And I find it funny that Joanna is modeling for a line of bikini’s, you can hardly see a bathing suit in that picture! It looks like maybe modeling is the way for her to go?

Regardless, this doesn’t surprise me. There is one every year. And the sad fact of the matter as big of a deal as I think DUI’s are…they are SO common that they aren’t a big deal…if that makes sense…

Everyone has a DUI or so it seems.

Am I the only one who thinks this?

It’s far worse than a “mistake”.

New York is considering giving people the equivalent of a murder conviction for a DUI.

No publicity is bad publicity, right?

I’m pretty sure that a DUI in conjunction with that particular picture may be putting that chestnut to the test.

As for Jesse’s DUI. She made a mistake. She did her time, and I’m not surprised this surfaces now…right before the semis and at the right time to get people buzzing.

No publicity is bad publicity, right?

Compare that to the defiant pictures of most “Stars” who have had a DUI.

Personally, I would never want to put myself out there for the world to see…have way too much history, and not always the best kind.

Looks like she might have to *gasp* work for a living.

I truly hope people don’t hold this DUI thing against Jess (I’m slipping away b4 this post gets ugly…)

Jesseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s DUI? There but for the grace of God go I.

Totally. That’s why I think it’s the one thing in a young person’s history that the public seems to forgive.

Now, before the pile on begins, I’ll point out that I have lost a loved one to a drunk driving accident. Having said that – I know I’ve been in that place before – when you’re young and you think you’ve only had 3 beers so you’re totally fine. Odds are, if I had been pulled over, I would have been over the legal limit. I’m only 5 feet tall – I could probably have one drink and be over the limit.

For me personally, I see a huge difference between someone who overestimated their soberness once when they were young and a raging alcoholic who gets loaded every weekend and drives home every time wasted just missing killing someone by luck.

Of course, now I’m older and I know better. Plus I have kids who depend on me, so I wouldn’t make the same mistake now. And, my husband and I know the number of the local cab company by heart for whenever we find ourselves in that situation

So, Jessica’s criminal past won’t influence me one way or the other. I’m willing to judge her on performance alone.

Jesseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s DUI? There but for the grace of God go I.

Amen!

Joanna is a pretty good singer and I’m guessing that before the “19E shit hit the STAR fan” she was earmarked for one of the Johns/Smithson Idols Live slots on the show and would have been ushered out, perhaps in a shocker!!!, before the multi-song shows started the inevitable ravaging of the vocal chords. Even I’m not quite cynical enough to think they gave her Hollywood just for the publicity of the DQ at the cut to thirty six.

I thought her demeanor during the “judgment” show was very businesslike, almost as if she knew which way it was going to go. I liked her audition better than her pre-Idol commercial release. She has a very poppish, light voice and looks great in a bikini too.

That’s just ridiculous that TMZ is reporting on a DUI from 2 years ago! As BootStar said, she served her time. Now lets move on. Esp. if this is the worse they can find.

I have a feeling they think they’re going to have to be extra busy this season. lol.

Is TMZ owned by 19M?

LOL no. But I’m convinced they work together.

Jesse’s DUI? There but for the grace of God go I.

FWIW,I thought Joanna looked way hotter in her bikinis than Bikini Girl, LOL. (What was her name again?)

Jesse had a DUI. Oh, well, she served her time. Is TMZ owned by 19M?