pour some sugar on me?

Miss my radio stint this morning? Your loss. Get your excuses ready, though.
Anyway, without giving away too many exclusive details, I'll note that a chief topic of conversation during my appearance on Kissin 99.3 this morning was 19-year-old Ashlyn Carr, the San Antonio auditioner who was denied, then sent to Hollywood after being given a second chance. Initially, Paula and Randy turned her down, but Simon's approval led to an unexpected call back. That's when the three-judge panel sent her to Hollywood.
Facial expressions were what initially set the two judges off, but a recent report from Reality TV Magazine suggests this Sugar Land teen might have a lot more to worry about. Using documents from MySanAntonio.com and The Houstonian Online, the magazine suggests Ashlyn was reportedly arrested in November 2006 for pouring sugar in an ex-boyfriend's gas tank.
Check out the documents yourself. It's a pretty interesting read.
While this would be pretty cool grounds for competition dismissal, it also marks a peak in the inevitable deluge of contestants' reputation rumors. Reality TV Magazine is also reporting that San Antonio's Akron was "uninvited from the 'American Idol' competition for unknown reasons," not to mention rumors that Fidel Castro lookalike Sean Michel was dismissed for refusing to cut his long locks.
Sure, this isn't anything we haven't heard before -- two words: Frenchie Davis -- but the gossip nonetheless raises questions about what constitutes a role as an American Idol. Those questions become increasingly complex as the competition sees an inevitable influx in single parents, college dropouts and talented singers with tarnished pasts.
I think these issues are going to be even more relevant this year, namely in view of the recent Miss USA scandal.
Now it's your turn to weigh in. Would you vote for an excellent singer with a slightly bruised past? Is the show's winner an entertainer, or a moral compass?
Let me know what you think. And keep your sugar to yourself, sugar.