‘Idol’ Exec Producer Defends Antonella Barba

‘American Idol’ Executive Producer Ken Warwick spoke with Laura Saltman of AccessHollywood.com, insisting that Antonella Barba is not going to be kicked off the show for the racy photos. “Of course not. She probably hasn’t done anything that any woman in this room hasn’t done,” Warwick said. “Her fault is that she trusted her friends, had some photographs taken… and the pictures came out and it’s not fair. It’s not right. I know obviously her parents are upset about it and it’s just not fair really. I know if it was me it would affect my performance. People love to create controversy over the show, they do. You know it doesn’t matter what they are doing as long as they are talking about ‘American Idol’, which suits us fine.” Read more.