Jason Yeager Vlogs About Idol: Mishavonna Henson’s Mom “Ripped into her”
Jason Yeager vlogs the Week 2 semis and it’s even more awesome than last week!
Like many of us, Jason thought 2 girls should have gone through instead of 2 guys and says, “Kris Allen has no business being in the Top 12.” His favorite was Megan Joy Corkrey, despite finding her performance style “awkward” and “distracting.”
Plus, he bitches a lot about the new format, and goes off on a rant about Nick Mitchell, accusing Nick of not taking the contest seriously.
He compares Jeanine Vailes looks to Mr. Potato head and then tells a really dishy story about Mishavonna Henson.
Like Jason, Mishavonna was a Season 7 contestant. According to Jason, she was “balling her eyes out” when she was cut from Hollywood, while her mother “ripped into her…said awful things to her…broke her spirit.”
“She was a mess,” says Jason. He claims Misha’s mom is the worst kind of stage mom and that he, David Cook and Michael Johns were all “really upset.”
About song choice, “The judges are always harping on song choice, song choice, song choice, but you’re given a very short list of songs they have paid the rights to air on television and you pick 3 songs off of that list and the producers tell you which one you’re going to do..”
Interesting!
Do watch the video after the JUMP!
thanks for the reminder, vftw.
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A mom that will berate her child in front of others isn’t going to listen to anyone and Mishavonna already knows her mom is like that so not sure what good a private talk would have done. I don’t have a problem with him talking about it on his vlog.
I completely agree with him on Kris Allen. I didn’t make the top 12 and I think I have the right to say so so why not Jason? I didn’t like the comments about Jeanine’s appearance. It reminds me of some of Simon’s. :annoyed_tb: I didn’t particularly like Megan either but liked her audition so can see her appeal. Hated the weird movements, though.
I’d like to see Matt G and Jesse in the wildcard but think it will be him and Megan as Mj said.
“What a low class loser! How nice that he not only comments on the girlsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ singing abilities but also their physical appearance.”
Umm…EVERY WEEK the judges do just this.
“Nice legs”
“You are beautiful, the total package”
Idol IS about the girls looks…and THEN their vocal ability.
you know…just because someone criticizes your fav person…does not make him a sour past contestant.
seriously…i dislkike Kris Allen a ton…and I never sang on the show.
I’ve said this in comments already–I don’t think the producers will be as concerned about gender equality as they will be with diversity when choosing for the Wildcard.
So far, we’ve got 5 white contestants and 1 Latina. Depending on how things shake out Wednesday (and Lil Rounds WILL get the pimp spot, so that takes care of the R&B diva spot) I would say the judges will advance a very diverse slate of contestants on Thursday.
This bodes very well for Anoop Desai. Not so much for Ricky Braddy and Matt Giraud.
Does anyone know if the announce the wildcard singers on Wednesday?
As for Kris someone on TWOP mentioned that he also had the advance of beeing the last one the people have seen, who change the network to watch Lost.
He’s wrong about Kris Allen. Megan WAS awkward as well as flat.
This child has some nerve critiquing ANYONE’S singing. Srsly
P.S. He looks like he’s doing this from his Nana’s living room in Boca Raton.
well ummm dcisluv….what makes you more qualified than him…as you render an opinion on Megan?
How do you know i don’t have the voice of an angel?
I enjoyed Jason’s blog. Thanks for posting it. I don’t think he is a mean person, just honest and says it like he sees it, just his opinion. I agree with him in some cases, particularly about Kris Allen and also about Normand Gentle. He was no where close to deserving of a top 12 spot and I do think was doing it more for a joke. The Osmond guy was a thousand times better singer. It was interesting to hear about the process for song selection. I knew they could only do songs that the show had the rights to, but didn’t know that the producers had as much say in the choice from the list. Very interesting. I am looking forward to more blogs from Jason.
I didn’t know about Jason’s blog (and I still barely remember him from last season of Idol–I just remember some dude has my Grandma’s maiden name!)
Here are my two bits of this vlog
1) The format does suck for this season–It’s basically the people with the most screen time that goes through. There’s a lack of diversity and people who scream to me.
2) I appreticate that he explains what really happens with the process, it’s disappointing about the whole process.
But…
1) He has no right to comment on other idolist’s apperance and he has no right to dictate who deserves to be in the top 12 and who doesn’t. I was not a fan of Meagn Coreky, her voice was not versatile and not “unique” we already have a couple of artists with that same voice, and I feel that her voice will be like Amanda O. her voice was only good for a small number of songs. Megan was definitly awkward and distracting, her dance was well…horrific. Jason Yeager wasn’t even in the top 12, there’s no need for bashing.
2) Yes, with underaged contestants you have the Idol-harping parents. David Archeletta with his dad is an excellent example. Personally he doesn’t need to spread gossip, but it’s a shame her mother’s a big meanie. We know those parents exist and there’s no need to name them all.
3) Jason Yeager cannot hold a torch to Normund Gentle. Normund brought comedy and light to this disappointing season. Never in my life have I ever laughed so much. Normund has personality, while as I remember, Jason lacked in that department.
Personally after he bashed and did girly gossip on other contestants I have no incentive to watch any of his vlogs. While I was never a fan of him, his comments have made me less of a fan. I don’t care if they are true or not, a former contestant shouldn’t be doing that. Other former contestants don’t bash and make fun of the other contestants, listing their favorites is good enough. Personally, I think he did this for more views.
The comment about Jeanine was incredibly rude. I was actually shocked that came out of his mouth because in the other videos he gave honest opinions on performances without taking cheap shots.
I still like him, but the Jeanine comment annoyed me. Make fun of their singing, not their looks, please. This is not ANTM.
I completely agree with his Kris comments, however.
I loved Megan’s performance style. It’s authentic and unique, not forced. So he’s just wrong about that. So refreshing to see a contestant who dances like she is into the song instead of breaking into all those phony AI pointy poses.
Well, a lot of people make those statements. From blogs to the media to just us posters here, opinions on the who belongs in the top 12 differ and have differed year after year. And well, most of those people haven’t and won’t ever make it anywhere near even hollywood week. I hope Jason keeps posting. I don’t find it offensive at all that he takes the whole thing seriously. I mean, he is a singer. He wants a career in music and I think for those that want a career as such, a certain level of seriousness about a “big break” is acceptable…at least I think.
wrong, wrong, wrong about Kris. The guy is cute, but so are plenty of Idol contestants who slip earlier in the contest and never recover. I think Kris has genuine vocal talent, certainly better displayed than Megan’s. I’m telling ya, that was an excruciatingly off-pitch version of “Put Your Records On.”
anyway, Kris could stumble early too, along with others making the top 12. I’m not making any predictions. But Jason has not got much credibility to be handicapping this….seems like he’s just spouting off his own opinion, which we all do!~
The rumors about David’s dad were lies made up to bring more interest to the show and IMO to bring him down a notch or two, which worked. David himself has been asked about many of the ridiculous things said and has refuted them, as well as other idols who have been asked.
I agree that Kris should not be in the top 12. Maybe he should have been a wild card and given another chance, but he wasn’t that good. The beginning of his song was weak and off pitch both times.
Megan did have some strange moves, but that can be fixed.
I have a serious issue with the constant song choice harping, especially after knowing some of the insider song choice shenanigans from last year and what Jason Y. has said. Once someone is a real artist, they often have people guiding them, so wouldn’t it be much wiser to help them choose songs that you think would work to see what they can really do???
I also have a problem with the producers not letting them use their instruments. For some of them, their instruments are a part of them as a musician and for the most part, some of them will ALWAYS sing with their instrument once they are a recording artist.
We have heard this from other contestants, so I know it is true. I also hate to hear how a contestant practices one song and then at the last minute AI changes it.
I do miss the instruments and can’t wait until they are brought in. I think Michael does not belong in the TOP 12 but he has had a chance to practice and get advice from the vocal coaches.
I also found the comment about Jeanine to be rude and uncalled for. Come on Jason, watch that stuff, okay?
We have heard this from other contestants, so I know it is true. I also hate to hear how a contestant practices one song and then at the last minute AI changes it.
I do miss the instruments and can’t wait until they are brought in. I think Michael does not belong in the TOP 12 but he has had a chance to practice and get advice from the vocal coaches.
I also found the comment about Jeanine to be rude and uncalled for. Come on Jason, watch that stuff, okay?
I remember a rumor last year Top 16, when David Cook did Hello, that Nigel wanted him to sing Addicted to Love. David stuck to his guns, and sang the song he wanted to, so maybe Nigel was more lenient than this years producers, but it certainly supports Jason’s story.
I’m actually very interested in the behind the scenes info Jason shares. Hopefully he knows he won’t get in trouble with Idol for saying all these things. This insider info does make me doubt the legitimacy of the whole process, so the show isn’t nearly as fun to watch as it was when I didn’t know any better, lol. It’s fortunate that I don’t have a horse in the race this year, so I can just be an observer, without being invested in anyone. I’m very glad my favorite won last year when I still believed!
Well, I have to disagree on that. I’m sure Jeff isn’t the most evil father on the planet, and I doubt he’s physically abusive. But I do think there was truth in theose runors. Naomi Judd talked about his overbearing antics. Nigel said that Jeff had been putting a lot of pressure on David. And an EW reporter said that Jeff was directing David on how he should sing on his studio recordings. If your statement holds true, that would make them all liars. Why would they lie- because they have some sort of personal vendetta against David? Sorry, I’m just not buying that.
Stage parents are very common. Sometimes they can be like Usher’s mom (who was good for his career) or like Joe Jackson (who basically drove Michael crazy). Jeff is basically a textbook case- he’s probably somewhere in the middle. It doesn’t necessarily make him, or Michannova’s mom a terrible person. They just need to stop trying to live through their children. That’s all.
This guy is a class-A jerk.
Funny what he says about Kris, when Kris is the contestant this year who most reminds me of him!
Dude would benefit greatly from a big shot of self-awareness, chased by an ounce of humility. An open-eyed look in the mirror probably wouldn’t kill him either. LOL
bjesgirl- we could probably argue about the Jeff topic all day. I haven’t done research on whatever Naomi Judd said. David was 12 years old at the time, and parents have a right to a lot more control.
I do know that David has been asked repeatedly about specific accusations and repeatedly refutes things that have been said. Also, the idols who spent mega amount of time during the show and on tour have repeatedly said what a great guy Jeff is. I don’t trust the producers and those kinds of people over those people who spent mega amounts of time living with Jeff.
As far as Nigel, he has a lot of reason to let the rumors fly in order to keep things competitive, so the show would stay interesting.
Also, after watching David for months, I have no doubt that he knows who he is and has very strong opinions on things. When David was wearing the ugly suit during tour, the fans repeatedly told Jeff he should convince David to complain and change it, and Jeff told them that David is very stubborn and would have nothing to do with a change. Also, I have heard many radio interviews where DJ’s have tried to get David to go in places (with questions) that he doesn’t want to go, and there is no way to do it. He is a very strong person.
Jeff IS a very strong influence musically for David. He is his manager after all. David has repeatedly said he wants his dad looking out for him and they have a great relationship, so for now, I am very satisfied with the arrangement and feel that they were lies told on AI.