David's dad banned from Idol rehearsals

It's been a long time coming but TMZ and AP report that David Archuleta's meddling stage father Jeff Archuleta has been banned from rehearsals of American Idol.

From AP: Jeff Archuleta's intense backstage involvement had become a source of concern for the
series, the person connected with American Idol' said -- but it was a lyric change on Tuesday's show that pushed producers to act. Despite a warning, Jeff Archuleta insisted on altering Stand by Me, one of two
songs his son sang on the show Tuesday. By adding a verse from Sean Kingston's Beautiful
Girls, the father incurred additional costs for American Idol, the person said.

Jeff was also banned from the set when David competed on Star Search earlier this decade. It's a shame this seemingly nice young man has a stage dad from hell because it reflects badly upon him, it's not fair and it ruins the spirit of competition. Jeff hasn't been banned from the audience but if he had an ounce of class (of course, it doesn't appear he could spell the word, let alone have any of it), he'd stay home for a change and let the boy's mother take over for the remaining two weeks -- if David clings to his position among the top three.)

It's a shame that it was only after this man cost producers some money that they decided to act to protect David's best interests. Jeff should have been banned from the beginning.