May 29 2007 10:37 PM ET

The Sanjaya hoax: Will Ferrell made him do it

Confession time, PopWatchers. Raise your hand if you actually believed that an art school student named Bill Vendall was responsible for the phenomenon that was (pardon me, IS) Sanjaya Malakar. Dude claimed the American Idol hopeful was merely a product of his delightfully evil imagination. Oh, the horror! So who ripped that faux hawk cut-out off of the wall after watching that video? Who threw the hair gel in the bottom of their dresser drawer and deleted "You Really Got Me" from their iPod? No judgment. (Seriously though, you believed that?)

Apparently, somebody did. The Idol finalist himself was prompted to come clean about the hoax. His excuse? "Will Ferrell made me do that message." (Ahem, Sanjaya, somebody already tried that one.) So wipe away those tears. He’s the real deal.

No, really, stop crying.

Sanjaya – The Hoax Revealed

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  • Kelly

    LOL I can’t believe some people actually believed it.
    Brilliant. Just brilliant.
    I love this kid.

  • dance2thebeat

    that is a very good thing!

  • Nick

    It’s hilarious but a lot of people believed it. In Rhode Island, there were news crews at the RISD campus searching for “Bill Vendall”. The admissions officers even issued a statement saying that he wasn’t a student there.
    And all these radio DJ’s were furious. They were calling into FOX and demanding that Bill Vendall be arrested for fraud.
    It just goes to show… people are gullible. LOL.

  • Miss USA

    I do believe I am starting to fall for Sanjaya. He is so adorable! So he made a joke, what is wrong with that?

  • ????

    How did this happen? A mediocre singer/mediocre idol getting all this attention. It’s like watching Carrot Top. It’s becoming annoying, the wanton lack of taste people have these days.

  • ?

    I guess I am going to have to pick another name to post with. I hate Carrot Top. He is a walking nightmare. Sanjaya is good for laughs. I would not pay more than 10 dollars to see him. Just wanted to set the record straight.

  • Juan

    i’m gonna put a Sanjaya poster on my wall.

  • temple dimkpa Ineh

    Everybody loves Sanjaya! Even here in Brazil, he became a household name after his fabulous Latin Week performance.The Argentines will definitely love him!!!! He may not have that fabulous singing voice and neither does Madonna, but he can move records and Cds.
    Now, Sanjaya, don’t allow all these buzz to get into your head. rather use them on and for your hair. cheers!
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil

  • angel7

    Yeah…the real gullibilty of people is believing this guy is a singer (almost choked using that word in connection with him)! Just goes to show what poor taste people have. He’s probably inhaled a little too much of his mother’s and sister’s smoke.

  • A BARGER

    SANJAYA WHO ? (YAWN)

  • Ashlyn

    i think it is good that Sanjaya can have some fun. He is 17. Let him just have fun and act his age. He shouldn’t have to conform to others standards. I am a huge fanjaya and i think he rocks! I will definately be buying his album!

  • AHHHHH!!!!!

    that was stuipd.why would u do that

  • AHHHHH!!!!!

    that was stuipd.why would u do that

  • babylon-pride

    Now he’s going to be in Harry Potter: Half Blood Prince. That’s what Wiki says CNN released today.

  • AHHHHH!!!!!

    i think that was sort of funny and weird!!!!!

  • rocky

    This kid has talent. I’d love to see more of his acting.

  • Jnk

    What’s all this buzz about Sanjaya? A mere 17 year old, who doesn’t even talk!! What’s his charm?
    How can a mere 17 year boy pitch the Democrats against the Republicans and confused the Independents? Thereby becoming a subject of presidential discussion!! How can a mere 17 year confuse the whole of Pakistan, India,latin America and set Islamic fundamentalists against all terrorists, without a word? How can a mere 17 year stand firm against the Music establishment, and redefine standards? What manner of a boy is this that blurred the lines between white and black, male and female, ugly and goodlooking, poor and rich, old and young, good and bad, anti-America and pro-America without opening his mouth? I am amazed indeed. Why all this buzz? Why is he causing havoc and commotion? why do people love and adore him this much?
    To be great is to be misunderstood. Socrates was misunderstood, and Plato, and Jesus and all that were great that lived! And Sanjay
    RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

  • Trudy

    What is up with those bushy weird brows? Now that he has a few dollars in his pocket, can’t he afford a good waxing? And he was not funny. He needs acting lessons.

  • td

    Sanjaya is a mean revolutionist; the boy who gave many their freedom, and enslaved many others. He has turned the world upside down; and bluntly told Hollywood and Bollywood the way things should be, and sad enough everyone complied. He is fighting the Pope and all religious establishments; outlining what religious practices must be like in Islam, Buhdaism, Christianism and Judaism. Sanyaya is planning to re-write the American Constitution and those of many countries to instal dictators of his choice in power. Sanjaya is the conqueror of the British Empire to which India belongs, and without uttering a single word, he fought the Anglo-American power to a standstill. Islamic fundamentalists and scholar are afraid of him. Sanjaya has confused every soul on earth with his divide-and-rule tactic. He has divided son from father, mother from daughter;destabilizing institutions. Sanjaya is planning to invade the Cuban, Latin musical establishments to redefine what should be standards

  • sly footer

    …..disturbing indeed!crazy!! haunting……!!! a boy with nothing to show for it, changing the way everyone sees music

  • SEAN SEAN

    FROM NOW ON, AMERICAN IDOL GOES LIKE THIS……BEFORE SANJAYA (bs) & AFTER SANJAYA (as)
    LIKE BEFORE CHRIST(BC) AND AFTER DEATH (AD)

  • chez monsieur Sanjaya

    the french elected a Sanjaya as their novelle star. good news for the french Sanjaya who sang worse than the American Sanjaya

  • laura

    no limits for this Sanjaya boy indeed

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  • Strawberry

    Wow! I just watched the video, and I actually believed him!
    He is a good actor!

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