Jermaine Jones, also known as the Gentle Giant, on American Idol was booted off the show because he had four warrants out for his arrest. Apparently, he did not disclose this information or the incidences that led to these charges. In this video clip below, the producers say that they would have worked with him to clear up his record had he been honest, but because he was not honest, they had to let him go.
While I do not approve of the public way they outed Jermaine on public television without any warning and the fact that they didn’t talk to him more about these matters before making their final decision, this needs to be another reminder that whenever you lie or try to cover something up, it usually comes back to bite you. In this case, his shot at becoming the next American Idol was lost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=arGTP9irVus&feature=endscreen
Discussion Questions:
1) What kind of advice do you think Jermaine would give to someone else in his shoes?
2) Do you think that you would have disclosed these warrants for your arrest? Would you have discussed it with people on the show and asked for assistance?
3) Have there been times in your life when you lied about something and it hurt you in the long run?
4) What is your opinion about how the executives at American Idol handled this issue? What would you have done differently if you were in their shoes?
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1. To always be honest if your not honest then you will receive the consequences.
2. I would have asked for assistance because if I wanted to make peoples dreams come true and be there inspiration or idol I would need to get help myself .
3. Yes One time I lied on something that depended on my grade so my grade went down.
4. If I were them I would find a way to help him out or give him another try to come clean.
1. That it’s always better to be honest. No matter what the situation is. Your consequences won’t be as bad if you tell the truth.
2. I would have asked for assistance for others will see that I’m trying to change.
3. Yes I have.
5. I would have gave in another chance. I would handled it way better they did.
1.that you should not tell a lie no matter what the lie is
2.i would have told them that i was trying to change at least
3.yes
4.i would have at least tried to fix the problem
1. never try to cover up something that can affect you later in life.
2. yes i would disclosed those warrants because I need to become the next american idol. I would have discussed it with the people because I thought that I would be able to become an idol.
3. Yes because i have lied about taking a book from my school, J. C Stuart. It hurt me for a lot of years, i took it in 4th grade and i still have the book but i guess i will return it one day.
4. i think that they should have at least talk to him/her and try to solve it in way manner or just talk it out.
I think if Jermaine gave anybody else advice it would be bad because what he did did not work out so i think he should not give other people advice. I would not disclosed this in front of the people because i do not want people too know that i am a bad person. Yes there is times when i lied and it backfired in my face so that is true. If i were in there shoes i would try to help him but i would be so shocked so i would not know.
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1.) If I was Jermaine I would of said to them, Honesty is the right policy, so there’s no need to lie unless you want to fail like me.
2.) No. Because I don’t want to discuss my personal information with people on a show.
3.) Yes. I’ve lied about when I told my parents I did all my homework and I didn’t and it effected my grade.
4.)I’ve would of done the same because I don’t want people that have been arrested on my show.
1- Try not to cover up everything that you did wrong, if you did something wrong, always give in, lying causes the most damage.
2- Yes I would discuss the warrants with others on the show and disclose the warrants because if I were completely lying, I would be in jail, so it would be a good risk to at least discuss about the warrants without trying to lie or get another warrant.
3- I lied to my dad about getting a good test score, and he later found out it was a C instead of an A. It hit me in the long run because I knew he would find out about the test score sooner or later.
4- If I were in their shoes, I would do the exact same thing because if he isn’t honest he should be taken off of the show, no exceptions basically because he has warrants and never should of been trusted.
1.The advice that she took was to clear up the record of a boy being honest.
2. I would discussed the arrest of the story.
3. I lied to my parents about taking candy from home and got my tablet taken from me.
4.If someone lost their shoes I would help them find them and give it to him.
Do not cover up anything
Be honest you may not have to do the conquences
I told my mom i hadan A but i had C and i got in trouble later
I would do the same thing
1. Be honest or you will get in trouble.
2.Yes I would ask for assistance cause I need help.
3.Yes there has been a problem and it blew up in my face.
4. I would try to give him another chance.
1. I would say to someone else is to tell the truth because either way they will find out and its the right thing to do.
2. I would ask for help because I want to do that and if it means telling the truth I will do that, and I would want all the help I can get.
3. Yes there was and it hurt me because I couldn’t go out with my friend that day.
4. My opoion is that is that they handeled it well. Also I would react the same because he/she should of said something before and my show can get bad ratings.
1.) i think he would say to always be honest in every situation, even if you’re in the worst situation.
2.) No, because I wouldn’t want to tell people something they have no business knowing. It’s my personal information right?
3.) Yes. It was when I had a paper that I didnt finish and I cheated and copied the real thing on to my paper and i had gotten a zero for that assignment.
4.) My opinion is that they should of atleast tried to give him one more chance but if he lied again then i would do what they did. If I were them i would give him another chance or atleast make something work between me and him.
1.) I think Germane would tell someone in his own shoes to always be even if it will lead to embarrassment and even in the worst situation.
2.) I would have discussed my warrants and tried to ask for help because I would not want to go to jail and I would not want my reputation to be stained.
3.) No there has never been a time where i lied about something and it hurt me in the long run.
4.) I would have handled the situation differently because everyone deserves a second chance
1. I think Germane should have told the truth
2. yes i would disclosed those warrants because I need to become the next american idol. I would have discussed it with the people because I thought that I would be able to become an idol.
3. Yes. I’ve lied about when I told my parents I did all my homework and I didn’t and it effected my grade.
4. My opinion is that they should have game him a chance
1. He can tell them to be honest and try to work out their problems, instead of lying and making the situation worst.
2. No i would’ve got a lawyer to help me work out my issues.
3. No but i will try not make sure it won’t happen.
4. I feel as though the way they handled the situation was unprofessional and that they could handle it more seriously.
1. Some advice that he could give to someone in his shoes could be always be honest no matter how bad the situation because it could hurt you later on.
2. Yes, I would have disclosed these warranties. I also would have discussed it with people on the show and ask for assistance because I wouldn’t want to lose a great opportunity.
3. Yes I have lied about something and it hurt me later on. I had a test in school and my mom asked me several times did I study. said yes and I ended up failing the test because I didn’t study and it affected my grade.
4. I would have done the same things that the executives did. I wouldn’t want some one how is dishonest and cant be trusted on our show.
1. Some advice that he could give to someone in his shoes could be always be honest no matter how bad the situation because it could hurt you later on.
2. Yes, I would have disclosed these warranties. I also would have discussed it with people on the show and ask for assistance because I wouldn’t want to lose a great opportunity and ruin my reputation.
3. Yes I have lied about something and it hurt me later on. I had a test in school and my mom asked me several times did I study. said yes and I ended up failing the test because I didn’t study and it affected my grade.
4. I would have done the same things that the executives did. I wouldn’t want some one who is dishonest and cant be trusted on our show.
1. Be Honest on everything you do, even the little things.
2. I would not disclose that information if that was me. Its my business and I don’t want that information to be out there and i would not talk to people on that show about it.
3. Yes I have lied before. I lied when I told my mom I did not find the Christmas Gifts. I found them and she said she is not going to wrap mines and that just takes the fun out of gifts without the wrapping because she knows I love guessing the gift before opening.
4. I would have done the same to be honest. Why should I let you be an American Idol if you are a liar and have all these fines.
1. Honesty is ALWAYS the best policy, no matter the consequence.
2. I would have told them because it is vital information about my life that I think everyone should know. If I want to be people’s idols, I have to fix my own problems first.
3. yes, not anything too serious. It was just about an argument I had with my brother of who did what. We ended up both getting in trouble.
4. I feel like they should have discussed it with him before any large changes. If I was in their shoes I would have at least discussed it with them and tried to help them.
1. Honesty is ALWAYS the best policy, no matter the consequence.
2. I would have told them because it is vital information about my life that I think everyone should know. If I want to be people’s idols, I have to fix my own problems first.
3. yes, not anything too serious. It was just about an argument I had with my brother of who did what. We ended up both getting in trouble.
4. I feel like they should have discussed it with him before any large changes. If I was in their shoes I would have at least discussed it with them and tried to help them.
1. Honesty is ALWAYS the best policy, no matter the consequence.
2. I would have told them because it is vital information about my life that I think everyone should know. If I want to be people’s idols, I have to fix my own problems first.
3. yes, not anything too serious. It was just about an argument I had with my brother of who did what. We ended up both getting in trouble.
4. I feel like they should have discussed it with him before any large changes. If I was in their shoes I would have at least discussed it with them and tried to help them.
1) To make sure they are honest about anything, no matter how big or small the consequence is.
2) Yes, because this is a serious problem that needs to be talked about. Yes, because they would most likely rather have an honest idol than one that hides everything about themselves.
3) No, I have not made a lie that made me hurt in the long run.
4) I believe they should have asked him if he wanted talk about it before any drastic changes took place.
1- Honesty is very important
2- yes, I think it would take pressure off of the guilt
3- yes, it was hard
4- i would try not to do it in th first place
1) I would say that is important to come out with the truth no matter what.
2) I don’t think that I would have, I don’t think that it really mattered to people on a TV show.
3) No
4) If I were a producer on this show, I probably would have asked the participant about it beforehand, but I wouldn’t have made a big deal about it
1. I think he would tell them that they should tell the truth so they don’t end up like he did.
2. Yes, I would have asked for help from the people so they could help me get through it.
3. Yes, because everything always comes around to come back and get you.
4. I think they should have asked or talked to him about them but not make it a big deal to the public.
1. I think he should tell the truth no matter what happens.
2. Yes, I would have asked some people I know.
3. Yes, cause it will come back to you
4. They should have asked him and talk about it.
1. The advice that Jermaine would give is “Always be honest to your peers”
2. Yes I would have disclosed those warrants for my arrest and yes I would talk to the peoples on the show for assistance
3. No
4. No
1. I would say to someone else is to tell the truth because either way they will find out and its the right thing to do.
2. I would ask for help because I want to do that and if it means telling the truth I will do that, and I would want all the help I can get.
3. Yes there was and it hurt me because I couldn’t go out with my friend that day.
4. My opoion is that is that they handeled it well. Also I would react the same because he/she should of said something before and my show can get bad ratings.
1) To be honest will get you so many opportunities in life. Don’t try to run or hide your past; and always reach out in times of need.
2) I think I would have met with him more privately instead of ruining his reputations among others. I would have came directly to the producers so I can get all help possible and look like an honest person.
3)No
4) They were morally unjust, despite the man being in the wrong. They constructed a public revenge scheme, which makes them appear just as bad as him. I would make a plot that casted him off as a disguise.
1.) i mean knowing that you’re going to be on t.v. and you still gone on there with 4 warrants out for you had got to be one of the dumbest ideas ever. his advice should be whether you want the consequences or not just tell the truth.
2.) no lie, but i would’ve honestly. especially knowing i’m going to be on t.v.
3.) only thing i’ve really just lied about and it came back and bit me was when my mom maybe asked did i want something to eat from a food place and i told her no. but eventually later on that day i had gotten extremely hungry
4.) my opinion i think they handled it well. had he worked with them and told the truth, he’d maybe still be on there.
1. The Advice Jermaine Would Give Somebody Else In His Shoes Would Be To Be Honest At The Beginning When People Give You A Chance To Be Honest.
2. Yes, I Would Have Disclosed Those Warrants. I Would Definitely Discuss The Situation With Them And Hopefully They Could Help.
3. Yes, There Has Been Times That I’ve Lied And It Hurt Me In The Long Run.
4. They Could Have Handled The Situation A Little Better. I Would’ve Decided To Tell Him The News Privately.
1. I think he would tell them to be honest and give them a warning before hand.
2. Yes I would have. If I wanted it bad enough I would have thought about what could happen if I didn’t tell them.
3. Yes I have lied about things and caused big problems in the future. More than I thought they would.
4. I think they should have warned him before going public. I would have talked to him privately and given him a heads up.
1. I think he would tell them that they should tell the truth so they don’t end up like he did.
2. Yes, I would have asked for help from the people so they could help me get through it.
3. Yes, because everything always comes around to come back and get you.
4. I think they should have asked or talked to him about them but not make it a big deal to the public.
1. I think some advice he should give somebody that was in his shoes would be to be honest with things that are going on in life and don’t be scared to talk to people about what happened.
2. I personaly would not disclose this if it meant thing could go wrong in the future just because of the fact that it could ruin things that you worked really hard for.
3. Yeah there was a time in my life when i lied about something so I wouldent get in trouble but in the long run i ended up getting in more trouble
4. I think they did everything they should have he lied and he had to pay for the conciquences
1) What kind of advice do you think Jermaine would give to someone else in his shoes? Tell them to tell the truth because if you don’t tell the truth you have to make that up and it won’t be easy to do.
2) Do you think that you would have disclosed these warrants for your arrest? Would you have discussed it with people on the show and asked for assistance? Yes I would have told them because they might have been able to help me out and still have been able to do it.
3) Have there been times in your life when you lied about something and it hurt you in the long run? Yes I have and I highly regret it.
4) What is your opinion about how the executives at American Idol handled this issue? What would you have done differently if you were in their shoes? I believe that they handled it both good and some things could have been changed. I would have listened to Jermaine’s side of the story and the opposite side of the story and possibly give him a second chance and the help that he needs because if he tells the truth it will be easier to help him out before I know.
1) What kind of advice do you think Jermaine would give to someone else in his shoes? “Be honest, don’t go out of your way to embarrass yourself on live television, do your time and get it done.”
2) Do you think that you would have disclosed these warrants for your arrest? Would you have discussed it with people on the show and asked for assistance? I would’ve had done anything to get my time done, and realize i have done wrong. I would’ve gotten any kind of help that I could.
3) Have there been times in your life when you lied about something and it hurt you in the long run? Yes, I have lied multiple times to my mother and realized just as much as I had hurt her as I was growing up. Now that I am an adult, I don’t like lying to her anymore and being as honest as possible with her.
4) What is your opinion about how the executives at American Idol handled this issue? What would you have done differently if you were in their shoes? I think they handled it quite well and got the whole idea set in place. I wouldn’t had done anything quite differently..
1) Honesty is very important
2) Yes, I think it would take pressure off of the guilt
3) Yes, it was hard
4) I would try not to do it in the first place
1. That it’s always better, to be honest. No matter what the situation is. Your consequences won’t be as bad if you tell the truth.
2. No I would’ve got a lawyer to help me work out my issues.
3. Yes, it was hard
4. If someone lost their shoes I would help them find them and give them to him.
What I think about this article is that you always have to be honest with somebody or even authority figures if you are not like it said in the story It will come back to bite you for not being true to yourself and the people around you.
This is a blog post that can show the effect of what honesty can do to one’s career because he lied and wasn’t honest and didn’t disclose his arrest and if this were to be told differently I would have tried to handle this situation as for the “gentle giant” he would probably have told someone to be upfront about their issues
1.Tell the truth even if you think there’s going to be consequences because it might not be as bad as you think
2.I would have told the people on the show because they might be able to help me and give me advice.
3.Yes I have lied about things that were not the biggest but it still hurt not only my parents but me.
4.No because it would have been different if he had told them but them finding out themself is making it seem as if he was trying to hide it and lying.
1. You wanna be honest all the time, because people will eventually find out.
2. I would have asked for some sort of help because even though I have those warrants, I want my dreams to come true.
3. Yes I lied to my parents once and they found out so their trust in me plummeted. not like they had much to begin with anyways.
4. I wouldn’t want to publicly embarrass and disgrace them because that’s just a garbage thing to do, and plus they might have some explanation.
1. Be Honest on everything you do, even the little things.
2. I would not disclose that information if that was me. Its my business and I don’t want that information to be out there and i would not talk to people on that show about it.
3. Yes I have lied before. I lied when I told my mom I did not find the Christmas Gifts. I found them and she said she is not going to wrap mines and that just takes the fun out of gifts without the wrapping because she knows I love guessing the gift before opening.
4. I would have done the same to be honest. Why should I let you be an American Idol if you are a liar and have all these fines.
1. Be Honest on everything you do, even the little things.
2. I would not disclose that information if that was me. Its my business and I don’t want that information to be out there and i would not talk to people on that show about it.
3. Yes I have lied before. I lied when I told my mom I did not find the Christmas Gifts. I found them and she said she is not going to wrap mines and that just takes the fun out of gifts without the wrapping because she knows I love guessing the gift before opening.
The summary of this article is a guy on American itile, he had a warrant and didn’t tell the show so he got kicked off.
Jermaine Jones, on American Idol was kicked off the show because he had four warrants out for his arrest. He did not close this information that led to these charges, but what is sad for him is that the producers said they would have worked with him to clear up his record if he had he been honest, but because he was not, they had to let him go.
1) To be an honest person, even if you believe there will be consequences.
2) I personally would not have disclosed this information, I don’t feel as though it’d be needed.
3) There has not.
4) I believe that the way the did it wasn’t too bad, although I don’t know if I would’ve said something on television such as they did.
1. I think he would have told other people in his position to always be honest from the start. Had he been honest things would’ve worked out for him. This goes for anyone. If you’re honest, good things will come out of it.
2. I probably would’ve asked for help from those on the show. Especially after hearing this story, it just further influences how much better things will turn out when you tell the truth. He came so far just to be turned down because he wasn’t honest.
3. I think there were a lot of times when I was younger that I lied about little things. I always got caught and taught a valuable lesson by whoever I lied to that lying never ends well.
4. I probably would’ve tried to give him one more chance but make sure he knew how wrong it was that he lied. Once I knew he learned his lesson I would’ve tried to help him out of that situation since he had already come so far.
1) He would probably tell them to tell the truth and be honest.
2) I’m not sure because I have never had a warrant out for my arrest.
3) I don’t think so and if there is I can’t think of any.
4) I would have because it would be my honest duty.
even if you dont seem like you have to just be honest with your information
i would to the producers but noone else
yea ive lied before who hasnt weve all made mistakes and it was important and sometimes it just seems right although its not
1. To always be honest if your not honest then you will receive the consequences.
2. I would have asked for assistance because if I wanted to make peoples dreams come true and be there inspiration or idol I would need to get help myself .
3. Yes One time I lied on something that depended on my grade so my grade went down.
4. If I were them I would find a way to help him out or give him another try to come clean.
1. I think that he would say that it is always good, to be honest so something you lied about doesn’t bite you in the back
2. I mean if I was up there I wouldn’t lie so I don’t know what I would do
3. yes
4. Yes, because he already learned his lesson so there is no reason to lie again for the same thing
This article shows to always be honest, and if you don’t someday someone is going to find out the truth, and it’s never going to go away.
1) What kind of advice do you think Jermaine would give to someone else in his shoes?
Most likely to be honest and don’t have 4 warrants out for your arrest.
2) Do you think that you would have disclosed these warrants for your arrest? Would you have discussed it with people on the show and asked for assistance?
Id likely tries to get them over with before attending a national tv show.
3) Have there been times in your life when you lied about something and it hurt you in the long run?
Not really, I have lied but it arched over me shortly.
4) What is your opinion about how the executives at American Idol handled this issue? What would you have done differently if you were in their shoes?
Id say they handled it appropriately but I don’t think I would’ve done something different.
This article shows to always tell the truth. If you don’t, someone is going to eventually find out, and it never leaves you.
1. He would probably tell them to not do the things he did if they have a dream in the future for themselves.
2. I would ask for help because if I had dreams I wanted to complete I would definitely want to have a good path for me and not do things to ruin it.
3. of course there has been people have done this all the time.
4.I would have been honest and tried my hardest to get my life to normal and clear my name.
1)he would tell them to be honest and don’t do anything that will cause them to get in trouble.
2) I would because I wouldn’t want to have any warrants or bad thing that would get me arrested on my record. if I was offered help and to get everything cleared up I would be honest and get the help.
3) yes, because what I like to think is, whatever goes around comes around or whatever you say in the dark, always comes to light.
4) I wouldn’t have done anything different from what they did, they tried to help him and clear his record if he changed, to be honest and he didn’t so they did what they had to do.
1. Honesty is better because dishonesty will make your consequences last forever
2. Yes I would
have disclosed it because they could help me with it
3. Lying has hurt me a lot for example I stole something and got caught so I lied and all it did was make it worse
4. I wouldn’t have told the whole public on tv but I definitely wouldn’t have let him stay on the show