«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

TV Guide talked to Idol executive producer Ken Warwick about Hernandez’s past. One of the things they asked him was whether or not the revelation that Hernandez was once a stripper have any impact on whether or not he stays on the show. Warwick responded, “No, it won't make any difference. The truth is, we're never judgmental about what people do to earn a living. They've got to put food in people's mouths. We've had strippers on the show before. Nikki McKibbon was one in [Season] 1. We're never judgmental about people who do things like that. If it were some sort of heavy porn, then maybe we'd have to take action. But certainly not on this.” When asked if he knew about Hernandez’s background as a stripper, he said, “No, I wasn't. [Laughs] But the truth of the matter is, it wouldn't have made any difference. There are a lot of people I know who'd love to have the opportunity just to make a better living by taking their clothes off.”