Was David Hernandez a Male Stripper?

Apparently, yes. But it will not stop me from voting for him tonight!

So David Hernandez is gay, and worked at a strip club. Listen, some people really need the money in this country, and sometimes they do what they need to do to survive.

Save David Hernandez!

Strip Club: 'Idol' Once Danced Here (Associated Press)

"American Idol" contestant David Hernandez once entertained audiences by removing his clothes instead of singing tunes, a manager at a male strip club in Phoenix told The Associated Press.

The 24-year-old finalist from Glendale, Ariz., once worked as a stripper at Dick's Cabaret, appearing fully nude and performing lap dances for the club's "mostly male" clientele, club manager Gordy Bryan said Monday.

"He had the look and the type that people like, so he made pretty good money here," Bryan said.

It's not clear whether a history as a stripper could disqualify Hernandez from the competition. 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.