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  Ex-'American Idol's making 'Idol Gives Back' food bank appearances

  
  Some former American Idol finalists have decided to help give back.
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  Five seasons of 'Idol' finalists update what they're doing now

  
  Everyone knows what former American Idol stars like Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, and Taylor Hicks have been up to recently.  But in its January 8 issue, US Weekly caught-up with more than fifty other former Idol contestants that have appeared as a finalist in the show's five-season history. 
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  'Idol 2' finalist Julia DeMato agrees to drug rehab, community service

  
  "American Idol" contestant Julia DeMato has reportedly cut a deal in Danbury, Conn., to get drug and alcohol charges pending against her erased.
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  'American Idol 2' finalist Julia DeMato busted for drug possession

  
  "American Idol" finalist Julia DeMato says her weekend drug bust was a "misunderstanding" that "will be taken care of in court."
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  ABC's 'American Idol' exposé long on hype and gossip but short on scandal

  
  Last night, ABC's Primetime Live aired its potentially explosive (and much hyped) "exposé" of the Fox reality-competition smash American Idol. After all was said and done, though, the "exposé" seemed like little more than titillating gossip dressed up with lots of smoke and mirrors, in the hopes of crippling a rival network's most important show.

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