is bliss believe me!

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think of anyone that the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Divaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  moniker ruined their career. Can anyone else?

Taylor Hicks got labeled that (and, granted, a whole lot worse) and while I can’t say it ruined his career, it sure didn’t help.

edit: Totally against my guidelines to rally the troups! READ MY GUIDELINES

You said it tomsuzuki , we could write a book on this sad state of affairs.

[And we would use fact checkers, it seems the fact checker has gone the way of the dodo bird]

That said, being called a diva does not hurt a celebrity since most celebrities are EXPECTED to behave like a diva and when they don’t, that is the big NEWS and pleasant surprise.

“Why shucks, Ma, that Adam Lambert is just a sweet young man. Who’d have thunk it. His mama raised him right.”

That is why David Cook is so appealing.

“Can I ask this poster for a reason or will I be edited :question_ee:”

He seems to have that level of confidence to be a diva. Besides, he’s been in LA for quite awhile already. People who see him as “new artist” with that much confidence will label him as diva imo. Tbh, I can’t be bothered. He’s Adam.

Of course Adam has never shown any indication of being a ‘diva’ but the people or person who thinks he is being cocky post-idol I am assuming they are talking about how he has responded about Clay among others. Clay who has the right to say what he wants made a comment about Adam and Adam responded and he had every right as well. What was he suppose to say, I’m so sorry that I made your ears bleed? I mean when asked a dozen times about the whole texting scandal he could have been cocky and said well that makes sense because everyone knows I should have won. But instead he defended Kris and the results and have told people to just calm down about it and accept it. He wasn’t shocked that he didn’t win but instead was happy for Kris and happy that he made it to the finale. That doesn’t sound cocky at all.

I think that his true fans and the music industry know that this is all a bunch of BS so I don’t think it will hurt his career or his feelings. When he hears about it he will probably just let it roll off his back and have a little laugh about it. He comes off as a strong individual who doesn’t let petty things like this get to him. It just makes the Adam-haters look desparate and pathetic.

I have no worries for Adam at all. Isn’t there a saying: You know you’ve hit it big when the tabloids start talking about you and I chalk this up to tabloid journalism.

BTW, can someone please tell me how to respond to someone with the quote.

BestAIà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..Simply highlight, right-click and copy your desired post. Then go to bottom of this box, click à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“B-Quoteà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , then right-click and paste.

You also have to click on “close tags” after you paste or your post will not do the quote correctly.

Bubblegum,

That isn’t an example of a post Idol interview
That is an example of a pre-Idol audition.

It’s okay that you see him as ‘cocky’; and
seeing your evidence, I am ‘certain’ he is not.

If Adam had watched any of the previous year’s auditions, he would know that the judges like it when you display that kind of confidence and he strikes me as a boy who does his homework. As Simon would say if you don’t think you can win why are you wasting our time.

Bubblegum, your post said that at first you thought he was humble and subsequent interviews made you think he was cocky. The AI audition was the first we saw of him, so I don’t understand. I think he explained in the interview with Larry King that he said “I think so.” because he thought that AI was testing his confidence as they often do. I don’t see the cockiness come through in his interviews, in fact, I see someone who gives credit to all the other contestants talent especially Kris. With all the crap he’s had to take, including votes against him because of who he is and not how he sings, which even Kris acknowledges might have happened in his Idolatry interview, I think he’s remained very open, honest and refreshingly complimentary of everyone who’s helped him on this journey. If you’ve got other sources, please enlighten me.

Also, I think the MSNBC story is a crock — just an attempt to get more hits on their website (which equals more ad revenue for them). There are a lot of media folks (Michael Slezak, Michelle Collins, Brian Mansfield) commenting that Adam was kind and polite to everyone when they met. And as far as Adam being rude to fans — I’m not buying it. I don’t think Adam is perfect, but I find it hard to believe that someone as poised and media-savvy as he is would risk being rude, especially in light of how patient he has been with the parasitic papparazzi.

Adam comes across as a very straight-forward, witty, confident person with a personality to yearn for in a bff (fun & daring; caring and supportive). That is from my observation from his Idol run. Well, he is a “male diva” alright if it means he is a rare and outstanding musical talent. But the “diva attitude?” Far from it.

Success comes with a price, and negative publicity is always attached to fame. Good or bad, at the end of the day, publicity is still publicity.

I have already written an e-mail to Hazlettà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s editor at MSNBC. I think she needs a few more. Here is her e-mail address:

Entertainment editor at MSNBC:

Oh, Dear Lord please no!

You will hurt him more, just let it go. People are occasionally going to say bad things about him and it’s not the end of the world, nor will it harm his career.

If she’s going to post a retraction it will be because of his pr people or another journalist showing her publicly that she’s wrong. TBH, I’m not sure it really matters with something as trivial as this.

Let it die the death it deserves. It’s already gotten too much attention.

People in Hollywood know Adam. He’s a great guy, and they know it. Young Hollywood has this article just out
http://www.hollywoodlife.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=RSS\Gossip\20090605\YHA-Countdown-Part-V-Top-5-Potential-Viral-Sensations.xml&cat=Gossip&pcur=1&ipp=10&pageid=1#YHA_Countdown!_Part_V:_Tmop_5_Potential_Viral_Sensations

They ranked his speech as the one most looked forward to above Ed, and Kara is giving him the award. ET is covering.

He’s got a lot of street cred and respect where it matters. So what if some judgmental people want to dissect his words and actions and try to fuel hate. All stars have these people after them. Adam being gay will get the Diva stuff.

The only reason i thought he was cocky was because of the audition.When Kara asked if he was the next american idol.Adam responded right away that he thought so.I thought it was cocky.

LOL Ok, but out of curiosity, what would you have him say? No? :-)

Exactly my thoughts, he showed confidence, in fact Kris in his audition footage was so unconfident that Simon slammed him for it. Adam knows he has talent and has worked his whole life to improve and get to where he is now, it would be absolutely disingenuous to say that he doesn’t believe he is talented. Adam is who he is and he is comfortable and confident in his skin, you may dislike that but personally that is part of what I love about him. IMO he always acted like he was confident in his own abilities and knew how he wanted to present himself but he never ever came across to me as “cocky” or arrogant or like he thought he was better than everyone else. He has gone on and on interviews about how much he admired the other Idols, Kris and Allison in particular and thought they were incredibly talented.

I notice that when people do go on the record they say only nice things about Adam. This Courtney has posted other things under her “gossip” column that have ended up being untrue. It must be a slow news day. Plus, I’m surprised MSNBC would even take a minute to think about any of the American Idol contestants. lol

Adam is confident yes, but a diva?? Diva is such a code word. I mean, she doesn’t call him cocky or arrogant… but a diva?? lol I’m sure Adam is laughing this one off too.

I remember some video or something of Adam where he says when he got asked that question if hes the next american idol he thought oh they are just testing me to see if I am confident, so he gave them the answer he believed they wanted to hear.

You know at first i thought Adam was a humble guy,The more I see him in interviews the more cocky he gets.I dont think that means heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a diva through

I think you are seeing what you want to see (the cockiness) because I don’t see that whatsoever.

Don’t know if this is news but my June 13 issue arrived sometime this week (I’ve been away). Has cover pic of Lady Ga Ga. There’s a full page article w/pic of Adam (Glambert) and Gene Simmons (KISS). No big reveal from what I’ve scanned so far. He basically states interest in his sexuality and “alternativeness” has been over-hyped, yada yada. The May 28 issue also looks like there’s an Adam article. Maybe this is old news to some of you, anyway, will try to post later when I’m done unpacking and can sit down and read full article and this thread.

I remember hearing in one of Adam’s many interviews that he said yes to the “Are you the next American Idol” question because he thought that was the answer they were looking for — and based on the package they used closing the show that he “must have given them what they wanted” (a little paraphrase).

Kris almost didn’t get through because of his humility. Adam has always come across to me as confident but not arrogant. This is a man who has made his living by singing for years, so he better be confident in his abilities.

Regarding Courtney Hazlett, I have been victim of those “people are saying” attacks before. When I’ve asked who the people are, I have never gotten names. Usually when this kind of innuendo is spoken, it means that the “people” are you and your best friend (and probably no one else). I never believe this stuff — never.

Forgot to add, Rolling Stone article, June 13.

Awhile back someone was asking for a link to Adam’s “chair interview”… I think this is what they were referring to…scroll down and click on play and there you have it!

http://www.rickey.org/?p=11581

That is why David Cook is so appealing.

Well, a lot of things make him appealing, if you ask me. But he too faced the “arrogant,” “pompous,” “cocky” monikers. (Notably, not “diva” but then, most folks don’t think he’s gay. ;-)) And, as it turns out, he answered the audition question EXACTLY the same way as Adam! LOL

I don’t think he’s a diva but I am getting tired of Adam Lambert. He and his handlers should take care because he’s getting to be a bit overexposed.

BestWeekEver has a really funny response to this story. Its nice that other outlets that have personally dealt with Adam are refuting this story.

“When Kara asked if he was the next american idol.Adam responded right away
that he thought so.I thought it was cockyWhen Kara asked if he was the next american idol.Adam responded right away
that he thought so.I thought it was cocky”

- Adam answered this in an interview (I think in Idol Extra) that the reason why he said “I think so” was because he was feeling that they were testing his confidence level that’s why he was forced to answer that way. If you can rewind and hear the background, someone coached him to say yes and he said yes afterwards.

“He just seems cocky about his future.”

- I would not say that he is being cocky just because he has a a vision of how to make his dreams a reality. It’s good to have set of goals and have a direction rather than striking anywhere.

All i did was state a opinon and people get crazy.I think Adam is cocky but he’s not a diva.Although why did he have people paint his toenails? I dont even think Carrie or Kelly have people paint there toenails.Anyway I think Adam comes off as cocky in interviews.He couldnt admit that ROF was a horriable
performance that should be down in worst performances but he thought it
was okay? Atleast he admitted that in madworld he missed a note.Its my
opinon.I’m aloud to think Adam is cocky.I dont think he’s humble really.
If you want humble look up Kelly Clarkson,Carrie Underwood,David Archuleta,
David Cook,Katherine Mcphee,Jordin Sparks.I may get hated for this but even Kris Allen.

David Cook might of said “yes” at the are you the american idol question but he never came off as sure of himself or that he could be the next biggest shit.
He always looked unsure when people asked if he was going to be the next
big thing.Adam just gives a big laugh and says “Maybe”.I forget what interview that was.

Best AI:

Under the Quick tags you just click

B-Quote
And when you want to end the quote you click Close Tags

The two tags should be surrounding the text you wish to quote.

I swear to god, Perez Hilton is bi-polar. I get whiplash from his mood swings.

http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-05-claymates-start-rumors-about-glambert

Or maybe the only thing Perez hates more than Adam is Clay and his Claymates.

looks like we have another smear campaign post-season, just like the ridiculous crappy text messaging smear.

This is hardly a smear campaign. This won’t hurt Adam. Look at the stuff said about A list stars, or even other up and comers like Adam, on a daily basis. Unless you become a trainwreck like Lindsay Lohan, a little tweeking in the press and/or a little gossip won’t hurt. The stuff I’ve been reading online makes it sound like the fans are taking this personally on Adam’s behalf, which, to me, is worrying a bit more about this than matters. He won’t end up with a “diva” rep, this will fall to the wayside with the next AI “scandal.” And if he does end up with a bit of a question mark about his personal behavior? Well that only enhances ones appeal in Hollywood. I don’t think a lick of it is true, but if it is, who the hell cares. And if it’s not, again, it seems like it is going to hurt the fans more than it will actually hurt Adam.

Adam has only ever made a comment about the Clay situation when he was directly asked in an interview to respond to it and even then he made one comment and then moved on, the media (and some fans) are the only one making this into some big bitch fight.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a diva but I am getting tired of Adam Lambert. He and his handlers should take care because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s getting to be a bit overexposed.

I don’t think he is overexposed by his handlers at all, there has been no information or formal press on his music since last week’s press tour in NY, all he has done this week is go out for an evening, have lunch with his boyfriend before taking him to the airport and gone to a doctor’s office, I’m pretty sure that is called living your life. Do you think he should hide in his house 24/7 to avoid the stalkerazzi?

Ok, Bubblegum, I understand where you are coming from. I don’t really blame you for finding Adam cocky. He’s just not your type and you got a negative vibe about him. Unfortunately, majority of people here also have a different opinions. You won’t be hated just because you like Kris. He is more of your type. That’s fine.

Woooo hooooo. Finally. Thanks all.

Bubblegum-

Out of curiosity, where are you from? I have my toenails painted by other people all the time. It’s called a pedicure. Pretty common.

Also, why would Adam claim ROF was a horrible performance? It was one of my favorite!!

None of this makes him “cocky”.

Since when is it against the law to get a pedicure? That’s an example of being cocky? If you don’t like Adam, that’s fine, but don’t blame it on the pedicure. Oops, I feel a parody coming on… you know the song performed by Jamie Foxx :) Blame it, Blame it, blame it on the pedicure…

Although why did he have people paint his toenails? I dont even think Carrie or Kelly have people paint there toenails.

I would almost be willing to bet my calculator that Kelly and Carrie have had their toenails painted at least once. A lot of people find toenails hard to paint, having your toenails painted can be fun and who doesn’t like a good old foot massage?

I’m not questioning your right to call Adam a diva/cocky (I have no opinion on the matter and wouldn’t care in the slightest if he was the biggest Diva in the world. I pay these people to sing. I don’t give a crap what they do in their private lives. I have enough trouble running my own life, I don’t have time to run other people’s. Plus, those stars, they never listen to me anyway), but I must defend toenail painting!!!

And, I believe he mentioned in his Idolatory interview he uses Opi and I love the names of their colours so…er…well…I don’t have a point.

I highly doubt that Claymates did all this handywork.The guy has fewer fans than Fantasia at this point.I dont think fans have the power to put out stories
or rumors unless they have journalism friends who could write that.My guess is that it was something who is jealous of his media attention.I think it was either Gokey,Sarver or Scott.Either one of those three jealous “Friends” of adam.

It’s also unfortunate that other Season 8 Idols don’t get as much attention as Adam is getting. Although I don’t mind Adam getting all the exposure because it only means that his career is alive and kicking.

revcat Jun 5th, 2009 at 9:25 pm

Awhile back someone was asking for a link to Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“chair interviewà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I think this is what they were referring toà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦scroll down and click on play and there you have it!

http://www.rickey.org/?p=11581

Thanks for posting, I have been searching for that clip all week.

Thank you for the Rickey.org link, revcat! That was exactly what I was looking for. I have noticed that people who follow this blog seem to be quite helpful to each other. Like we are all one big happy (obsessed) family!!

Bubblegum:

Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but I liked Adam’s Ring of Fire performance . In his Idolatry interview, Adam said ROF “was more in the zone” and better vocally than some of his other performances on the show. So I’m in Adam’s camp — I wouldn’t expect him to call it “horrible” or “worst” because in my opinion it wasn’t.

gone to a doctorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s office

But what was a healthy male doing at the doctor’s office?

Time for some exciting new rumours (who needs rumours about being a freakin’ Diva? Anyone of us can achieve that. Just throw a fit in a restaurant (and don’t mind the spit in your food)).

Hmm…let’s see….er…I know, he was there to get his 19E embedded chip upgraded. Now that he’s the runner-up, his monitoring and control chip must be upgraded from the top-ten-tour grade to the we-own-you-forever-bwahahaha grade. That’s why Kat was at the same clinic. Her chip had malfunctioned and she had been able to earn a few bucks on the sly before 19 caught on they weren’t getting their slice.

Either that or he got an infection from that damn pedicure. Remember when Paula ended up having her hand embalmed like a mummy and that got her all sorts of much needed attention? Well, they had to take off Adam’s entire foot and replace it with a cyborg foot that they had left over from when the cancelled the Sarah Connor Chronicles. Plus it has a 19 chip embedded in it…

When does getting a pedicure constitute being a diva? LOL. There is actually a clip from last year’s Season 7 and the Top 4 all went in to get manicures and pedicures.

I’m sure if you took a random poll of 100 woman, about 60-70% of them have probably had a manicure or pedicure in there life. It’s relaxing! You should be allowed to pamper yourself from time to time. :)

ETA: David Cook getting a manicure.
http://googlx.com/rickey-blog/images/2008/05/manicure.jpg

Haha.

He couldnt admit that ROF was a horriable performance that should be down in worst performances but he thought it was okay?

Except, there are a lot of people (even people who aren’t Adam’s biggest fans) who think that it was a great performance. I happen to think it was a great vocal performance, but the flames of pimpage in the background made it hard for me to watch. Other people thought it was horrible (as you obviously do), and others thought it was brilliant.

I believe the word is “polarzing.”

but I must defend toenail painting!!!

And, I believe he mentioned in his Idolatory interview he uses Opi and I love the names of their colours soà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦erà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦wellà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have a point.

Hell Yeah sister! If regular pedi’s are the Diva criteria, then sign me up. I’m the biggest Diva biatch on my block.

And Kirsten, I do love all of your ideas about why he may have been at the doctor. But, the pedestrian part of my brain wonders if maybe they’re all required to get a standard physical before embarking on the tour and Adam just picked a clinic in a far too pap-infested area. Nah, that’s no fun. Let’s go with the GPS tracking device embedded in his epidermous. I like that better :)

He couldnt admit that ROF was a horriable
performance that should be down in worst performances but he thought it
was okay?

I have trouble admitting that, too–but only cuz it was wicked, awesome, fearless and utterly cooler than cool!

*I just read a comment and I am stopping myself from responding.. must stay nice.. hehe*

Anyways, looking at that lady from Best Week Ever defending Adam, her guess is that someone spread that nasty rumor and then shows a picture of Danny. wasn’t this the interview where he does say he doesn’t get along with everyone from the show but he didn’t name names.. maybe he said something off the record? =)

Also, the idols are human. To me, Adam seems like a nice guy but do I expect him to act like a saint? No. I think I’m pretty nice but that doesn’t mean that I don’t have a bitchy side.

“This I disagree with. Adam gets all the exposure for non music gossips. By the same token Paris Hilton obviously is the biggest recording artist in the world. I hope both media and Adam focus on his music.”

-Yes, it will be nice to focus on his music but as of now there is no new recording to talk about. We are not even sure about the label. The Idol tour has not yet begun. So it’s better to have some news rather than no news at all or else he will be forgotten.

If Adam had “admitted” that Ring of Fire was one of his worst performances, I would have been terribly disappointed. I still consider it to be the best vocal I have ever heard on American Idol. Awe-inspiring, chills-inducing incredible.

And maybe Adam is making enough now to afford a health plan,
including initial appointment.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a diva but I am getting tired of Adam Lambert. He and his handlers should take care because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s getting to be a bit overexposed.

Although I love Adam’s music and his performances and I’m nowhere near tired of them, I totally agree with the above. I said the same on another thread and most disagreed, politely. And it really isn’t about just the exposure, it’s what the focus of all the attention is on, which is Adam’s personal life.
I don’t know Adam so I can’t say whether he is or is not a diva, but honestly, I don’t really care if he is a diva; its’ his music that I like so I could care less about who he dates, or what he thinks of Clay Aiken or Gene Simmons, or whether he’s demanding and cocky. I’m not saying it isn’t interesting, I’m just not going to get all bent out of shape about it.
On the other hand, I do believe if all of this continues (videos of him, with or without a boyfriend or being chased by paparazzi or the continued speculation about whether he’s gay and if he’ll admit it in Rolling Stone) the sentiment expressed by the above poster is going to become far more prevalent. How many more videos of him leaving a spa (or a club) will people watch before they become bored?

“I dont even think Carrie or Kelly have people paint there toenails.”

Considering these two women are pulling in millions ($) every year, I’d be willing to bet they “splurge” on a pedicure now & then. :shock_tb: That must mean they’re divas!

I believe the word is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“polarzing.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I believe the word is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“polarizing.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Sorry, I can`t spell worth a damn, but that was just too tempting. LOL

But, the pedestrian part of my brain wonders if maybe theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re all required to get a standard physical before embarking on the tour and Adam just picked a clinic in a far too pap-infested area.

Well, now, don`t be getting all logical on me. You can`t start a decent rumour with logic. Although, I wouldn`t be surprised if 19 requires you to get your pre-tour physical from one of their approved doctors and one of them is in that clinic.

Nah, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no fun. Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s go with the GPS tracking device embedded in his epidermous. I like that better

Now you are talking. Anybody know the address for the Star. I hear they pay for juicy stories like these.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“An unnamed production assistant behind the scenes at American Idol has told us that all Idols on tour are embedded with tracking devices in case they get lost or kidnapped by crazed fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I think Adam is cocky but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not a diva.Although why did he have people paint his toenails? I dont even think Carrie or Kelly have people paint there toenails.

Out of all the comments on this thread, this one had me doing a double take. Ummm…he had people painting his toenails cause HE WAS IN A NAIL SALON. You know…where people go to get their nails done. And I would lay my next paycheck down that both Kelly and Carrie have other people paint their nails. Nothing like getting a mani/pedi. Hell I’m a nobody and I have other people paint my nails.

How many more videos of him leaving a spa (or a club) will people watch before they become bored?

Well, I’m not specifically commenting on Adam, because that remains to be seen.

However, apparently people will watch a LOT of videos of shit like that about celebrities without getting bored, considering that TMZ has not yet gone out of business and paparazzi have not gone away and magazines still exist.

Honestly, didn’t David Cook get these “omg!over!exposed!” comments last year? There wasn’t as much paparazzi attention, but he definitely got some. Hasn’t seemed to hurt him. Shrug.

There’s a pretty big number of fans who don’t read every article or watch every video or tape every appearance. Just saying.

ETA: LOL, thanks Kirsten. I usually scan for typos and spelling errors, but that one got past me. :)

LOL, thanks for reminding me! I forgot to call and make my pedicure appointment. I’ll call first thing tomorrow. I like “Grand Canyon Sunset” byt OPI.

Also, I’m pretty sure Kris Allen never uttered the phrase “K K K Kristian”.

BestAI Jun 5th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

thought it was cocky.In his interviews he acts like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s
going to be the biggest shit after Elvis.Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s more blind than his fans lol.

Again, I think you see what you want to see.

Hope this works.

Due to Queen’s interest in him he could go on and on and brag about it but he doesn’t. When pressed last week about Queen he replied “They are legends. I’m just the new kid on the block.” Nothing about how great he is.

I reiterate what BestAI said, I think you see what you want to see.

“Hell Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a nobody and I have other people paint my nails.”

From one nobody to another—see ya at the salon! :thumbup_tb:

Overexposure for non music gossip is just as bad. Does Adam want people to take him seriously as an artist?

Does Adam really have a choice about what the media chooses to say about him? I don’t think he can order the paparazzi to stop following him everywhere he goes. I’m sure he doesn’t want overexposure either!

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“An unnamed production assistant behind the scenes at American Idol has told us that all Idols on tour are embedded with tracking devices in case they get lost or kidnapped by crazed fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

And, at that point, David Cook could be heard saying “hey, where can I get one? ‘Cause there are some crazy bitches in the front row of each of my shows that I’m pretty sure have plans to hold me hostage during my tour break!”

If Adam had à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“admittedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  that Ring of Fire was one of his worst performances, I would have been terribly disappointed. I still consider it to be the best vocal I have ever heard on American Idol. Awe-inspiring, chills-inducing incredible.

Yeah, THAT!!! And my daughter ALWAYS asks to hear RoF first, and over and over… So, it’s not just us oldies who love it, the babes dig it too. LOL

Nah, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no fun. Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s go with the GPS tracking device embedded in his epidermous. I like that better.

Everyone knows that they implant those devices BEFORE the semi-finals start. He is actually having a secret affair with a super-hot doctor. Duh.

And, at that point, David Cook could be heard saying à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hey, where can I get one? à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Cause there are some crazy bitches in the front row of each of my shows that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m pretty sure have plans to hold me hostage during my tour break!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

LMAO. Spense is my new hero.

Taking this back to the subject at hand… I heard from an inside source myself that 19 has someone monitoring the tracking devices for most buzzworthy contestants and those people have every pap in LA on speed dial to let them know of that contestant’s every move. That’s how the paps know where Adam is at all times. Duh.

ETA: LOL, KK. I love how we both ended our posts with “Duh.” randomly. Great minds and all that…. :)

thought it was cocky.In his interviews he acts like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s
going to be the biggest shit after Elvis.Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s more blind than his fans lol.

Are you talking about Scott?

Overexposure for non music gossip is just as bad. Does Adam want people to take him seriously as an artist?

1. Doesn’t seem to have hurt John Mayer (Meyer?) any.
2. Adam has no control over the non music gossip about himself.
3. I take Adam’s artistry very seriously.

Geessh Adam fans.I was making a crack at the Diva story by saying that Adam gets a pedi/mani done by people.i never meant for it to be serious.I bet even
Archie gets his nails done on a daily basis by his handlers.

Anat what are you trying to say? I’m so confused.I think overexposure is bad and it will bite Adam in the butt when his album comes out.I’m sitting back and
enjoying the drama because it was un-fold and fans will cry.I smell a Blake Lewis.

Everyone knows that they implant those devices BEFORE the semi-finals start.

You’re right. I’m a complete failure (a failure with impeccably manicured fingers and toes that is).

And, at that point, David Cook could be heard saying à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hey, where can I get one? à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Cause there are some crazy bitches in the front row of each of my shows that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m pretty sure have plans to hold me hostage during my tour break!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Gives an entire new meaning to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“OnStarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“This is OnStar. We`ve detected a hostage taking event. Mr. Cook, do you require assistance?…Mr. Cook?…Mr. Cook?…Local authorities have been contacted and a SWAT team is on route to your location.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Of course, the problem with these chips is if they ever get hacked, the poor Idols will never be able to get away from the fans.

Now you are talking. Anybody know the address for MSNBC. I hear they pay for juicy stories like these.

Fixed! :>

Are you talking about Scott?

omg! :lol_tb:

anat Jun 5th, 2009 at 10:05 pm

Yes, it will be nice to focus on his music but as of now there is no new recording to talk about. We are not even sure about the label. The Idol tour has not yet begun. So ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s better to have some news rather than no news at all or else he will be forgotten.

Overexposure for non music gossip is just as bad. Does Adam want people to take him seriously as an artist?

And how does he have control over what the paparazzi do and don’t do? You obviously have no idea what it is like in Hollywood and when the paps have you in their sites NOTHING short of living under a rock will stop them. He was getting freaked out in the stairwell, do you think he wanted that scenario to occur?

1. Doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem to have hurt John Mayer (Meyer?) any.
2. Adam has no control over the non music gossip about himself.

John Mayer is established. From the pap videos, I get the sense Adam loves the attention, if not actively seeking it.

Anat what are you trying to say? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m so confused.I think overexposure is bad and it will bite Adam in the butt when his album comes out.Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sitting back and
enjoying the drama because it was un-fold and fans will cry.I smell a Blake Lewis.

That is a wishful thinking on your part. There are too many people in the industry who thinks Adam is incredibly, incredibly talented. Blake? Not so much.

I think Adam likes to attention.Do i think he wants it? Yeah i do.I dont think he
wants those paps in his face like on that staircase video.It was pretty funny though.I had to stop myself from laughing.He was hding behind Queen lolll.
I think all the attention does feed the ego though.

I don’t know whether Adam is a diva or not. None of us know any of these people on a personal basis; therefore, it’s pure speculation. Having said that, one must watch body language and read between the lines. Adam’s comment about Clay and Gene Simmons showed an arrogance. I do think he could easily become what some call a “diva.” Time will tell.

Just my opinion.

I didn’t really think it was all that funny. I don’t think chasing someone up and down a staircase and trapping them by a door is all that humorous, especially after obliging them by posing the way they asked and posing for numerous pictures. But then again, that’s just me.

Lola can i care less if Kris in the media right know because he hasnt proven himself to be at the point yet.I think in time he will be big and it will be because
of his music career and not because he got major pimping and singing on a
talent show.In fact I think both of there careers are good right know.There both in a good spot.Between Kris singing at the NBA game and Adam getting
the Young Hollywood Award there both in a good spot with good futures.

I get the sense Adam loves the attention, if not actively seeking it.

On some level I’m sure he does love the attention, however, I doubt he is actively seeking it at every moment in his day. I mean, the guy lives in LA–but he still has to go about his business like everyone else–so he’s more accessable by way of geography. Should he move to Milwaukee so the paps can’t find him?

“Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comment about Clay and Gene Simmons showed an arrogance.”

- It may strike you as arrogance but I’d look at it as more of defending oneself because who started the bad comments anyway. Just like Kris, Adam is only being true to himself. He can speak his mind, can’t he? And I’m glad Gene Simmons finally realized that Adam should have won in a radio interview. I’m giving Gene Simmons the benefit of the doubt of what he had written in his website.

Just my opinion.

Thanks Bubblegum for expressing your opinion but if Adam got major pimping, he deserves it. He didn’t ask for it. But again…just my opinion.

I don’t think having Adam having a pedicure, with someone painting his toenails, equates to being cocky…I get pedicures all the time, on a regular basis. I don’t think it makes me cocky, and it’s common from where I live. It’s just that I can afford to have a professional pedicure. No more, no less. Besides, I can’t do it on my own, lest I want to give myself a sore toe. Perhaps, these are enough reasons for anyone to get a professional pedicure. :)

Anyway I think Adam comes off as cocky in interviews.He couldnt admit that ROF was a horriable performance that should be down in worst performances but he thought it was okay? Atleast he admitted that in madworld he missed a note.Its my opinon.Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m aloud to think Adam is cocky.I dont think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s humble really. If you want humble look up Kelly Clarkson,Carrie Underwood,David Archuleta, David Cook,Katherine Mcphee,Jordin Sparks.I may get hated for this but even Kris Allen.

You think of Katharine McPhee as humble? Really?

What you consider cocky in Adam, I see as confidence in his own ability. But, as others have already stated, you’ll see what you want to see. And why would anyone hate you for saying Kris is humble? That’s practically his middle name.

As for RoF, there’s no reason for him to say his performance was horrible if he did not think it was. Personally, I thought it was brilliant and one of his best of the entire season.

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comment about Clay and Gene Simmons showed an arrogance.

I don’t see it as arrogance. I see it as defensive–and I don’t blame him. Both were fellow artists (cough) making derogatory remarks about his voice. I would have done the same, although probably not as creatively as Adam did. I applaud him once again.

I agree Lola. If Adam had come out swinging first with Clay or Gene, then I might understand the idea that he was arrogant. I think if Clay had stopped at his initial statement, Adam probably wouldn’t have said a word. He stated over and over again he knew how polarizing Ring of Fire was. The subsequent anti-apology by Clay afterwards was ridiculous. Adam responded to an interviewer’s question about Clay, he didn’t bring the subject up and he said it with a smile and a thumbs up. With Gene, it had to be weird to hear those things Gene said about him the night of the finale and then be told by a radio interviewer what Gene had said. He said in the Idolatry interview that it had caught him offguard. The only response I saw was in Adam’s Idolatry interview, where he was snarky at best. Again, only mentioned because he was asked a direct question for his response. I, for one, like that Adam speaks his mind and defends himself. I’d rather have that than milquetoast politically correct speak 24 hours a day.

It may strike you as arrogance but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d look at it as more of defending oneself because who started the bad comments anyway. Just like Kris, Adam is only being true to himself. He can speak his mind, canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t he? And Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m glad Gene Simmons finally realized that Adam should have won in a radio interview. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m giving Gene Simmons the benefit of the doubt of what he had written in his website.

ITA. Adam was being snarky. That’s his personality. Gene thought Adam had the IT factor, and also went on to say he told Brian May that Adam should be his lead singer. So apparently, Gene was not offended whatsoever.

John Mayer is established. From the pap videos, I get the sense Adam loves the attention, if not actively seeking it.

Wow – I don’t “sense” that at all! These have all been short video clips and I have had the impression that Adam was trying to make the best of a bad situation. He may have somewhat enjoyed the exit from the club which was a very controlled situation – but even there it seemed like he wasn’t particularly happy. The disgusting “give us a smooch” stuff certainly didn’t seem like he was enjoying it – he was good humored and polite about it but it sure didn’t seem like he was “loving the attention”. Today’s incident he doesn’t look all that happy in the photos where he is on the phone and they are following him and the stairwell thing certainly didn’t look fun. I find it hard to imagine someone actively seeking attention when going to the doctor’s office.

Should he live trapped within his apartment 24/7 between now and the tour in order to avoid over-exposure? Hopefully, he will get a badyguard who can shield him a bit from this crap.

It looks like Perez Hilton thought the diva talk came from Clay fans:
http://www.perezhilton.com/

When does getting a pedicure constitute being a diva? LOL. There is actually a clip from last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Season 7 and the Top 4 all went in to get manicures and pedicures.

Oh there’s a picture from this season of Danny Gokey getting a pedicure too that is up at the AI main site in the behind the scenes photos. I always suspected he was a diva in the making

Adam responded to an interviewerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s question about Clay, he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t bring the subject up and he said it with a smile and a thumbs up. With Gene, it had to be weird to hear those things Gene said about him the night of the finale and then be told by a radio interviewer what Gene had said. He said in the Idolatry interview that it had caught him offguard. The only response I saw was in Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Idolatry interview, where he was snarky at best. Again, only mentioned because he was asked a direct question for his response. I, for one, like that Adam speaks his mind and defends himself. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d rather have that than milquetoast politically correct speak 24 hours a day.

I was going to say exactly this, Adam never brought these incidences up, he only commented when he was asked very specific questions by interviewers and quickly moved onto other subjects.

Overexposure for non music gossip is just as bad. Does Adam want people to take him seriously as an artist?

Yes, and every interview I have seen him give (I do not count being shouted at on the street as an interview) shows exactly that, he is excited about the music and what he wants to try to do with his first album, the rest of the gossip has been following him ever since he made the Top 13 with or without his consent. Go watch his Idolatry interview if you want, he talks specifically about how he was there to sing, in a singing contest and to get a chance to perform of that large of a platform for a large audience. He seems to have tapped into something deeper because he inspires a lot of extreme love or extreme hate and the interesting thing is even the haters seem to not be able to stop watching his interviews and commenting on them, I don’t really get that at all, there are a few of the idols that I’m not that fond of but now that Idol is over I have prett y much forgotten about them, I certainly don’t waste my time watching interviews, etc of them.

All I have to say is..

Love him or hate him…people are still talking about him. Even this thread is at about 200 already with some continuing to hate and some loving.

That’s gotta mean something…IMO.

“He seems to have tapped into something deeper because he inspires a lot of extreme love or extreme hate and the interesting thing is even the haters seem to not be able to stop watching his interviews and commenting on them”

-True, very true.

Oh yeah, now I remember when Randy said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Adam needs to be more humbleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  thing, at that time I thought Randy was a tool, but I think it makes perfect sense now. Randy might have seen what us have not. But his confidence might have been perceived as cockiness or divaness or whatever.

Randy was talking about his presentation of his songs. He said that after he came down the staircase, which was probably “too showy” for AI. Randy even commented on that after the performance.

I think Adam is one class act. I’m glad he waited to try out for AI until he felt confident to deal with all of this crap. He is an adorable sweetie with a great sense of humor. Dude, you are funny and I love you!!! Adam deserved every ounce of praise he received from the judges(even tho he didn’t believe it). He also deserves to defend himself against rude comments. That in no way makes him arrogant.

Adam does get his fair share of posts.

edit: banned AGAIN!

“Oh yeah, now I remember when Randy said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Adam needs to be more humbleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  thing, at that time I thought Randy was a tool, but I think it makes perfect sense now. Randy might have seen what us have not. But his confidence might have been perceived as cockiness or divaness or whatever”

-Sorry but I think you misunderstood Randy. I played the judges comments a lot of times and what Randy said was “just don’t overdo it” meaning his being theatrical and not about his personality. Randy said this on the Group 2 comments. To continue, Randy said it was a bomb…watch….watch.

Also Ryan said this morning in his radio show that he did not see this diva attitude from Adam. And when his co-host told him that she picked up the news from Perez, Ryan just laughed insinuating that it’s plain gossip.

“Meanwhile, I hear that Kris got his fingernail painted by somebody else. Where does that rank on the Diva scale? One tenth? Is the Diva scale like the richter scale? Does it go up logarithmically?”

Must mean he wants to paint his nails, no math required.

LOLOL…I think a tenth for each nail. Kris only got one nail painted, so he’s not a full-fledged member of the Diva club yet. But give him time, that tour lasts a long time. :lol_wp:

And before I get any responses defending Kris, I would like to state for the record that I was typing to try to be funny. Just thought I’d clarify.

I’m just scanning threads for Spense, Sarah, and Kirsten now. Makes it faster and so much more fun. Y’all crack me up!

And, I believe he mentioned in his Idolatory interview he uses Opi and I love the names of their colours soà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦erà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦wellà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have a point.

I’m a diva too!

I need to find another botle of Bastille My Heart, and maybe some Louvre Me, Louvre Me Not and I’m Fondue of You. Love OPI!

Love him or hate himà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦people are still talking about him. Even this thread is at about 200 already with some continuing to hate and some loving. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gotta mean somethingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦IMO.

Yup, and that is the beauty of it. LOL

both Adam and Kris are tabloid fodder this week…. both on the covers as I just saw at Wal-Mart. Sad. Is this what AI wants?

I don’t mind people posting jokes about this whole thing. Because in the first place, Adam being a diva is a joke. Besides, more posts, the merrier..

There are too many people who actually know and worked with Adam for anyone to make the claim he is arrogant or a Diva. All these strangers mocking him is sickening. If Kris is such a humble, great person then he wouldn’t love and support an a-hole. Everyone behind the scenes at the Idol studios had their fingernail painted for Adam in support of him. This, Kris, Best Week Ever Lady, USA Today guy, Slezak, all the people MJ talked to. That is quite a lot of people. Young Hollywood Awards people really love him and his speech is number one speech they are looking forward to.

I hope the best for Adam. He’s done so much right to get so much love from the people who actually know him, and so much nastiness and hate from strangers who are hitting way below the belt. I don’t understand the ugly of the human spirit where jealousy and homophobia can make people say such bad things.

You can be a nice person and still be a diva – Mariah Carey!

Adam will definitely be a diva if he is not already…

he only reason i thought he was cocky was because of the audition.When Kara asked if he was the next american idol.Adam responded right away
that he thought so.I thought it was cocky.In his interviews he acts like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s
going to be the biggest shit after Elvis.Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s more blind than his fans lol.

They give them those sound bites, if you paid any attention at the finale, Kris said the same things. They all do. They are told to say that stuff.

The problem with these remarks is people get hold of them and it becomes fact in their head. I met this really nice couple in LA at the red carpet we talked for a long time and I asked her who she wanted to win and she said Kris. We were teasing her because she was standing in a large group of Adam fans. I asked her if she liked Adam, she said she was all about Adam but she switched to Kris. Asked why and she told me it was because of what Adam did on the bottom 2//3 night by picking a side. She decided right then and there he was arrogant and she couldn’t support him anymore. I did explain that that is a producer stunt, etc and how the other contestants said how Adam was the camp counselor and go to guy and how much they all liked him. But she hadn’t seen that Idol Extra, so she based everything on one incident.
This is what happens when this shit gets out there. It happens to celebrities all the time. The so called press makes up a story and it changes the perspective people have on that person. Happens all the time.

I remeber hearing Gokey say one thing he wouldnt give up was his mani/pedis. He must be a Diva too lol. I think it was posted on the AI webpage
IMHO Adam is confindent, but some may see it as cocky its alo relevant to how one perceives the definitions.

MUSIC already!!!

But give him time, that tour lasts a long time.

Yep, by the time Kris hits Wachovia, he`ll be pitching fits if the restaurants don`t find a special chair for his lap dog fast enough. And woe to the lowly production assistant who forgets to remove all the red M&Ms from the bowl. And only Bling H20 water will do for washing his hair. Evian water is so 20th Century. Don`t let that low-maintenance exterior fool you!

I remember seeing a segment on AI extra where Danny admitted his indulgent activity was manicures and pedicures and then even showed him getting one on the set of the (I believe) ford commercial. So I guess everyone is a diva. I didn’t know wanting to have nice looking feet and nails was so diva-like.

I think its funny what people come up with for definitions of diva. Oh and maybe Adam was at the clinic because he had a mishap with his last pedicure. And what the heck was on his face?? LOL

Are you talking about the sunglasses? I hate those glasses…hate them! And LOL Kirsten.

So many remarks about Adam “screeching” Here is a link to a great article.

http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-05-12/things-to-do/opera-experts-rate-american-idols-adam-lambert

I think I said Adam getting the medi thing was a joke and I will say it again.It was a joke because of the headline.I really dont think the mani thing makes
Adam a diva lol.The only “Diva” that gets a mani/pedi is Danny Gokey lol.

did people working behind the scenes for idol really paint there nails to support Adam? That sounds odd but cute and adorable lol.

If Adam is the new Elvis then can Kris be the new new Elton John? lol.

And, at that point, David Cook could be heard saying à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hey, where can I get one? à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Cause there are some crazy bitches in the front row of each of my shows that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m pretty sure have plans to hold me hostage during my tour break!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Gives an entire new meaning to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“OnStarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“This is OnStar. We`ve detected a hostage taking event. Mr. Cook, do you require assistance?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Mr. Cook?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Mr. Cook?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Local authorities have been contacted and a SWAT team is on route to your location.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Two best comments of the day! You two are hilarious!

Here is the link where Gene Simmons, the guy who supposedly said Adam is not a rock singer, more recently gives high praise to Adam during a radio interview:

http://www.rickey.org/?p=17287

I didn’t know what to think when I first heard Adam sing Ring of Fire. I think I was sort of in shock. I think his next performance was Tracks of my Tears and I really didn’t fall for it either… He got me at Mad World. Now I love Ring of Fire… and everything else he has done except No Boundaries (more of a Miley Cyrus song if you ask me).

I’m amazed at how much buzz Adam’s personal life is able to bring up! I mean, sure I understand he’s an extremely polarizing performer (I point you to Ring of Fire), but as a person? He seems perfectly average. Maybe a little more outgoing than most and from these paparazzi videos, maybe a little more patient too. It’s not like he’s Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise… hell even Brangelina who tend to love giving people reasons to talk about their personal lives.

Ah well, at least every report with a credible (ie. existent) source seems to give Lambert the upper hand.

If Adam is the new Elvis then can Kris be the new new Elton John? lol.

If they had to be the “new whoever”, I think Kris would rather be known as the new Paul McCartney while Adam would probably prefer being the new Madonna. :)

Hmm, have Madge and Sir Paul ever collaborated musically on anything? I’d love for Kris and Adam to record a real duet together. The bit with Queen in the finale and that snippet of the Ford music video don’t really count. I realize they probably think their voices and styles are too different to blend (though the Ford video would say otherwise) but I think that given enough time and effort, they have the skills and know-how to make such a project work.

Not sure if this has been posted.\ Great recording Adam did for a friend. He sounds fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?và ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..SJwlfcCMhI
And here is the origin of Adam’s ties to figure skating (the article)
http://web.icenetwork.com/newsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..y=ice_news

No Diva here

I realize they probably think their voices and styles are too different to blend (though the Ford video would say otherwise) but I think that given enough time and effort, they have the skills and know-how to make such a project work.

Maybe they will do a duet on tour, the Queen duet was fun partly because they both looked like they were just having a blast up there with Queen and sharing the experience. I don’t think you can count that Ford video as a duet at all though because I think I read somewhere that they each recorded their vocals separately and ahead of time after Top 3 (Gokey did it too) and then they edited it together once they knew who the top 2 were. I actually hope they don’t do duets on each other’s albums, that just re-invites the fan wars, I would rather see them each have successful first albums in their own styles (which are very different) and then if they want to collaborate later when they are both established, great.

I realize they probably think their voices and styles are too different to blend (though the Ford video would say otherwise)

You know what I find really interesting about that “duet” is that each track was recorded separately by Kris, Adam and Danny and they mixed the two tracks of the people who made the final two. They had to sing it as neutral as possible. Studio recordings are kind of sureal when you think about it.

Anyway. I don’t know if Sir Paul and Madonna ever did a duet, but Paul did sing “Lady Madonna”, if that helps. LOL.

Someone watching Conan just tweeted that Seacrest is on and said Queen did ask Adam to perform with them… I’m on the west coast so will watch it when it comes on and see if its true??? Its only 10:03 PM here.

Anyway I think Adam comes off as cocky in interviews.He couldnt admit that ROF was a horriable performance that should be down in worst performances but he thought it
was okay?

If you dont like ROF, that is only your opinion. and there are in fact a lot more people love that performance, so adam saying ROF is okay actually didn’t justify how great other people thought.

you define ROF is a horriable performace as a FACT, which actully is only your OPINION. and use this as an attack to Adam. I dont think it is fair.

1. If Adam is a Diva, I guess I love Divas.

2. If Ring of Fire is “horrible”, I guess I love horrible music.

3. If you thing Adam is “cocky” or “arogant” because of his audition, take a minute to watch the long version and this Fox New report that contains before and after interviews with Adam. He isn’t arrogant at all. The producers editted version made him seem arrogant.

Long version of audition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHN51MtHDTI

Fresno Fax station interviews with Adam before and after the audition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ViIacV4ejY

edit: you need to read my guidelines. don’t lecture posters or TELL THEM WHAT TO DO

brin, Kirsten, thanks for the info about the Top 2 Ford video. It’s a pretty neat technical feat that it actually sounds like a real duet.

Heh… I’d forgotten that Paul sang “Lady Madonna”.

If they had to be the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“new whoeverà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , I think Kris would rather be known as the new Paul McCartney while Adam would probably prefer being the new Madonna. :)

I think that they would both love this comparison. But neither would ever be so arogant as to say it!!

edit: don’t tell posters what to do

Some random thoughts:

- it had not occurred to me at the time but the word “diva” is every bit as much a coded word as “uppity” and Courtney Hazlett should be called out on her “article” for that reason alone

- Adam is confident, not cocky; there is a difference as so many others have pointed out

- 99% of what I have seen with my own eyes, read, and heard from others about Adam has been positive; this miniscule 1% based on a gossip columnist with a checkered track record who is citing unnamed sources is an aberration. I think it’s a pack of lies and she put it out there to capitalize on Adam’s popularity and get hits for her blog.

- Since Kara is presenting the YH award to Adam, I’m guessing it is fully sanctioned by AI/19 and the surprise performance after the ceremony will be Adam. Cool. I’m also impressed that they seem to be promoting the Artist of the Year as their number one honor.

I think the only reason that Adam is still in a lot of gossip columns is because he lives in LA- where all the paparazzi live and hang out. Kris is not in it so much because paparazzi don’t live in Arkansas. The funny thing that I did notice on one of tabloids was that one of them claims that Kris and his wife are planning to have a baby and is going to have Adam as the godfather or something. haha..

I saw nothing in Adam that made me think he was cocky. Listening to the idolatry pieces from some of the others-i think he is anything but.
Seeing his duet with Allison showed me someone who cared about the person with whom he was singing. He didn’t need to be cocky or arrogant. He gave his talent to blend with her talent. He gave his eye contact to be with hers. He blended his voice closer to hers. He could have blew that out of the box but he kept his voice in check with hers. He also kept his height to hers. He lunged deeper down to keep his eye level with hers. That really spoke to me. A diva would oversing the other and not care about relating to others, example…….Danny Gokey with Kris.

@LaurelG – do you know what channel the YH show will be televised on and when?

weelassie Jun 6th, 2009 at 1:50 am

I saw nothing in Adam that made me think he was cocky. Listening to the idolatry pieces from some of the others-i think he is anything but.
Seeing his duet with Allison showed me someone who cared about the person with whom he was singing. He didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need to be cocky or arrogant. He gave his talent to blend with her talent. He gave his eye contact to be with hers. He blended his voice closer to hers. He could have blew that out of the box but he kept his voice in check with hers. He also kept his height to hers. He lunged deeper down to keep his eye level with hers. That really spoke to me. A diva would oversing the other and not care about relating to others, exampleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.Danny Gokey with Kris.

Another example was when Adam and Kris were singing with Queen. On the parts where they were singing together Adam kept his voice in check and only let it go during his solo parts. He also kept his eyes, face and body towards Kris while they were singing plus the hand/shoulder friendship hug during the song. He really could have blown Kris out of the water and didn’t.

ah MAN! ive been driving all day long… disconnected from planet adam for the first time in a long time and was CERTAIN (although probably delusional) that this stupid story would have been retracted or at least fallen by the wayside because it is so obviously false. but then i went and checked my email first and had 8 separate google alerts with stories repeating the SAME STUPID “STORY”. i was beet red with rage all over again.

but then i read all the comments of my dear MJ friends and feel a little better. but im still so upset for him. hopefully in a few days the RS story will be out and will overshadow this nonsense. i know it wont be the end of bad press for him, but questioning his character – one of the main reasons we all love him so much – is just particularly painful to see.

and then the stairs video! honestly. i leave planet adam for one day…

linsav, no sorry, I don’t know when or if it will be televised.

UGH at the fan warring in this thread! If your post has been deleted or edited, you may need a refresher.

Here’s a suggestion if YOU can’t handle criticism of your favorite YOU may need to be reading elsewhere NOT the person who was criticizing in the first place. MY GUIDELINES

http://mjsbigblog.com/?page_id=1172

Kirsten: (you posted this a couple of hrs ago, so don’t expect an answer, lol).

You know what I find really interesting about that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“duetà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is that each track was recorded separately by Kris, Adam and Danny and they mixed the two tracks of the people who made the final two. They had to sing it as neutral as possible. Studio recordings are kind of sureal when you think about it.

Really, how do you know this? Because, I loved that duet so much! Aw well. :)

LaurelG Jun 6th, 2009 at 2:10 am

linsav, no sorry, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know when or if it will be televised.

Thanks, I have been searching with the DVR and haven’t found a listing for it.

The female host from the Insider is hosting the Young Hollywood Awards and somewhere else I saw mention that one of the entertainment shows (Extra or Insider, not sure) will be showing some of it on their Monday show but I don’t think the whole thing is televised from what I have seen mentioned.

Really, how do you know this? Because, I loved that duet so much! Aw well. :)

It’s from the “day in the life” article USAToday did with the Top 3.

this isn’t anything against adam, but it’s not like the young hollywood thing is the coolest thing ever. first off, i hate the insider- it is the weakest of the entertainment shows. and they’re giving an award to rumor willis! how uncool is that? don’t show adam! if you know what’s good for you! hehe

“and theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re giving an award to rumor willis! how uncool is that? donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t show adam! if you know whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s good for you! hehe”

- Actually, this is the first time I heard about this YH Award. Maybe I’m not that entertainment news savy ( I only depend on mj to keep me posted with entertainment news) The award may be cool or uncool but if Adam won’t show up, he will be once again accused of being a Diva. Poor Adam, damn if you do, damn if you don’t.

AC Jun 6th, 2009 at 3:33 am

this isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t anything against adam, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not like the young hollywood thing is the coolest thing ever. first off, i hate the insider- it is the weakest of the entertainment shows. and theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re giving an award to rumor willis! how uncool is that? donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t show adam! if you know whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s good for you! hehe

The Young Hollywood Awards are given by Hollywood Life Magazine and it is being hosted by Laura Spenser from The Insider.

oops, I just read the insider part, but yeah, I still hate that show. hehe

and I agree that he’ll be called a “diva” if he doesn’t show up- that’s prob. why they also nominated him- so that he’ll show up and get publicity because no one else on that list is anyone paparazzi-worthy. I just can’t take anything seriously that gives an award to rumor willis that’s all.

Here’s my take-

1. Adam has worked tons over the past decade- theater groups, bands, single gigs, collaborations- he’s worked with a lot of people.

2. He’s an extremely social guy, so has interacted with tons of people.

3. Tabloids pay good money for stories.

4. People don’t change overnight.

So to me, if Adam had any sort of inclination towards being a diva or hard to work with, we would have read specific stories by now. He is all over the media and people would have been crawling out of the woodwork to grab their share of Lambert bucks to tell the tale.

There are no stories, so that means no one has anything to tell.

Look at the frenzy this one MSNBC piece has set off among fans.
It’s all about selling a story… any story.
Don’t have one, make one up. Either way they sell the same.

Thanks luvnlife, I wondered if reports of Adam being on the cover of the Rolling Stone were perhaps exaggerated.

Seeing his duet with Allison showed me someone who cared about the person with whom he was singing. He didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need to be cocky or arrogant. He gave his talent to blend with her talent. He gave his eye contact to be with hers. He blended his voice closer to hers. He could have blew that out of the box but he kept his voice in check with hers. He also kept his height to hers. He lunged deeper down to keep his eye level with hers. That really spoke to me. A diva would oversing the other and not care about relating to others, exampleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.Danny Gokey with Kris.

I don’t think this proves anything about Adam. How he performs onstage has nothing to do with whether he is a diva or not. Adam is an experienced performer. To compare him to Gokey in the duet makes no sense. I think Danny was nervous because he didn’t know the song too well. I think Adam did a great job with his duet, was comfortable, and experienced. I just don’t think that has anything to do with whether he is a “diva” is real life.

That being said, Adam acts just fine from everything that I can gather. Most who know him seem to like him. This doesn’t mean he has never made a “divaish” comment in his life. It’s possible. Who cares? Besides this thing happens every single year, doesn’t it? I remember it happened with Taylor.

What I think is funny is how people get upset when Adam is characterized as being a “certain type of person” and people say this is unfair as “we don’t know him.” This is true. It is as true for Danny, who has been lambasted for every expression and move he has made for a couple of months now, as it is for Adam.

Further, people need to realize that all of these idols are just human beings. They will have both good and bad moments in the public eye from time to time. I’m certainly not saying that Adam did. But people are not going to be perfect 100% of the time, and that’s okay.

Men getting mani and pedis is not diva – that’s metrosexual.

there was a time, not very long ago when people working for a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“newsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  organization who put out unsubstantiated à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“newsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  the way persons at msnbc / nbc, AP, cnn, cbs, ew, people, US, etc. have over the past two years that ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve followed AI would have not only been fired but would have been blackballed in the industry. it is sad that we cannot trust the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“newsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  anymore.

There was a time. But that was before media owners learned that they could make more money from the public by selling celebrity gossip — however badly sourced! — rather than analytical feature articles on homelessness and the plight of the middle class.

Business in our society is all about getting the biggest return for the least expenditure. That’s what is means to be a good businessperson in our lexicon. And it is intended to apply even to businesses where, perhaps, some kind of public interest or whatever *should* also be an important factor.

Reporting real news is very expensive — you have to *pay* people on a regular basis to get them to dig out those facts and those attributed quotes. Writing up (or making up …) unverifiable silly stories about celebs is way cheaper (even if you have to fork over a lump-sum of cash once in a while). And once a whole lot of media became available, business people quickly realized that most people would *way* rather read and watch this tabloid crap than anything substantive. There’s a reason why People and the Weekly World News are at the supermarket checkout stand, and the Wall Street Journal and Scientific America are not!

Readers, in general, value celebrity tabloids way beyond responsibly reported news about the city council or world affairs or whatever. In a strenuously market-driven system, what buyers value is what you get.

So while people may get all upset once in a while when one of their faves gets accused of something, perhaps unfairly, most of the same people love reading the stuff in general, and pay to read it. I’ll bet if we all went back over the tab-type stories we’ve read or watched and enjoyed over the years — enjoying accusations and stories of somebody’s divorce or fight with fat or some other misery — most of them were every bit as badly sourced as this story about Adam. When you’ve got that kind of double standard, there’s no room to complain when somebody you like gets caught in the crossfire, in my opinion.

The woman who wrote the story is obviously a popular writer and tv guest — people like her crap, except once in a while when it steps on some toes they fancy. That’s why she’s paid to write it — and paid a heckuva lot more than most reporters who do careful work writing about the mortgage meltdown or climate change or something.

What’s “badly sourced” about the MSNBC. It sounds like one or two disgruntled back stage types. For what it’s worth, I read a post at a reputable sight that it had to do with some backstage production issues. I guess Adam was unhappy, got into it blah blah. So it was performance related.

Anyway small potatoes. I’m sure he’ll be a nice guy on the tour and all will be forgotten. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes diva on issues of his music.

Sorry but I think you misunderstood Randy. I played the judges comments a lot of times and what Randy said was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t overdo ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  meaning his being theatrical and not about his personality. Randy said this on the Group 2 comments. To continue, Randy said it was a bombà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦watchà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.watch.

It’s not from the judges comment, it’s from Randy’s interview after Allison was eliminated with Meredith. He said “Adam needs to show more humility” and “..bla3 that’s why Kris came in the third place”.

I think it’s this one. watch watch watch (1:44)

I just emailed NBC and MSNBC complaining about Courtney Hazlett. She should NOT be allowed to slander Adam’s good name. She didn’t have anything but ‘unnamed’ sources to verify her article….will everyone please email her and MSNBC complaining? They need backlash.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a diva but I am getting tired of Adam Lambert. He and his handlers should take care because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s getting to be a bit overexposed.

I think it’s all a matter of perception. If you don’t like Adam, you’re going to think he’s overexposed regardless. Personally, I don’t think I’ve seen enough of him for my liking.

Besides, I think we forget that we’re AI fans and consumed by the media around our favorites. The ‘regular’ viewer isn’t YouTubing and seeking out information since the show ended. We’re also engrossed in the various sites. From that, it’s natural to presume Adam is getting a lot of attention when, in actuality, he’s not.

Adam is confident, not cocky; there is a difference as so many others have pointed out.

Major difference. It goes with the territory that Adam’s going to have to take the good with the bad. He knows this and I doubt he’s given the “Diva” accussation a moment’s worry. The most important thing is that his true fans (and those who have witnessed his kindness first hand) know what is and isn’t true.

It’s evident that Courtney has a personal axe to grind and until other legitimate sources come out of the woodwork spewing the same rhetoric (with solid facts to back it up), there’s no credence. E-mailing will only fan the flames and give Courtney what she wants – the attention that Adam is getting. If it continues, Adam will no doubt call her out on it as only he can. He did it before, albeit tactfully, in a radio (exit?) interview with a teacher who was claiming to have trained him and hadn’t.

Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“badly sourcedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  about the MSNBC. It sounds like one or two disgruntled back stage types. For what ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s worth, I read a post at a reputable sight that it had to do with some backstage production issues. I guess Adam was unhappy, got into it blah blah. So it was performance related.

I think you’re exactly right. I didn’t see the thing you’re referring to, but from the beginning it sort of sounded to me as if something like this had happened.

What I meant by “badly sourced” in this case was — Not enough details to make clear what kind of incident they were talking about, etc. — enough to know just what kind of diva behavior they were talking about, and how the sources were connected to that behavior to allow them to judge it.

The way it was written and sourced, you couldn’t tell that– she quoted very broad-brush stuff about how it was bad behavior from the bottom to the top, extending to the way he treated fans, etc. If a source really doesn’t have the ability to know whether somebody behaved badly to *everybody*, then it’s bad sourcing to quote them saying that it did extend to everybody. Better sourcing would have been to cite only situations the person was in a direct position to know, and then indicate something about why the person would be an authority on that, like “said a member of the backstage crew for one show Lambert gave,” or something, in my opinion.

The producer quote was also badly sourced, in my opinion. If a producer who doesn’t even know the facts of the particular issue is cited, then he or she should go on the record or shut up. While there may be very good reason to offer anonymity to a techie who could suffer repercussions from criticizing a performer, there’s no reason to offer it to somebody who isn’t even involved in the situation and is just offering a general opinion of how you have to behave in show business.

FWIW, in the post I made above, I was talking about gossip stories in general, more than about this one, though. Sorry that that was unclear.

will everyone please email her and MSNBC complaining? They need backlash.

I disagree. Remember the example of the Claymates back in the day. They just annoyed the shit out of everyone and it reflected badly on Clay most of all.

It needs to be let go. The truth will win out.

There was a time. But that was before media owners learned that they could make more money from the public by selling celebrity gossip à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  however badly sourced! à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  rather than analytical feature articles on homelessness and the plight of the middle class.

Didn’t a lot of the big name newspapers always have gossip columns? During the “Golden Age” of Hollywood (starting in the 30s), gossip columnists had a lot of influence. The big three were Louella Parsons (syndicated), Hedda Hopper (LA Times) and Sheilah Graham (syndicated), And the photographers have been around for years too (anybody else watch “LA Confidential”?). Of course, they weren’t as bad as they are now, but they were running around trying to catch stars doing stuff.

I’m not going to say that these people are admirable journalists, I’m just wanted to point out that gossip columnists with “blind items” and “unnamed sources” have been around for a long-long time.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s from the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“day in the lifeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  article USAToday did with the Top 3.

Yep, here is the link where they explained how they made that duet.

Inside one of the studios, a group of music video producers repeatedly play a song that the three Idols will record separately. Since the tune goes with a Ford video that airs next week (and can’t be named) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  when there will be only two contestants standing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  the trick tonight is for the singers to perform the song as free of embellishments as possible, so the tracks of the surviving Idols can be seamlessly meshed together for broadcast.

I love those behind the scenes reports because we learn a bit more about the contestants (which the show inexplicably now doesn’t do a good job of anymore) and about the mechanics of making the show.

I just emailed NBC and MSNBC complaining about Courtney Hazlett. She should NOT be allowed to slander Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s good name. She didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have anything but à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹unnamedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ sources to verify her articleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.will everyone please email her and MSNBC complaining? They need backlash.

NO CALL TO ARMS ON MY BLOG. Seriously. Read my guidelines NOW.

http://mjsbigblog.com/?page_id=1172

Here’s my 2 cents, worth significantly less in today’s economy.

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comment about Clay and Gene Simmons showed an arrogance.

Again, what would we have him do? Clay offered unsolicited (and largely uninformed, since he didn’t watch the show and only viewed RoF) and harsh opinions, in colorful (some would say, hateful) terms, about Adam’s singing — you know, his livelihood?! Gene also reportedly criticized and sought to undermine Adam publicly in his career pursuit.

Twice interviewers asked Adam his views on those opinions, and he answered. Did he do anything at all different from what had been done to him? No. Did he offer truthful, pointed comments in response? Yes. (Was he right? Yes, both times. LOL)

I often lament that it’s the victim who suffers most by defending him or her self, rather than the initial aggressor. Mad World, indeed.

Gossip sites print negative stuff all the time. But e-mail campaigns are always a really terrible idea. OTT defenders have the potential to turn Adam into an Idol joke like past contestants.

I could just see MSNBC doing a feature on the e-mails. Lots of laughs all around at crazy Idol fans and comparisons to Claymates on the way.

I agree. “crazy Claymate fans” rep much worse than “possible diva” rep.

Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“badly sourcedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  about the MSNBC. It sounds like one or two disgruntled back stage types. For what ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s worth, I read a post at a reputable sight that it had to do with some backstage production issues. I guess Adam was unhappy, got into it blah blah. So it was performance related.

If this was reported at a reputable site, then a link would be helpful. Without it, this is no more substantiated than the MSNBC claim.

I understand Adam fans being upset over negative things being said about their favorite. I really do, but an email campaign will not do Adam any good.

If all he is getting right now is “celebrity” exposure because of his sexual preference and “supposed” diva attitude then a year from now he will become a joke if the email campaign kicks in.

Datalounge which is a gay/lesbian gossip site that I sometimes frequent had a thread about the Lambert diva thing. A poster put in a long post about what happened. He’s supposedly a friend of Adam’s bf.

Who knows how legit anything on the Internet is? If people aren’t buying MSNBC they certainly won’t accept Datalounge.

http://ajax.datalounge.com/cgi-bin/iowa/ajax.html#page:listThreads,all,byLastPostDate,1

You’ll have to put in search for Adam Lambert. And the site is a tad risque so be prepared.

I’m gone a couple of days and I come back and my beautiful boy is being accused of being a diva. Oh for fucks sake. If this is the worst he is ever accused of being, then he will be fine. If he was truly a diva he never would have gotten the various and many gigs he’s had up to this point. The MSN author sounds a little “uppity” and down right bitchy to me. Silly heifa!

There are going to be attacks on him by a certain segment of the “media” (and I use the word lightly) and he is gonna have to roll with it.

Email campaigns…oh please for the love of Buddah NO! Would fanatical fans just stop being, well …..so fuckin fanatical?

If people ignore it, the story will die out unless and until more corroborative — or contradictory — stuff appears. Just cause some djs talk about it on radio won’t give it much life. They talk about whatever they read online that morning, and the next day they talk about something completely different.

If the story is true and part of a pattern, other stories will come out — with sources — down the line that back it up.

If it’s not part of a pattern but either false or simply one of those once-in-a-while aberrations, future stories will come out that show that.

Paying no attention to unverifable rumors is the only way to deal with them. If people start big emailing campaigns or something, then the story becomes — Gay Idol Runner-up Attracts Unbalanced Overprotective Ladyfans.

Not what anybody really wants, probably.

Nah. I do not believe in email campaigns. Rather if fans are upset – I would suggest not to use/read msnbc – if there is sudden drops happening – hopefully they take notice.

Besides – let those who had actually work with him come out to defend him – like bestweek/slezak or the upright cabaret ppl. Its much more better.

As long that the industry people know the real story – I am fine with it. That’s the most important thing for him right now. Lots of music fans do not care whether he is a diva or not.

Just say NO to email campaigns. Sheesh! LOL

Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll have to put in search for Adam Lambert. And the site is a tad risque so be prepared.

Well, yeah, I went there. Did you notice that the anonymous poster renamed him or her self when dishing — “Or maybe I just made this all up” was the new name. LOL So, I’m thinkin’…

But whatever. Then again, speaking of, I don’t recall Adam having back up singers for the NY performances. Hmmmm….

Anonymous source corroborating anonymous sources. Gotta love this country’s media machine.

Well actually Layla, producers and directors etc will put up with amazingly bad behaviour on the part of many performers, actors, singers, rockstars and the like because they are stars and they are draws.

See Christian Bale – though I personally think Christian Bale had every reason to ream that guy out though perhaps not quite as harshly. Christian Bale’s career right now is hot hot hot. He is known to be “moody”. So was Marlon Brando.

Performers can go too far, you still have to deliver and you still have to be a draw, then they won’t put up with the behaviour anymore especially if it starts to affect the bottomline. As in the case of Robert Downey Jr., who was given more chances than anyone deserved because of his extraordinary talent but kept screwing up finally had to grow up and deal with his drug abuse issues because no would insure him so studios didn’t want him in their films. He seem to be straight and his career is on fire again.

Well actually Layla, producers and directors etc will put up with amazingly bad behaviour on the part of many performers, actors, singers, rockstars and the like because they are stars and they are draws.

Lavender1960

I agree, but this is only the case for big names…Adam is nowhere near the stature of people who can get away with diva-like behaviour. He is a working artist who needs (needed) the gigs….and this hasn’t changed.

I remember that Kathleen Battle was fired from the Met for her diva behaviour and she is incredible and is famous and admired in the world of opera.

Ignoring the MSNBC website is a good idea, but seriously did ANYONE in this thread ever go there before the Adam flap occurred? She got just what she wanted, publicity. Adam has probably been the target of stuff way more vile than this since at least junior high. If he were as sensitive as his fans he never would have survived adolescence, let along AI.

I could just see MSNBC doing a feature on the e-mails. Lots of laughs all around at crazy Idol fans and comparisons to Claymates on the way.

I doubt it. This chick already has a number of strikes against her. The James Frey incident. Calling Spike Lee “uppity.” Others (see cites upthread). What she wrote is not really defensible on its face and I can’t see MSNBC going out of its way to highlight that fact. No specifics, no names, nothing that could be checked or verified, counter to everything else that’s been written or said about the guy. This is not Perez or TMZ, it is an allegedly respectable news organization. Even People magazine wouldn’t print this kind of vague unsourced rumor (see article referring to Drake as Adam’s good friend).

I wrote a response and read many of the other responses that were posted. Most made valid, cogent points, similar to many of the points being made by posters here. I don’t see the comparisons to Claymates at all. This was not just some arbitrary criticism of Adam, it was a cheap shot directed squarely at his professional reputation and it deserved a response. Those who took the time to respond did not come off as “crazy Idol fans.” I have no doubt the Kris fans and the Allison fans would have done the same had a similar item been written about their fav.

Check out Adam’s reply to the Diva question.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/06/quween-saves-her-american-idol/#comments

Perez Hilton had “reported” on the so-called Diva issue and then later in his site he reported it was False and started by some of Clay’s fans.
http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-05-claymates-start-rumors-about-glambert
Can’t stand Perez. He is such a douche. I hate his little picture drawing rants. The guy is a tool.

Gossip sites print negative stuff all the time. But e-mail campaigns are always a really terrible idea. OTT defenders have the potential to turn Adam into an Idol joke like past contestants.

I could just see MSNBC doing a feature on the e-mails. Lots of laughs all around at crazy Idol fans and comparisons to Claymates on the way.

I agree. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“crazy Claymate fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  rep much worse than à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“possible divaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  rep.

This and This!

Go ahead and complain all you want. The only one you hurt is Adam.

Datalounge which is a gay/lesbian gossip site that I sometimes frequent

Kinda OT, but jpfan, most DL regulars don’t like the site being linked all over the place. After the LOTR fan invasion of ’02 it’s a bit of a sore spot with a lot of folks. A lot of insiders have stopped posting because of stuff like this.j/k

Geez. The ugly side of fame.

I don’t love the tone of his singing voice, but I adore Adam Lambert. I think he’s mad talented and a genuinely nice man. He’s got a well-developed talent for snark that he shows in perfectly reasonable situations, but that doesn’t make a “diva”. It makes a guy who knows how to dish it out and can cope with the Media parasites. Good for him.

Having said that, the Paparazzis are like mosquitos, annoying bloodsuckers always buzzing around. If Adam got annoyed wit a couple of them, anyone can just have too much and get pissed. If he did, I don’t blame him.

I think this is bull and only being “reported” because Adam is a big personality. Talking about it here is one thing, but ignoring it by not responding to the gossip mongers is the best medicine, in my humble opinion.

As for MSNBC, I used to like it for political reporting and commentary. I occasionally watch Rachel, but they seem to be anti-Idol, or at least have a habit of belittling American Idol and various contestants. The fact that AI is on Fox may have something to do with it, but there is a bias about it, in my opinion.

Is Adam Lambert a diva?

Only when he sings.

Did the Claymates plant the diva story? Maybe, maybe not, could have been Vote for the Worst–I checked that slimy website out for the first and last time today. VFTW is itching for a Claymate vs. Lambert fan war just so they can sit back and watch.

Also, (this is probably old news to most of you, but first time I heard about it) VFTW is claiming that they are responsible for Kris Allen winning as he was their Vote for the Worst candidate. I don’t think VFTW is powerful enough to affect the final outcome, but I do believe they were responsible for keeping Sanjaya on the show for a few extra weeks. Those involved with VFTW are slimeballs with way too much time on their hands.

On a lighter side, VFTW put up a picture of Tony Vincent who styled his hair somewhat like Adam’s in the past and said that Adam is a “fantard” of Tony’s. Tony has been in some Broadway touring companies and coincidentally is in the chorus of Dirty Dancing which I am going to see in LA tomorrow. I never heard of Tony before, but am glad Adam has broken out of the chorus. I’ll be in Hollywood, chances of running into Adam are slim to none but a girl can hope!
:clap_tb:

Is Adam Lambert a diva?

Only when he sings.

Well, actually, the term would be “Divo” – but I really doubt that gossip columnist was using it in that context! :)

“A diva is a celebrated female singer. The Italian term is used to describe a woman of rare, outstanding talent in the world of opera, and by extension in theatre and popular music. The meaning of ‘diva’ is closely related to that of “prima donna”.

there was USA Today article today that also painted him in a rather unflattering light. Who knows what these kids are really all about, and frankly after all the exposure, most of them will probably become Diva’s.

Diva? What Diva?
http://www.vimeo.com/4624632

Diva? What Diva?
http://www.vimeo.com/4624632

HA! Can you imagine Simon’s face if Adam had chosen THIS version on Final 2 night?! Of course, if Rickey Minor and the band had agreed to body paint … well, I’m sitting here grinning as I think about it!

Gemini and Laurel: Thanks for the post. Adam did say he was the familiar with the song. LOL… I’ll take Adam anyway I can get him…. fresh faced or black with feathers. It’s all good. Smiles….

Oh yeah Revcat: ‘Vote for the Worst’ completely sucks. Bleh….I hope they have fun on their little sliver ( I mean tiny little splinter) of cyberspace. Slimetards!!!!

if Rickey Minor and the band had agreed to body paint à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ well, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sitting here grinning as I think about it!

:lol_tb: :jittery_tb:

I bet Simon would be like this :ponder_tb: :wacko_tb:

When I first heard the “diva” story I thought this goes against everything I have seen or read about Adam. He’s got a reputation for being a true professional in all areas of work, not just in front of the cameras, but behind the scenes as well. My money is definitely on the Claymates. The hard core Claymates are notorious for this kind of behavior. For years they have been defending Clay and attacking anyone that said he was gay. So lying is second nature to them at this point. Check out Kathy Griffin’s hilarious story about the Claymates by following the link…
If nothing else, It’s good for a laugh.

“Is Adam Lambert a Diva?”

Uh, no.

P.S. I liked Clay… altho I totally thought he was gay. Nothing wrong with that.
But Clay is the Diva…Watch out Clay, you will be boinked. And I’m sure you’ll love it..

You can’t boink Adam.

STRAIGHT FROM VOTE FOR THE WORST! talks about how Claymates are possibly behind these stupid, untrue rumors about Adam

LOL. That would not surprise me.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had a flurry of emails from Adam fans who found that copycat blog run by an insane over-invested Claymate.

Since the URL is practically identical to mine, some fans think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s me. I guess sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been writing all kinds of nasty stuff about Adam.

What a wack-job.

I think I know what blog you’re referring at. I used to like her blog but from being an Idol blog it turned into a “Hate Lambert Blog” instead. And I didn’t know until lately that the author was actually a Clay fan.

Her blog is full of fabricated stories and all the negative stuffs she could find about Adam. And let me just share with you an INSANE comment coming obviously from her fellow Claymate:

Thanks MJ for being honest and unbiased.
I know there’s something wrong with Adam’s pitch. I wonder
why the judges never noticed it?

I don’t want to hate her but she’s making me.

And thank God! I found the REAL MJsBigBlog!!

LOL. That would not surprise me.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had a flurry of emails from Adam fans who found that copycat blog run by an insane over-invested Claymate.

Since the URL is practically identical to mine, some fans think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s me. I guess sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been writing all kinds of nasty stuff about Adam.

What a wack-job.

I think I know what blog youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re referring at. I used to like her blog but from being an Idol blog it turned into a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hate Lambert Blogà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  instead. And I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know until lately that the author was actually a Clay fan.

Her blog is full of fabricated stories and all the negative stuffs she could find about Adam. And let me just share with you an INSANE comment coming obviously from her fellow Claymate:

Thanks MJ for being honest and unbiased.
I know thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s something wrong with Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pitch. I wonder
why the judges never noticed it?

It’s rather dishonest and one-sided. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to hate her but sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s making me. And at first I don’t want to blame Clay fans but because of her doings I’m convinced this is probably coming from them too.

And thank God! I found the REAL MJsBigBlog!!

(Please delete my comment prior to this. Thanks)

I think that MJ and others have debunked the “Diva Story started by Clay Fans” is based on any facts.

I do not believe that Adam is a diva or rude, and I think that Courtney Hewlett’s story is just as unreliable as many of her past stories. BUT I can accept that she took two comments, maybe even a couple of emails to her, that were critical of Adam and based this story on those two isolated reports. Then just asked the producer a “what if Adam was rude” question. Voila — one instant story, and lots of buzz. I didn’t even know that MSNBC has a gossip column before this.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had a flurry of emails from Adam fans who found that copycat blog run by an insane over-invested Claymate.

Since the URL is practically identical to mine, some fans think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s me. I guess sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been writing all kinds of nasty stuff about Adam.

What a wack-job.

I think I know what blog youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re referring at. I used to like her blog but from being an Idol blog it turned into a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hate Lambert Blogà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  instead. And I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know until lately that the author was actually a Clay fan.

Her blog is full of fabricated stories and all the negative stuffs she could find about Adam. And let me just share with you an INSANE comment coming obviously from her fellow Claymate:

Thanks MJ for being honest and unbiased.
I know thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s something wrong with Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pitch. I wonder
why the judges never noticed it?

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to hate her but sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s making me.

And thank God! I found the REAL MJsBigBlog!!

I think I know the Clay fan of which you speak and she is a definite wack job. Run, run far away from that one!! I don’t feel much sympathy for Clay these days, but I do feel for him having to carry the burden of having ‘fans’ like that. I’m afraid Adam is going to end up with some of the same. I guess it’s part of the peril of celebrity.

I think I know the Clay fan of which you speak and she is a definite wack job. Run, run far away from that one!! I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t feel much sympathy for Clay these days, but I do feel for him having to carry the burden of having à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ like that. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m afraid Adam is going to end up with some of the same. I guess ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s part of the peril of celebrity.

I think this is just part of “the peril of celebrity”. And, I expect that in the next few weeks the mania that surrounded Adam will die down. He certainly is trying to stay low key — he hasn’t even done a public appearance for over a week.