David Archuleta Dad Banned from American Idol

Posted on May 9, 2008 at 6:52 pm (PST)

David Archuleta’s dad Jeff, pictured above left, was officially banned from American Idol Wednesday.

A source says Jeff changed a verse in David’s song Stand by Me to include a verse from Sean Kingston’s song Beautiful Girls. Producers sent an email to Jeff informing him the lyrics could not be changed, but David sang Stand by Me with Kingston’s lyrics included during the live show anyway.

The source says on Wednesday Jeff was forced to talk to American Idol lawyers on Wednesday who informed him that the changed lyrics cost American Idol a lot of money due to copyright issues, so he would be banned from the backstage of the show, although he could be in the audience.

Jeff was also banned from Star Search several years ago for the same behavior.

If David has any chance of winning his dad needs to keep his distance.