Biggest 'American Idol' Scandals
David's Naked Night Job
<b>Season Seven:</b> After he'd crooned his way into the Top 16, photos of a scantily clad David Hernandez hit the Internet along with allegations that he used to work as an exotic dancer at a strip club that catered to men. Producers have yet to decide if his stripping past will get him booted from the show.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsFallen 'Idol'
<b>Season Four:</b> Two weeks after receiving a year's probation for drug possession and battery charges (and shortly before returning to rehab in California), 10th place finalist <a href='http://music.aol.com/artist/jessica-sierra/2238572' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jessica Sierra</font></a> found herself back in a Tampa Bay jail for disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. TMZ.com recently broke the news that Sierra is expecting her first child and following a 'pregnancy diet' while in lock-up.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsSanjaya's Staying Power
<b>Season Six:</b> Perhaps no other 'Idol' contestant caused more controversy than <a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/sanjaya-malakar/505377/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Sanjaya Malakar</font></a>, who had Simon threatening to leave the show, received support from <a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/howard-stern/68057/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Howard Stern</font></a> in hopes of destroying 'Idol's' reputation and caused a non-fan to go on a 12-day hunger strike in protest.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsAntonella's Steamy Pics
<b>Season Six:</b> Suggestive photos of half-clothed semifinalist Antonella Barba hit the Web shortly after she was named to the Top 24. Show producers chose not to cut her, but America disagreed. She didn't make the Top 12.
Biggest 'American Idol' Scandals
Bucky's Not So Lucky
<b>Season Five:</b> Court TV uncovers that <A HREF='http://music.aol.com/artist/bucky-covington/451471' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Bucky Covington</font></a> once tried to switch places with his twin brother to help him avoid criminal prosecution.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsBrittenum Twins Booted
<b>Season Five:</b> The identical Memphis twins wow the judges, though no one knew the boys had outstanding criminal warrants. Both were charged in Georgia with forgery, theft by deception and identity fraud for allegedly using another man's identity to buy a car.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsKatharine's MIA
<b>Season Five: </b> <A HREF='http://music.aol.com/artist/katharine-mcphee/444394' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Katharine McPhee</font></a> faces rumors about her absence from the 'Idol' summer tour. Though she claimed it was due to bronchitis and laryngitis, some Web sites suggested she was really making a movie and trying to distance herself from the show.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsBo's Vice
<b>Season Four:</b> It's revealed that finalist <A HREF='http://music.aol.com/artist/bo-bice/2238560' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Bo Bice</font></a> was busted in 2001 for cocaine and marijuana possession.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsAbdul Affair
<b>Season Four:</b> Former contestant Corey Clark claims that he had an intimate relationship with 'Idol' judge <a href='http://television.aol.com/celebrity/paula-abdul/78920/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Paula Abdul</font></a>.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsWrong Number
<b>Season Four:</b> Fox airs a revote episode after botching voter phone numbers.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsScott Not So Free
<b>Season Four: </b> <a href='http://www.thesmokinggun.com/' target='_blank'><font color='#1C5BB0'>Smokinggun.com</font></a> reveals Scott Savol had a domestic dispute with his live-in girlfriend -- on Valentine's Day 2001, no less.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsMajor Makeover
<b>Season Four:</b> Early favorite <A HREF='http://music.aol.com/artist/mario-vazquez/409115' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Mario Vazquez</font></a> abruptly leaves the show, citing "personal reasons." Two years later, he would later be named in a sexual harassment suit by a junior staffer employed by the show's production company.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsHawaiian Punch
<b>Season Three:</b> When La Toya London gets the boot before Jasmine Trias, 'Idol' conspiracy theorists blame support from Trias' home state of Hawaii.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsSo Close
<b>Season Two:</b> The dispute over phone voting continues after <A HREF='http://music.aol.com/artist/clay-aiken/559598/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Clay Aiken</font></a> loses to <A HREF='http://music.aol.com/artist/ruben-studdard/1516787' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ruben Studdard</font></a> on the finale by a mere 133,000 out of 24 million votes.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsClark Barred
<b>Season Two:</b> Producers kick finalist Corey Clark off the show after discovering he was once charged with misdemeanor battery and resisting arrest.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsFrenchie Flushed
<b>Season Two:</b> Vocal powerhouse Frenchie Davis is booted after admitting to posing nude for an adult Web site. An online petition campaign to bring her back fails. She would later stage a protest after a season six finalist, who was involved in a similar photo controversy, kept her spot on the show.
Biggest 'American Idol' ScandalsVoter Outrage
<b>Season One:</b> Viewers question the phone voting's validity when vocal stunner <A HREF='http://music.aol.com/artist/tamyra-gray/660807/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Tamyra Gray</font></a> is voted off before Nikki McKibbin.
