The American Idol producers are defending their decision to ban David Archuleta’s dad. Though people from David’s camp says it’s to give contestants a fair advantage, they say it’s really about cutting the singer some slack. “Let’s take some pressure away here,’ you know? It’s like anybody appearing in front of their mom and dad. Let’s just open up the pressure cooker, release the pressure, and you just get on and do what you gotta do.”

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