{"id":135479,"date":"2021-02-15T22:20:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T03:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=135479"},"modified":"2021-02-15T22:27:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T03:27:50","slug":"american-idol-accused-of-using-conway-daughter-for-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-idol-accused-of-using-conway-daughter-for-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018American Idol\u2019 Accused Of Using Conway Daughter For Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-idol-accused-of-using-conway-daughter-for-ratings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=135479&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231063671-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The popular singing talent show, \u2018American Idol,\u2019 premiered on Sunday night, debuting the audition of Claudia Conway, the 16-year-old daughter of Kellyanne Conway, former adviser to Donald Trump and George Conway, attorney and co-founder of The Lincoln Project.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R3L_ezsLKkc\">video<\/a> of her audition has garnered over one million views on Youtube. It begins with Conway walking into the room where the three judges await her performance. Katy Perry, one of the judges along with Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, asks her, \u201cAre you okay?\u201d to which the young Conway laughingly responds, \u201cNo.\u201d Conway tells the judges that she \u201conly want[s] to spread love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the biographical portion of the episode, Conway described her upbringing. \u201cI had to move to Washington, D.C., when I was 12, and I hated it,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen your mom\u2019s working for the President of the United States, who you very much disagree with, it\u2019s really hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kellyanne Conway made an appearance over a video call before her daughter auditioned, saying, \u201cThis is your time to shine. But remember, honey, winners are people who are willing to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perry pushed the young Conway to talk about her relationship with her mother, saying, \u201cDoes [your mom] still hug you?\u201d which received a laugh from Lionel Richie. The 16 year-old responded, saying she and her mom love each other, but their relationship is \u201ca little iffy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said that for most of her life, her \u201cfeelings had been suppressed.\u201d Once she got on social media, however, she said her voice was heard.<\/p>\n<p>Her father, George Conway, accompanied her to the audition. He became emotional when speaking to the cameras about his daughter, saying, \u201cshe loves music and I\u2019m really thrilled that she\u2019s here\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Conway daughter rose to fame over social media apps, such as TikTok, when she started posting videos accusing her parents of abuse and mistreatment.<\/p>\n<p>Last August, when Conway was fifteen, she announced she would be seeking emancipation from her parents. In a tweet, she said, \u201cbuckle up because this is probably going to be public one way or another, unfortunately. welcome to my life\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i\u2019m officially pushing for emancipation. buckle up because this is probably going to be public one way or another, unfortunately. welcome to my life<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CLAUDIA CONWAY (@claudiamconwayy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/claudiamconwayy\/status\/1297351852099502080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-goods\/2021\/1\/20\/22241304\/claudia-conway-kellyanne-abuse-tiktok-covid\">Vox<\/a>, in mid-January of this year, Claudia alleged on TikTok that her mother has been \u201cphysically, mentally, and emotionally abusive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-goods\/2021\/1\/20\/22241304\/claudia-conway-kellyanne-abuse-tiktok-covid\">Vox<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>On January 19, Claudia posted a series of videos appearing to show Kellyanne shouting, cursing frequently, belittling, and seemingly hitting her daughter. Claudia said she had been recording their fights for years, and that these examples were only a handful of many throughout her life.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A week after the videos had been posted, Kellyanne Conway was accused of posting nude photos of her daughter online. However, Claudia defended her mother.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-goods\/2021\/1\/20\/22241304\/claudia-conway-kellyanne-abuse-tiktok-covid\">Vox<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"67jE5G\"><em>\u201cI shouldn\u2019t have made this all public,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@claudiamconway\/video\/6922092862368713989?lang=en&amp;is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v2\">[Claudia] wrote<\/a>. \u201cPlease do me a favor and stop spreading it because it hurts me more than it helps me.\u201d Addressing past videos in which she said that if she ever disavowed something she said on TikTok,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@claudiamconway\/video\/6922092264554646789?lang=en&amp;is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v2\">she said<\/a>, \u201cThis isn\u2019t forced, this is coming completely from me. I have faith and I know that my mother would never put something like that on the internet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After announcing that she was taking a break from social media, she said, \u201cPlease no threats, no calls to authorities.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Her parents also announced individual resignations from their positions, with George Conway tweeting he would be taking time away from Twitter \u201cto devote more time to family matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So I\u2019m withdrawing from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProjectLincoln?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ProjectLincoln<\/a> to devote more time to family matters. And I\u2019ll be taking a Twitter hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, I continue to support the Lincoln Project and its mission. Passionately.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Conway (@gtconway3d) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gtconway3d\/status\/1297719430697426946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After Sunday\u2019s public audition, many viewers spoke out against the show for seemingly using the young Conway to boost ratings.<\/p>\n<p>Some detailed their disapproval of the show propelling Kellyanne Conway and seemingly portraying her in a positive light. Others, however, called out the show for using a difficult family situation to get ratings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good work by American Idol in their efforts to rehab the reputation of horrible human \u2066\u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellyannePolls?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KellyannePolls<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bkauu4zWON\">pic.twitter.com\/Bkauu4zWON<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Soledad O&#8217;Brien (@soledadobrien) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/soledadobrien\/status\/1361315536995553281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Claudia Conway is 16 years-old and at the center of an abusive family situation playing out very publicly. Let&#8217;s not pretend ABC and American Idol aren&#8217;t exploiting this. They&#8217;re commodifying the unresolved trauma of a child. It&#8217;s really gross. That&#8217;s all there is to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlotte Clymer \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@cmclymer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmclymer\/status\/1359021712059355138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wanted to be happy for Claudia Conway to be on American Idol, but to see the show using her abusive family dynamics to get attention to the show is just <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l0it9CXE8F\">pic.twitter.com\/l0it9CXE8F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leave Wanda Alone! (@khaleesi_britt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/khaleesi_britt\/status\/1361229986040999936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conway began her audition singing \u201cLove on the Brain\u201d by Rihanna, but Katy Perry stopped the singer, telling her to try something else. Conway then sang Adele\u2019s \u201cWhen We Were Young.\u201d Perry seemed to coach Conway before she sang for a second time, leading her and telling her to \u201cthink about when you were young and there\u2019s a sadness there. It\u2019s like you lost your youth because you weren\u2019t able to experience it on your own without all of this noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Claudia\u2019s claims against her parents have not been corroborated, and she is a minor. This is the most recent example of media companies using the Conways\u2019 family situation for their own benefit.<\/p>\n<p>The young Conway advanced to the next round of the reality television show.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popular singing talent show, \u2018American Idol,\u2019 premiered on Sunday night, debuting the audition of Claudia Conway, the 16-year-old daughter of Kellyanne Conway, former adviser to Donald Trump and George &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181330,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231063671-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018American Idol\u2019 Accused Of Using Conway Daughter For Ratings","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231063671-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018American Idol\u2019 Accused Of Using Conway Daughter For Ratings","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}