Ousted ‘Idol’ Semi-Finalists React To Antonella Barba Pics

MTV News caught up with ousted ‘American Idol’ semi-finalists Nick Pedro, Alaina Alexander, AJ Tabaldo, and Leslie Hunt, where questions concerning Antonella Barba’s sexy pictures spreading on the web was a hot topic. “It’s unfortunate when that happens, but you have to keep going,” Alaina said. “I didn’t really pay attention to the Internet or newspaper so I could stay focused, but I overheard people talking about it. Antonella’s strong and doing just fine and she’ll pull through.” Sounding less supportive was Leslie, who said, “There’s certain hype that comes with her, and that’s not really something I understand. It doesn’t excite me that she has pictures like that. I mean, who doesn’t? Whatever, get over it. But I knew getting into this that it wasn’t just about singing.” Read more.