And again, that’s not a new phenomenon inherent to only American Idol, but Conway’s celebrity status shined a greater spotlight on the issue and made it much more evident.
This also inevitably put a bigger target on Conway for widespread criticism, which isn’t fair considering she really just wanted to give competing on American Idol a shot.
And while the Claudia Conway joy ride ended shortly after that, it almost felt unfair that it went on even for as long as it did.
Conway got multiple opportunities while others were fighting just to get one.