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ibeatyou | Baron Davis is a co-founder!

"This is the official ibeatyou group! This is a group for anyone that is competitive or has any type of talents they want to share with the community. If you have any talents and know you're good, this is the group for you. The site, which is located at www.ibeatyou.com is currently in private invite only alpha and will be slowly opening up over time. Members in this group will also receive early private invites to the site. Co-Founders of ibeatyou include Baron Davis (Golden State Warriors Basketball Star), Cash Warren (Entertainment Guy) and Abdul Khan (Internet Nerd)."

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'Idol' Producer OKs David Hernandez's Stripper Past - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News

"The good news for David Hernandez is that his spot on 'American Idol' is not in jeopardy because of his now-highly publicized past as a nude male stripper. First, on Tuesday night, judge Simon Cowell said the 24-year-old Arizona singer was one of the best in the competition and that he's a shoo-in for the top 12. Then, also on Tuesday, one of the show's executive producers, Ken Warwick, spoke to TVGuide.com and said Hernandez can stay as long as viewers want him.
Warwick said Hernandez's past as an employee at the Phoenix male strip club Dick's Cabaret — where he reportedly gave lap dances and performed fully nude for the club's 'mostly gay' clientele until at least August — would not make 'any difference' on whether or not he stays on the show. 'The truth is, we're never judgmental about what people do to earn a living,' Warwick told the Web site. 'They've got to put food in people's mouths. We've had strippers on the show before. Nikki McKibbon was one in [season] 1. ... If it were some sort of heavy porn, then maybe we'd have to take action. But certainly not on this.'"

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"American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller.
The program seeks to discover the best young singer in the country, through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes of the later stages of this competition are determined by public voting by phone. The format features three judges who critique the contestants' performances in order to facilitate the voting: record producer and bass player Randy Jackson; former pop star and choreographer Paula Abdul; and music executive Simon Cowell. The show is hosted by former children's game show emcee and television personality Ryan Seacrest; comedian Brian Dunkleman cohosted with Seacrest in season one. The American Idol band is led by Rickey Minor."