No question Corey Clark is an opportunistic jerk. The timing of this story with the release of his CD is more than coincidental. Also, the evidence that there was an actual affair is minimal: he claims it and his mom claims it. That's about it. However, the evidence that a judge had improper contact with a contestant is pretty solid. You've got his word, his parents' word, his friends' word,
the phone records, the Sprint store clerk, the clothing purchase, the voice mail message, and his description of the interior of her house. That's an awful lot of circumstantial evidence. His friends in particular would have to be the greatest actors in the world to have come across as genuine as they did and still be lying.
1. If he and Paula had a special untraceable Sprint phone, why was he calling her from his parents' house and she doing the same.
2. Why would Paula go out in public with this guy? Someone is bound to notice!
3. How did he manage to surpass American Idol security at the hotel?? He's like a thug wannabe...he doesn't possess any skills.
1. With as much phone contact as they allegedly had, I think they would get too comfortable that they wouldn't be caught. Using landlines are easier sometimes.
2. Paula would go out in public with him, because, well, Paula's not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I think her comments throughout the seasons of Idol are indicative of someone who is
not a critical thinker.
3. I would imagine the contestants are not on house arrest at the hotel and can come and go pretty much as they please.
She's a nice person, but I believe she compromised the integrity of the show and will be forced to step down. He's a jerk, and I hope his CD tanks. But I believe his story.
