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Season two contestant Frenchie Davis, who in a controversial decision by the executive producers was dumped from the show in 2003 after a lingerie photo shoot surfaced online, took to her Twitter page to vent about Lopez joining the panel.
"Wait. jlo..critiquing singers?!.....hmmm...maybe my fat ass should teach a fitness class." – her unedited post via @FrenchieDavis read.
Davis, who has starred on Broadway in the musical 'Rent' and played Effie White in a touring production of 'Dreamgirls' since leaving 'American Idol,' was also nominated for a Grammy Award for her work in the touring rival of the Broadway musical, 'Aint Misbehavin'.'
VIDEO: Watch Frenchie Davis sing 'And I Am Telling You' from 'Dreamgirls.'
For related stories, read: ''American Idol': Make Rosie O'Donnell The New Judge'
'Reality Check: 'American Idol's' Trenyce 'Aint Misbehavin''
& 'Ruben Studdard: American Idol Winner Talks Music, Money & Martha Stewart.'
Reality Bites
Sharisse "Shar" Jackson
Affiliation: 'Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp' on VH1
Side note: Though some may remember her as the sidekick Niecy Jackson on the groundbreaking UPN sitcom 'Moesha,' Jackson gained international tabloid attention as the mother of two children with Kevin Federline (who was married to pop superstar Britney Spears for three years). All together, she has four children.
Fantasia Barrino
Affiliation: 'Fantasia For Real' on VH1
Side note: The 'American Idol' champion (2005) is a best-selling author ('Life is Not a Fairytale') and garnered critical acclaim as Miss Celie in the Broadway musical 'The Color Purple.'
Nene Leakes
Affiliation: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' on Bravo
Side note: The brazen Queens, NY native is a domestic abuse survivor and a former stripper – all revelations she detailed in her 2009 memoir 'Never Make the Same Mistake Twice.'
Terrell Owens
Affiliation: 'The T.O. Show' on VH1
Side note: Alabama's very own football star simply known as "T.O." -- literally let it all hang out for the photo shoot promoting his new reality series, in July 2009. The show revolves around his life off the field as he searches for love, repair family relationships and make the move from Dallas to Buffalo.
Ray Cunningham
Affiliation: 'College Hill: Virginia State University' on BET
Side note: One of the more memorable characters from the Black Entertainment Television network reality ranks, Cunningham has become an openly gay LGBT advocate, budding actor and busy blogger, who was featured in Adam Bouska's groundbreaking NoH8 Campaign, which assembled California notables responding to the state's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. Cunningham was also cast in acclaimed filmmaker Maurice Jamal's new forthcoming TV project 'Friends and Lovers.'
Miss New York
Affiliation:'Flavor of Love' and 'I Love New York' on VH1
Side note: The upstate New York drama queen competed for hip-hop hype-man Flavor Flav's love twice and was rejected both times.
MC Hammer
Affiliation: 'Hammertime' on A&E
Side note: Stanley Kirk Burrell seems to have done it all: Joined the navy; won Grammy Awards; danced for KFC popcorn chicken; fathered six children; wiggled his manhood in a Speedo bikini on a music video; went bankrupt; became a preacher; and now doing reality TV. 'Hammertime' is a look inside the family life of the man formerly known as one of the riches entertainers of his era.
Keyshia Cole
Affiliation: 'The Way It Is' on BET
Side note: In an interview, thuggish ruggish rap icon Young Jeezy claimed that the hip-hop soul songstress asked him to marry her but he turned her down.
Mo'Nique
Affiliation: 'Charm School' on VH1
Side note: While promoting the movie 'Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,' Mo'Nique told Oprah Winfrey that co-star Martin Lawrence once gave her invaluable advice about show business.
Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
Affiliation: 'The Apprentice' on NBC and 'The Surreal Life' on VH1
Side note:The former White House staffer proudly became the superbitch of reality TV.
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By: Paul K on 9/30/2010 8:21AM
She makes one silly insignificant twitter and that's enough for dumb article on BV?? Did she think Paula Abdul was any better? At least, J-Lo can sing a little. Not a great singer bt better than Abdul.
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By: techblogger on 9/30/2010 8:51AM
Agreed. Sometimes these BV folk think every simple though has to be elevated to the level of a conversation. Surprise, it doesn't.
Secretly they want to be TMZ 'but you ain't heard that from me.'
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By: Karo on 10/01/2010 3:03PM
I agree Frenchie is not worth writing about and although J-Lo has made a lot of money SHE CANNOT SING! Beyonce has made a lot of money and SHE CANNOT ACT. Just because you are hot does not mean you are gifted.
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By: shaniqua on 10/03/2010 11:34PM
Who the hell cares about talentless J-lo? NOBODY DOES!!!!!!!!!!
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By: dvine0722 on 10/04/2010 2:11PM
i don't think she sings better than Paula Abdul.. now the chick that made the comment can sing!! they should've gotten a real singer to judge.. point blank..
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By: Sedated on 9/30/2010 9:42AM
You have to admit though, J-lo really is a talentless trollop. Jenny from the Bronx? Give me a break. At least Ellen stepped up and took herself out because she knew she wasn't the one for the job. Weren't there any other has been stuck up diva's that needed the money?
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By: techblogger on 9/30/2010 10:19AM
Excuse me Nancy Grace but trollop? How do you figure trollop? Given the choice between Ellen and J-Lo to judge music and or talent, it's J-Lo in a walk.
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By: toliet paper user on 10/01/2010 12:05AM
Jennifer Lopez music sucks!!!!!!!!
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By: Mimi on 10/01/2010 7:27AM
THE MAJORITY OF THE TALENT ON AMERICAN IDOL IS A JOKE.
AND I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THOSE THAT DON'T MAKE IT TO HOLLYWOOD.
MOST OF THE SINGERS THAT THEY SELECT IN THE FINAL 12 CAN'T SING AND THOSE THAT CAN SING ARE KICKED OFF LIKE JENNIFER HUDSON AND TAMARA GREY.
I THINK J-LO WILL DO A GOOD JOB AS A JUDGE, MAYBE SHE MIGHT KNOW MORE THAN SIMON DID.
KICKING OFF JENNIFER HUDSON AND TAMARA GREY SHOWS THAT SIMON DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT REAL TALENT.
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By: sharkchops on 10/01/2010 12:31PM
A trollop she is not. J-Lo is very talented. Just not talented to the Nth power like alot of her contemporaries. Bt like Madonna, she works with what she has and has turned herself into a brand name. She knows how to capitalize on what works best for her. She may not be the best actress, singer, dancer, whatever. But she's not afraid to try any of it and that's why she's J-Lo. Oh, yeah, and she's hot!! Paula Abdul was a terrible singer with her weak thin voice that always had to be altered in the studio. Then all the baggage she brought to the show distracted away from the amateur singers with real talent.
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