Sanjaya -- Screw You "Haters!"

Sanjaya believes that his fans, not Howard Stern, kept him alive on "Idol."

Malakar, the Ponyhawked Wonder who was given the ax this week, was a constant joke for the shock jock, who urged his listeners to vote for Sanjaya to screw with the "Idol" system -- by intentionally voting for "the worst."

Malakar tells Ellen DeGeneres he doesn't believe that Stern's fans and other "haters" voted enough "to make a dent in the system." While confident, and perhaps delusional, Sanjy feels it was his own large fan base that kept the straining singer around for so long.

Sanjy also reveals, in an interview airing Monday on Ellen's talk show, that if he were to shave his hair, he'd donate it to the Britney-esque Phil Stacey -- though it's doubtful Phil would consider it a good luck charm!



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1. I love Sanjaya. He's so confident and sweet and just seems like a really nice kid. There's no way you can hate him and if you do, you must lead a very pathetic life.

Posted at 3:20AM on Apr 21st 2007 by Sasha

2. Sanjaya don't let anyone take away your glory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You were the best thing that happened to AI this season!! I will see you when you take the show on the road!!
You have a HUGE fan base! HAVE FUN @ ENJOY ALL YOUR GLORY!!
congrats @ good luck

Posted at 3:39AM on Apr 21st 2007 by a fan

3. Get a Life, It was a joke!

I voted for the WORST and you won!

All my friends did the same..

What part of you suck don't you understand?

Thanks to Howard 100 we made you a Star for a while
but your flame is now out!




Posted at 3:49AM on Apr 21st 2007 by You Suck

4. Come on, he is old news.

People felt sorry for him, I kind of
did also but I'm over that. He will
be back working flipping burgers
soon. His fans can come see him
there.

Posted at 3:54AM on Apr 21st 2007 by Wanabee

5. Did anyone with the show check to see if he was an illegal?

Does he even have a green card?

Posted at 3:57AM on Apr 21st 2007 by Bubba the Love Cake

6. Just when I start to like him he is off the show lol.

Posted at 4:10AM on Apr 21st 2007 by Madeline

7. Simon was right. Sanjaya is living in his own universe. The kid is delusional.
He started getting too cocky and confident for someone who has no talent at
all. I'm glad he was finally kicked off the show. He was just a big distraction
and didn't allow you to focus on the real singers, because everyone was
looking foward to how bad he was going to be each week.

Next season, they have to change the voting rules and do something similar
to Dancing with the Stars, where the judges are half the vote.

Posted at 4:34AM on Apr 21st 2007 by Simon was right

8. I LOVE YOU SANJI!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:53AM on Apr 21st 2007 by CeCe

9. *~-hatas gon hate-~*
*~-luvas gon luv-~*

Posted at 4:56AM on Apr 21st 2007 by britni

10. AMERICAN IDOL IS DONE FOR ME--ill miss u sanjayaaaa :*(. Makes lots of $$$

Posted at 3:52AM on Apr 23rd 2007 by a_gurl

11. I see the haters, racists and homophobs are still hanging out in the Sanjaya links. We is it about this guy that has you so obsessed? You need to get help!
Word to Sanjaya--you RAWK little dude! What a class act you are compared to your detractors! They are not fit to lace your now-gold-plated tennis shoes.
All you goodness you heaped upon Slimon like coals of fire upon his head!
Life is Beautiful.
I hope you are around a long, long time to help us remember that.

Posted at 1:46PM on Apr 21st 2007 by Rhonda

12. Sanjaya sucks!!! Good riddance!!!

Posted at 5:06AM on Apr 21st 2007 by He Blows

13. I've had enough of the suck-fest that is American Idol. For anyone but the fantards, Sanjaya was the only reason we were watching idol. I could find better singers at the karoake contest at our local fair.
Sanjaya however--there is but one. He was the anti-establishment, anti-hate, anti-powers-that-be candidate.
Now he's gone, but we, his ardent fans, intend to ride with him all the way in he Universe of Sanjaya.

Posted at 1:48PM on Apr 23rd 2007 by Aimee

14. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Sanjaya!!!!

The show will be SO boring without him next week!

Keep shining, Sanjaya!!!

You are a truly inspirational, creative, and talented young man.

Posted at 5:56AM on Apr 21st 2007 by Katrina

15. Sanjaya Malakar is arguably the most talked about contestant in the history of American Idol. Whether you voted for him or not, he entertained us every week. He gave it his all. He is a sweet, handsome and talented 17 year old, with a smile to light up a room.

Simon is always saying you have to stand out from the crowd. Well, Sanjaya did that. Despite the nay sayers, Sanjaya is a good singer. He has a warm, melodious voice. He just doesn’t have a ‘big’ voice. There are any number of big names making millions who are less talented vocally. And many wonderful singers of the past who did not have a big voice – Perry Como, Donny Osmond, Bobby Vinton and so many more.

Sanjaya was there because the judges thought he warranted being put through; he survived because people voted for him in droves. He had our attention. We were enchanted. I was moved by this young man’s courage to keep smiling and singing through the barrage of vicious attacks, many of which, I believe were racially motivated. I hope I’m wrong.

I wish Sanjaya the best. I think he’s going to be a big star.

Posted at 6:14AM on Apr 21st 2007 by Joan

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