Chris Golightly Disqualified From American Idol Over Old Contract
Chris Golightly was disqualified from American Idol 9 on Tuesday over a contract that Chris could not prove he was released from.
JoesPlaceBlog has all the details! It's tragic! (Great job JoesPlace!)
Excerpts:
"Chris had an old contract with a Boy Band. That contract expired in June on 2009. Chris then auditioned in July for American Idol. After the contract had expired. When Chris made it to Hollywood, he had to sign the standard AI contract. It asks if he had any current contracts. Chris answered No. Chris then makes it to the top 24 in January 2010."
"About a week ago, the person that Chris had a Contract previously with called Chris and American Idol and told them that he still had a valid contract. Chris said that no, he was released from his contract, but couldn’t find his copy of the release
Yesterday there was a flurry of telephone calls between Chris and Patrick Linn, Steve Lowe, Joe Wills and Andy Stinson (All AI, 19, or Fox big wigs).
Patrick Lynn called Chris at 5 pm yesterday and told him that he was out for not proving that he no longer had a valid contract.
Right after hanging up the phone, the old manager FINALLY found the contract release. He emailed it to all above as well as to Chris. Now, no one will take his call."