One of the most memorable American Idol auditions so far? It belongs to Jamie Lynn Ward in Birmingham. Ward is off to Hollywood – but some question whether this is due to her singing ability or unique, sad background. For those who believe it’s the latter, they may be dismayed to believe that Jamie’s story – of taking care of a paralyzed father who shot himself and his wife after he caught his love cheating – may not be accurate. The American Idol hopeful’s step-mother, Beverly, wants to set a two things straight regarding the incident: 1. She was not cheating on her husband 2. He didn’t shoot her because he caught her in the act According to Beverly, her husband James shot her after an argument. She believes that alcohol, Valium, and stress contributed to his actions. As for hearing Jamie talk about the shooting on national TV, Beverly says she felt emotionally “destroyed.” Ward’s grandmother, Sue also doesn’t know what possessed Jamie to share her family’s tragedy: “I don’t know if it was her nerves or if they just pressed her for her story.” The obvious, cynical conclusion would be that Jamie embellished the details in order to garner sympathy and move past the first round. But we hope that isn’t the case.
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If you read the Reidsville Review article about the shooting, it sounds like maybe she did lie about why her father shot her mom? But not knowing the case and just reading the article we can’t jump to any conclusions. Maybe she does not know the whole story about what happened between her parents that day?
Either way it is a sad situation for a young girl to go through in her life.
