Adam Lambert’s GMA Appearance Axed
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DON’T expect to see Adam Lambert performing on ABC’s Good Morning America!
The American Idol runner-up’s scheduled appearance on the TV show has been scrapped due to his controversial showcase at Sunday night’s American Music Awards, where he simulated fellatio with a male dancer, kissed his male keyboardist, grabbed his crotch and flipped off the crowd.
“Given his controversial American Music Awards performance, we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning,” said an ABC rep.
The GMA performance was scheduled for tomorrow. Lambert will instead be on The Early Show on CBS, his rep said.
ABC said more than 1,500 people complained, what it termed a “moderate” response — and, according to the Associated Press, the Parents Television Council also said it had heard from many upset members.
“They’re outraged,” said Timothy Winters, president of the Parents Television Council. “They just can’t believe the nature of the content, the explicit nature, and how much graphic content there was.”
Despite the outrage, Adam — whose debut album hit stores Monday — has refused to apologize.
“You know honestly, if I offended some people… it’s apples and oranges. I’m not an artist that does things for every single person,” he told Access Hollywood. “I believe in artistic freedom and expression, I believe in honoring the lyrics of a song, and those lyrics aren’t really for everybody either.”
He said ABC’s decision to edit his performance for the west coast feed of the awards show was “discrimination.”
“There’s a big double standard, female pop artists have been doing things provocative like that for years, and the fact that I’m a male, and I’ll be edited and discriminated against could be a problem,” he explained.
“People are scared and it’s really sad, I just wish people could open their minds up and enjoy things, it’s all for a laugh, it’s really not that big of a deal.”
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