October 2008 News Archive (Page 2)

It's an exciting time in the personal lives of past American Idol finalists.

Clay Aiken has announced he's gay; LaKisha Jones has gotten married; and, most recently, Paris Bennet has given birth to a girl.

Egypt Bennett was born yesterday afternoon. She weighed in at 5 lbs., 15 oz.

"I'm so excited to finally see my little angel – and man, does she have lungs on her," the first-time mother said. "I guess she's gearing up to be the next American Idol."

Congrats, Paris!

Congatulations are in order for LaKisha Jones.

The singer, who finished fourth on season six's American Idol, got married to financial advisor Larry Davis yesterday afternoon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

American Idol alums such Sanjaya Malakar, Melinda Doolittle, Gina Glocksen and Haley Scarnato were among the guests at the Old Hollywood black and white-themed ceremony.

David Archuleta may be nervous about the November 11 release of his debut album.

But there's a good chance this American Idol runner-up is even more afraid of an upcoming guest-starring stint on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly.

Archuleta will appear on an episode, which will air this spring, that depicts him as a contestant on a show called "America Sings." Sounds familiar, doesn't it?

According to show executive producer and creator Dan Schneider, the singer was an easy choice for the part:

"iCarly is all about super-talented teens so David Archuleta is an ideal fit."

Jennifer Hudson's debut album is available... now! It was released yesterday.

As part of this former American Idol finalist's promotional tour, she stopped by for a chat with the ladies of The View. They had to talk to her about her engagement to David Otunga, of course.

Watch the interview now: