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Hello all!
Just got home and I'm back at the computer. I've been taping the red carpet arrivals for the Idol Finale on the TV Guide channel. It doesn't appear that Kat is there. I've seen everybody (past and present contestants) but no Kat.
Taylor, Carrie, the judges, most of the finalists from last year and lots from years past. Of course, all the top contestants from this season have been interviewed too. Nobody has said a word about Kat or even asked about her. I thought Taylor might say something or that the TV Guide interviewers might ask him about Kat. Like, "Is Kat going to be here too" or "Will the two of you be singing tonight," etc. Didn't happen. Something seems very strange to me here. You would think that someone would mention last year's 1st Runner Up at some point.
I also just remembered that Kat promised Nick she would never be one of those "former" Idol contestants sitting out in the audience during the show. Does anybody else remember that interview? So I think if they didn't invite her to perform, Kat wouldn't come to the Finale just to sit in the audience and wave to the camera. Even if she's right there in LA. All this makes me very sad for our girl. What do you all think??
A very disappointed McPhan, Teilah
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Quick clarification on my above post, the best performances EVER on a Season Finale. The awards were corny and cheesy like always, but I summed up my feelings on the pool thread.
For the sake of calming the McPhans, the KPST is trying to find out info. and we'll update everyone as soon as we find out anything. Meantime, those of you that are adamant about e-mailing and calling Fox, just be careful and maybe draft an email first before sending. I know a lot of people write things when they're really pissed and regret "hitting the send button" sometimes, so take a walk first and deep breath before doing so. Okay, just trying to offer some quick words of wisdom. Let's keep our McPhaith and stay strong for Kat.
Here is Reality TV's report on the Clive Davis speech
Taylor Hicks’ fans are usually pretty sensitive when it comes to how he is portrayed on American Idol, and they have good reason to be. During the American Idol 5 competition, Simon Cowell was very vocal in his criticism of Taylor Hicks, saying almost everything possible to try to derail a Taylor Hicks’ win .
During the American Idol 6 auditions, Simon Cowell repeatedly took swipes at Taylor Hicks. Cowell suggested that one contestant stick their gum on Taylor Hicks’ face on the set’s backdrop and claimed that a contestant singing a blues song blew Taylor Hicks out of the park.
On the American Idol 6 finale, it wasn’t Simon Cowell, but Chairman & CEO of BMG Label Group Clive Davis, who raised the ire of Taylor Hicks’ fans. Before presenting an award to Carrie Underwood recognizing her success in selling six million copies of her debut album, Clive Davis made a statement that seemed to almost be rubbing Chris Daughty’s success in the faces of Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee.
Davis said “So here’s this year’s report card for the American Idol album franchise. The big news has been the huge explosion of Chris Daughtry. Yes, Taylor Hicks’ new single of ‘Heaven Knows’ can still take him and his platinum album much further. And the new single ‘Love Story’ can still do it for Katharine McPhee. But it’s been Daughtry who’s broken through as the entire music industry’s biggest selling artist of the year.”
Even though Clive Davis’ comments were likely well intentioned, they have not been well received by fans of either Hicks or McPhee on the American Idol message boards. While Davis was likely just trying to acknowledge Hicks and McPhee while he praised Daughtry’s success, it’s also easy to see how the remarks could be interpreted as a dig at last year’s winner and runner-up. Considering all the previous comments made by Simon Cowell about Taylor Hicks, it's also easy to see how Taylor Hicks' fans in particular would be perturbed by these comments.