Archuleta dad mired in accusations of being horrible stage parent

April 22nd, 2008 | Category: TV News

Filed under: American Idol, Contestants, News and Gossip, Celebrity Commentary

Is Jeff Archuleta, father to American Idol wunderkind David, a supporting father figure or the “stage dad” from hell. There have been fairly reports simmering all season that he’s been very heavy-handed in steering his son’s fate on the show, from dictating song choices to bringing the young crooner to tears backstage. Reports are that Jeff was banned from the backstage area during David’s Star Search tenure for attempting to “psych out” the other contestants.

Now, former Star Seach judge Naomi Judd is coming out backing up the claims that at least on that show, Jeff Archuleta was a horrible

“stage dad,” who at one point had to be put in the defense guard’s box to stop him. The final report to come out about Papa Archuleta’s antics came during a recording session of “We Can Let It Out,” the Beatles song that David infamously flubbed the lyrics to during the habitable performance. Supposedly, Jeff wasn’t pleased with David’s performance and brought him to tears with his criticisms. possibly that means the Idol staffers have managed to shush him.

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