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(FROM AP) - The father of 17-year-old American Idol contestant David Archuleta has been told by producers that he can no longer join his son as he prepares for his performances. Jeff Archuleta has been a source of concern to the show because of his strong backstage presence, but the tipping point reportedly came after last Tuesday's (May 6) show when Archuleta insisted his son change the ...
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Can David Archuleta go it alone?
PopWatch — ... Believe it or not, an Archuleta has gotten the Idol boot this week. No, not our producer-pimped Idol-to-be, silly. (Hell is still pretty hot, from what I hear.) It's Jeff Archuleta — a.k.a. David Archuleta's dad — who's been sent packing from backstage of Fox's juggernaut. ...

Nigel Lythgoe on Jeff Archuleta: It's about taking "some pressure away here"
Hollywood Insider — ... executive producer Nigel Lythogoe spoke with EW.com today about the recent reports that Jeff Archuleta, the father of 17-year-old Idol contestant David Archuleta, has been barred from participating in his son's ...

David Archuleta's liner notes break the word count bank
PopWatch — ... for his CD packaging. Of course, as many of us know, a post- Idol recording contract by no means guarantees you'll have a follow-up, so maybe Archie just had to take the opportunity to get it all out. But if this isn't an argument for transitioning to digital delivery, I don't know what is. Who's with me? More on American Idol and David Archuleta: David Archuleta signs with Azoff Management David Archuleta vs. David Cook Can David Archuleta go it alone? David Archuleta's father banned from American Idol Chris Sligh: Is David Archuleta ...

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