David Hernandez apparently has taken off his clothes as an adult entertainer, but he won’t be taken off “American Idol” for it.
A person close to the show, who is not authorized to comment publicly and asked not to be identified, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that there were no plans to remove Hernandez from the show despite his recently reported past as a male stripper.
Hernandez, 24, worked as an adult entertainer at Dick’s Cabaret in Phoenix, appearing fully nude and performing lap dances for the club’s “mostly male” clientele, strip club manager Gordy Bryan told the AP.
Hernandez is not the first “Idol” singer to be caught up in a controversy of the adult nature. In 2003, semifinalist Frenchie Davis was kicked off “Idol” after photos of her were discovered on an adult Web site, but Antonella Barba was spared last year after racy photos of her surfaced online.
