Idol Accused of Weight Bias; Show Denies Claim
by Lynn Elber AP Television Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 19-year-old American Idol studio audience member claims that she was barred from a front-row seat and told it was because of her weight, an allegation denied by the show's production company.
Ashley Kauffman, of Riverside, Calif., had complained to an audience coordinator that she was separated from friends who did get front-row seats. Manfred Westphal, a spokesman for producer FremantleMedia North America said the allegations are simply untrue.
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