ABC disinvites Adam Lambert from 'Jimmy Kimmel,' New Year's Eve. What next? Public shaming as public-relations strategy?

I was not offended by Adams performance, personally. But I sure did say “wow that’s vivid”. I say relax a little bit, at least I didn’t have to see Janet Jackson Nip again.

Adam disappointed a lot of AI fans who voted for him with that obscene, raunchy performance on AMA. In his Good Morning America interview, Adam claimed the outrage was due to a “double standard because he was a man and gay”. He said Janet Jackson grabbed a crotch and was not slammed. Well, nasty public performance behavior by others does not excuse his own bad behavior. Also, Adam’s AMA performance did not just have one sexually explicate action. He packed many obscene gestures and actions into his “performance”. Adam frenetically pranced around the stage leading a S&M geared male dancer who was crawling on his hands and knees, by a leash. He repeatedly ground that dancer’s face into his crotch. He groped and jerked his hand between the legs of a female dancer whose legs were spread open above him on props. He roughly mashed his face against his keyboard players face in a vicious parody of a “kiss”. All the while, Adam gave a miserable vocal performance that would have gotten him voted off American Idol. Thousands waited hours to see him on AMA. Where was the nice guy with the sweet smile and incredible voice? Some obsessed fans will support him no matter what he does, but many people (and fans) do not appreciate sexually explicit public behavior. Even established singers have lost legions of fans and important demographics when they decided to add sexually explicit acts or shocking behavior to their performances to spark a flagging career and/or create a publicity “buzz”. For his first major gig after AI, ADAM chose the song, ADAM added the obscene behavior, and in spite of the urging of his father and others, ADAM has refused to apologize to any he may have inadvertently offended. So who is the real Adam? The charismatic AI performer who thrilled people around the world with his incredible voice, or the raunchy performer with the nasty gay night club act. The AMA performance was a very bad lead-in to a “first” album. It showed bad taste, poor judgment, and a proclivity for obscene deviant behavior that could compromise an otherwise promising career. Many of us just expected better of Adam. Icons of the past like Sinatra, Elvis, and Michael Jackson, have had dark sides, however, they did not flaunt it, and certainly not at the start of their careers. Adam has suffered a serious hit to his reputation and career. Yes he will be on The View this week, thanks to Barbara Walters, but ABC no longer trusts him. That View segment will be pre-recorded….