No go for Bo:Former "Idol" contestant slams Emmys
By Jon Chattman
The casts of "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" weren't the only ones who felt slighted when the nominations for the 58th Annual Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning in Hollywood. Bo Bice, runner-up of the fourth season of "American Idol" is demanding the Academy reconsider omitting his name from the Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries category. The southern rocker, who didn't actually appear in a miniseries, told the Associated Press that he deserved to be nominated in that category for the music video to his hit single "The Real Thing," which was released earlier this year.
"My video may not have had Helen Mirren in it, but it was a miniseries, man,"the 30 year old said. "I play this rocker guy in it, and this chick is like all up in my grill. But, I wasn't having any of that."
He continued, "The video had everything you'd want in a miniseries: great performances, solid direction, and a powerful story. Any way you slice it, it's better than Belinda Carlisle's 'Heaven is a Place on Earth' video. That was weird shit, man: women holding up globes and wearing fluorescent clothes."
Bice said the Academy probably left his name off the ballot, because there's a "stigma" that comes with being a reality show contestant. "Reality show contestants don't get any respect in the business. That's why Richard Hatch is in jail right now although tax evasion is a pretty serious crime."
While he doesn't expect anything to come from it, Bice has asked fans to text message Emmy voters his name in the hopes he can somehow land on a slot. "Everyone should text message 'Bo Bice' to the Academy. As 'Idol' has thought us, anything's possible, and on an unrelated note, Ryan Seacrest looks like Kermit the Frog," he said.
Bice added, "You can also text message my name to your friends. Everyone needs to be 'Bo Bice'd' every now and then. I 'Bo Bice' myself everyday...usually in the morning."
Prior to his Emmy claim, Bice has made news with a series of unusual appearances and actions. In May 2005, Bice was arrested in Hollywood for crashing a Fruit of the Loom commercial shoot dressed as a banana. In January 2006, the singer appeared on the ABC daytime talk show "The View," and refused to leave the set until Starr Jones ate fried chicken. In March, he campaigned against Dunkin Donuts on the grounds of Fred the Baker dying.
"It's always time to make the donuts," Bice explained at the time.
Most recently, Bice sued Jesus Christ for not replying to his fanmail, and oddly, his lower intestines, which he claims hasn't functioned properly since he had intestinal surgery in August 2005.
On a much happier note, Bice said he's enjoying fatherhood. Last year, he and his wife welcomed a son, who they named Aiken Maroulis after former "Idol" contestants Clay Aiken and Constantine Maroulis. "Being a father is the coolest thing that's ever happened to me," Bice told Vanity Fair last fall. But, he added, "Winning 'American Idol' would've been so much cooler and far less messy."
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