Wow, I love his interview, especially after the news of his previous career got out.  He sits there speaking to the camera about being embarrassed about people seeing his package in a leotard back when he did gymnastics.

Well, this not so shy American Idol contestant was a stripper for three years up until September 30, 2007, according to his ex-manager, Gordy Bryan.  Evidently he was a male stripper in a Phoenix night club where the majority of his clientèle was male.  Apparently Hernandez fit in rather well according to Bryan, “He had the look and the type that people like, so he made pretty good money here.”

Those in fear of not seeing Mr. Helicopter Hernandez again after this news leaked, don’t worry, he will be back on Tuesday as planned.

Now, think back to previous American Idol scandals, “In 2003, finalist Frenchie Davis was dismissed because of her appearance on an adult Web site; but last year, Antonella Barba remained in the competition after racy photos of her surfaced on the Internet.”  What on Earth is the difference between these three cases?  No clue, American Idol is pretty random on this subject.  But then again it is up to the public to see how far these contestants go after they pass the AI test.  Will the public vote more or less for Hernandez after they learned he did the helicopter on stage?

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