ABC is in “crisis mode” and is considering taking Claudia Conway out of the spotlight after her appearance on “American Idol” was described as “exploitative” because it apparently benefits from her serious fight with her mother, Kellyanne Conway, has.
Claudia, 16, has been documenting her erratic relationship with her mother, a former adviser to Donald Trump in the White House, on Tik Tok for months.
Things got so bad that police got involved last month after Claudia Kellyanne, 54, accused her of leaking a nude photo of her (though she later retracted the allegation).
This weekend, Claudia appears in the talent show, with the network putting her front and center and presenting her in promotions for the show. Kellyanne even appears via the video to encourage her.
Critics have claimed that the series uses Conways’ controversy to increase ratings, while an article from the Variety compares the appearance to ‘malpractice’ and says what is’ shockingly wrong ‘is the extent to which a child in the middle of a dispute exists. is asked in public view to wash the reputation of two adults [Kellyanne and her controversial politico husband George] who should know better. ”
An insider tells us that the network is’ rethinking how they’ll promote Claudia and Kellyanne with promotion. They were very used to putting Claudia in all the promotions, but now they think about not putting so much focus on it … not to make such a big deal of her participation in the show and on other contestants to focus. ”
ABC is also in trouble with their series ‘The Bachelor’ after host Chris Harrison apologized and temporarily resigned after conducting an interview in which he apparently endorsed the racist behavior of contestant Rachael Kirkconnell.
“Given everything with the ‘Bachelor’, they no longer want unnecessary attention or setbacks,” says the source.
Claudia, who sang songs by Rihanna and Adele, advanced to the next round.
Meanwhile, a source close to the family says they do not believe the program exploited her. “Claudia was exploited by many people,” they said, “but not ‘American Idol.’ They noted that the minors regularly work in the program and that they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. ‘Claudia wanted to do this’, says the source and says the hubub is’ not fair to Claudia. She worked very hard for her audition. ”
In August, Claudia announced that she was ‘officially campaigning for emancipation’ and last month she released a TikTok video showing her mother verbally abusing her.
Last month, the topless photo appeared online, with Claudia saying, “I assume my mom took a photo of it to use against me one day and then someone hacked her.” She later dropped back and said, ‘I know my mother would never post anything to hurt me so much, and I believe she was hacked. I want to apologize for making all this revelation. ”