Don’t you just love it when the big cheeses get into trouble (apart from heatworld's Big Cheese – we hate that)? Be it fake cat-naming competitions or pretend phone-ins, there’s been more than a few recently and this latest wrist-slapping incident is the most shocking to date: 19 Entertainment – the powers behind Pop Idol and American Idol – have today agreed to pay a $5,000 fine over – get this – child labour violations
*Gasps. Hold hanky to mouth*.
The summer America Idols Live tour employed two minors, Jordin Sparks and Sanjaya Malakar, without the correct work permits. Naughty, naughty…
American Idol in trouble