David Hernandez is a former stripper and in this interview by MTV he thinks his former profession has nothing to do with his fate in American Idol.

In an excerpt of the interview:

Q: Do you think your past strip-club job was a factor in your exit from the show?

A: I think it was based on song selection. I think America is smart enough to know by now that personal lives should not influence [an artist's] musical career. ... I did a pretty good job of blocking it all out. You probably saw on TV, you know, I watched my performance back from Tuesday night, and I was very happy with my stage presence and all that. It's just unfortunately not the best song selection in the judges' eyes, and America voted.

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