American Idol - David Hernandez Is A Gay Strip Club Dancer?
Is David Hernandez A Gay Strip Club Dancer?
A manager at a male strip club in Phoenix told The Associated Press that American Idol contestant, David Hernandez, once worked as a stripper at his club. Gordy Bryan, the manager of Dick’s Cabaret in Glendale, Arizona, told the AP on Monday that the 24 year old David Hernandez appeared fully nude while working at the club and performed lap dances for the club’s “mostly male” clientele.
“He had the look and the type that people like, so he made pretty good money here,” Bryan said.
According to Bryan, Hernandez steadily worked at the club for three years until September 30, 2007.
“He never renewed his licensing with the state, so he hasn’t been on my roster since then,” Bryan said.
The manager went on to say that he was aware that Hernandez was a vocalist but that Hernandez never sang at the club. Bryan said he believes Hernandez stopped working at the club because of his participation in “American Idol.” David Hernandez has never, of course, been referred to as a stripper, former stripper, or even a dancer during the “American Idol” competition.
How It Came To Light
The whole thing came to light last week when photos of a scantily clad Hernandez were first posted on VoteForTheWorst.com, a site that encourages people to vote for the worst contestants instead of the best ones on Idol.
“It was like moths to a flame,” said VoteForTheWorst.com founder Dave Della Terza. “As soon as I posted that, we started getting 10, 20 letters every single day from people saying, ‘Yeah, he’s a stripper in Phoenix.’”
Like any good website owner, Terza (with help from other members of the VoteForTheWorst.com community), scoured the internet for information and photos of Hernandez doing his thing. Terza said he contacted the club to confirm David Hernandez had worked there, but they never got back to him.
Will David Hernandez Be Disqualified From American Idol?
It’s not clear at this time whether or not a stripper past would disqualify Hernandez from “American Idol” should the rumors prove to be true. 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.
Fox has not yet responded to the rumors. As of right now David Hernandez is still scheduled to participate in the American Idol Top 8 Men performance show tonight.
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