Pieces of Flair

As if the Anti-American Idol show, "Superstar," wasn't dark and cynical enough:

At a taping for the upcoming "bad talent" series, "Superstar USA" producers lied and told audience members that the talentless contestants were actually terminally ill patients from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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But not everyone in the "Superstar" audience took the bait. One member who requested anonymity told the paper that the singers were so bad, he knew the show had to be a put-on.

"I said to myself, 'There should be some cancer patients who could actually hold a note,' " he said.