• Coca-Cola launches 'American Idol' SIMON Malls mall tour across America, announces 21 locations and dates

  April 7, 2003
  Coca-Cola has announced that it will take its high-profile sponsorship of "American Idol" on the road this spring, with a mall tour featuring performers from the show.

• 'American Idol' Gay Idol Journal - "The Disco Edition"

  April 4, 2003
  Larry Johnson, a comedy writer currently working for Disney TV, has posted the latest installment of his weekly 'American Idol' Gay Idol Journal diva rant, an exclusive to the RealityTVWorld American Idol message boards.

• Coming soon: 'American Idol' video game

  April 3, 2003
  The runaway popularity of Fox's American Idol series has led a British company to turn it into ... a video game? Reuters reports that Codemasters will release versions of American Idol and its British inspiration, Pop Idol, this fall for the PC and the Sony PlayStation 2.

• 'American Idol' finalist Corey Clark disqualified and booted; replacement uncertain

  April 1, 2003
  The Associated Press reports that Corey Clark, one of the nine remaining finalists on American Idol, has been dismissed from further participation in the show for failure to disclose his pending battery charges, effective immediately. No decision has yet been been made about how to handle the show's episodes this week in the wake of his departure.

• Another "American Idol" assault charge surfaces, Corey Clark also facing charges

  March 31, 2003
  The hits just keep on comin'.

• 'American Idol' Gay Idol Journal - "The Country Pop Edition"

  March 28, 2003
  Larry Johnson, a comedy writer currently working for Disney TV, has posted his weekly 'American Idol' Gay Idol Journal diva rant, an exclusive to the RealityTVWorld American Idol message boards.

• Iraqi service may await 'American Idol" finalist Josh Gracin

  March 28, 2003
  Reuters reports that the U.S. Marine Corps continue to deny that Josh Gracin, one of the nine remaining finalists on American Idol, is being given any special treatment by remaining stateside during the current American-led war against Iraq. As we reported previously, Josh's mother appears to be one of the people who believes otherwise.

• 'American Idol' finalist Lashundra Cobbins (aka Trenyce) has arrest record

  March 28, 2003
  American Idol 2: forget the past.

• 'American Idol' finalist Jaered Andrews tells Reality TV World his version of deadly assault evening?

  March 27, 2003
  In all of the articles about booted 24-year-old American Idol finalist Jaered Neale Andrews, which we have reported here, there, and everywhere, there has been no public comment forthcoming from Jaered Andrews himself. However, that may have changed after a recent exclusive post on the RealityTVWorld.com American Idol message boards.

• 'Amercian Idol' host Ryan Seacrest to host syndicated talk show

  March 26, 2003
  The NY Post reports that according to The Hollywood Reporter, "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest, who already doubles as a successful Los Angeles DJ on Star 98.7, has inked a deal with Twentieth Television for a half-hour talk show. Although the talk show would be syndicated, although it's not known at this point if it would be targeted for a daytime or late-night audience, or when it would debut.

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