TIME is having readers chose “The Most Influential People of the Year - The TIME 100″ from a list of 200 candidates.
Here’s the early voting:
Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, is leading the pack at the moment, followed by Korean pop singer Rain, comedian Stephen Colbert, Shigeru Miyamoto (the guy who designed the Nintendo Wii), and J.K. Rowling (the Harry Potter author), the singer Bono, and rising hockey star Sidney Crosby.
I am somewhat skeptical of the methodology. At least President Bush is beating out former American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar. Of course, when Howard Stern (currently high on the list himself) weighs in, that might change.
In all honesty, Sanjaya Malakar has a great sense of humor… you can’t help but like him. Here’s hoping he can make some sort of career out of his experience.
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It’s official: The sex tape featuring an “American Idol” castoff is real … real dirty.
TMZ has obtained the exclusive first images of the shocking video, featuring Season Two contestant Olivia Mojica. Here’s one pair of lungs Simon won’t dis!
The video, which Mojica made with her boyfriend a month ago in her New York City apartment, is set to hit shelves on May 3, courtesy of Vivid Entertainment, the adult entertainment company behind Kim Kardashian’s X-rated romp. Vivid is currently hosting the uncut trailer at hardcoreidol.com.
Reps for Vivid, who claim they obtained the footage through an unidentified third party, are currently trying to contact Mojica to see if she will help promote the video and share in revenue from its sale.
Click here for the video. Egotastic has saved a copy, too, in case that one goes away.
Derek Hail is very enthusiastic: “The Olivia Mojicasex tape is real and is as raunchy as all the hype suggested. In what seems like the dirtiest sex tape I have ever viewed the preview of, Olivia puts Kim Kardashian’s sex tape and Keeley Hazell’s sex tape to shame. It’s much dirtier and probably a lot more entertaining.”
OLIVIA MOJICA MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST “AMERICAN IDOL” CONTESTANT TO GO HARDCORE
Beautiful brunette singer Olivia Mojica just missed becoming a finalist on “American Idol” but she will now show she can go all the way in another field - the first contestant on the show to make a hardcore sex video.
A Texas native, the vivacious, green-eyed Mojica is the latest celebrity to see a video she recently made with her boyfriend find its way into the public arena and get broad distribution from Vivid Entertainment, the world’s leading adult film company. The DVD is titled “Hardcore Idol” and preview footage is available to view at www.hardcoreidol.com. The DVD will be in stores across the country on May 3rd. Vivid is the same firm that is currently distributing the blockbuster sex video made by sultry socialite Kim Kardashian and R&B artist Ray J.
“We have a great combination here.” ‘American Idol’ may be the most popular show in the history of television. Olivia is really cute, the sex is really hot and there is much controversy surrounding the show.” said Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of Vivid. “If she was in the adult business, she would be an instant superstar.”
Mojica was ranked as one of the “best of the rest” in the second season of the wildly popular Fox TV show “American Idol,” when she was just 18. She performed last on March 3, 2003, singing “Because You Loved Me” made popular by Celine Dion, but lost out to a field that included Ruben Studdard, Corey Clark and Clay Aiken. She is currently singing at clubs and other venues across the country as well as working on a full length album which is expected to be in stores nationwide in the first quarter of 2008.
The video, which Mojica made with her boyfriend Adam Roberts, a month ago in her New York City apartment, was obtained by Vivid from an unidentified third party. Vivid is currently trying to contact Mojica to see if she will help promote the video and share in revenue from its sale.
A bit of scandal seems to surround the “American Idol” show each season. This year it to revolves around Sanjaya Malakar who may be getting votes generated by Howard Stern, despite of his lack of singing ability. Olivia Mojica’s role in the show’s history is bound to be noted as well.
Thank God this isn’t a Ruben Studdard sex tape! I’ll wait for the Kelly Clarkson sex tape.
UPDATE: The Olivia Mojica Sex Tape Video Capture Photo was temporarily removed after someone claiming to be Olivia Mojica filed a fraudulent Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice threatening to sue if her copyrighted image was not removed. OTB Media counter-claim disputing the authenticity of the copyright as well as the fair use right to use a single image from the video as part of our news reporting on the controversy. It has been restored as of this writing.
When his tenure does eventually end, Larry King said his first choice to succeed him would be Ryan Seacrest, the “American Idol” host and disc jockey, presuming he is interested.
“He’s the classic generalist,” Mr. King said, his eyes peering through rectangular lenses that evoke flat-panel televisions. “The only thing I don’t know, and I’ve gotten to know him pretty well, is how versed he is in politics, world affairs. Does he read the paper? Is he interested in Iraq? Because if he is, he’s going to be very good.”
Told of Mr. King’s comments, Mr. Seacrest, a sometime guest host on “Larry King Live,” said through a publicist that he was flattered. When Mr. Klein was asked about Mr. Seacrest, he was complimentary, though diplomatically noncommittal.
I’m not 100% sure, but I’m pretty sure, Seacrest wouldn’t know Barack Obama from Sanjaya Malakar.
It’s official: The sex tape featuring an “American Idol” castoff is real … real dirty.
A Texas native, the vivacious, green-eyed Mojica is the latest celebrity to see a video she recently made with her boyfriend find its way into the public arena and get broad distribution from Vivid Entertainment, the world’s leading adult film company. The DVD is titled “Hardcore Idol” and preview footage is available to view at www.hardcoreidol.com. The DVD will be in stores across the country on May 3rd. Vivid is the same firm that is currently distributing the blockbuster sex video made by sultry socialite Kim Kardashian and R&B artist Ray J.
“He’s the classic generalist,” Mr. King said, his eyes peering through rectangular lenses that evoke flat-panel televisions. “The only thing I don’t know, and I’ve gotten to know him pretty well, is how versed he is in politics, world affairs. Does he read the paper? Is he interested in Iraq? Because if he is, he’s going to be very good.”
