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Corey Clark Faces Battery and Resisting Arrest Chargesby David Bloomberg -- 03/31/2003
View Printable version of this article Oh my. It’s beginning to look like American Idol should be renamed American Idol’s Most Wanted. We’ve already gone over Jaered Andrews’ arrest for assault in relation to a man being killed in a fight – Andrews was booted from the show for that. And then last week we had word that Trenyce was arrested for theft a few years back (I’ve since had e-mails claiming that she didn’t really do it, it was her friend, she got a raw deal, etc. – but no actual evidence one way or the other). But now we have one to top them all. Today The Smoking Gun is reporting that Corey Clark was arrested in October – and faces trial in a couple weeks – for allegedly assaulting his sister and resisting arrest. Oh, and incidentally he also sued twice in the past three years for passing bad checks. All of the details, plus a wonderful mug shot, can be found at The Smoking Gun, but in short, it was October in Topeka, Kansas, and the police were called by neighbors because they heard a girl yelling inside the family home. Police questioned Corey and his 15-year-old sister, Alecia. Then Corey started yelling at the officers, which caused them to pin him to the ground and handcuff him. He struggled some more with them, to the point that one officer threatened him with a stun gun. That got his attention, apparently. So really, going out on the town and being thrown from a mechanical bull was nothing! He was charged in December with battery on his sister, criminal restraint, and resisting arrest. According to The Smoking Gun, if convicted he faces up to a year in prison on two charges and six months on the other. That would put a crimp in his touring schedule, I would think. The trial is set for April 15 in Topeka, which could be interesting as that is a Tuesday and if he sticks around for the next two weeks, he would be scheduled to sing that night in L.A. Then again, he has found himself in the bottom three before and I suspect he won’t last that long. This news certainly won’t help his attempts. The lawsuits mentioned earlier resulted from him allegedly passing bad checks for more than $600 to a Topeka Wal-Mart (click here for the Smoking Gun’s copy of the documents) and another bad check to a grocery store for $50 (and click here for the Smoking Gun’s copy of those documents). He eventually paid both stores back, but it took a while. So far, Fox has stuck with their usual “no comment” line. If history holds, I would expect them to issue a statement later saying that they knew about everything and have confidence that it will all be taken care of, yadda yadda yadda. Baloney. I realize that the Jaered Andrews case ended with the death of a man, but he wasn’t even charged yet when Fox gave him the boot – and the eventual charge was simple assault. Corey has three charges, including resisting arrest and beating up his younger sister. Not exactly behavior consistent with what American Idol wants to portray. And again it brings up the question of which is worse: posing for some topless photos like Frenchie or (allegedly) committing criminal acts – especially violent ones? I know which way I’d vote. Here is my prediction: Fox will issue the statement mentioned above. Then Corey will end up losing the vote this week. People will go on about conspiracies and producers wanting to get rid of Corey without causing the ruckus that would ensue from actually booting him. Frankly, if he does lose this week, I don’t expect it to be because of a producer conspiracy, but because he will lose votes from this becoming public. But the fact will be that Corey will be gone and he’ll be able to attend his April 15 hearing without having to worry about performing that night. And we are left to wonder who the next American Idol’s Most Wanted will be… David Bloomberg is the Editor of Foxes On Idol, and can be reached at rno@pobox.com. Be sure to sign up for the RealityNewsOnline/FoxesOnIdol e-mail update so you can stay informed about new articles on both sites! For all of the RealityNewsOnline articles about this show, check out the American Idol page. For more news about reality TV, be sure to check SirLinksALot! View Printable version of this article
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