"Idol" Contestant Robbie Carrico Denies Wig Rumors

When Robbie Carrico was eliminated Thursday on American Idol, host Ryan Seacrest asked judge Simon Cowell to give the rocker some advice. "It's authenticity," Cowell said. "The public saw what we saw and that was the problem. It just never ever felt real."

He was, of course, referring to Carrico's image and rock sound, but he could have been referring to something else -- his hair. Earlier in the week, Internet sites reported that Carrico may wear a wig. In fact, a source told PEOPLE the 26-year-old's hairline has definitely receded. "It could be some sort of weave," the source said. "I don't know." One thing the source believes: "His long hair is impossible. There's no way he could grow that hair."

But in a conference call Friday with reporters, the ousted contestants denied the allegations.

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Comments

[adc]

05:46 PM on 03/04/2008

who. fucking. cares.

[seekanddestroy]

03:22 PM on 03/04/2008

Suddenly I feel like a Wendy's hamburger;^)

[eahce]

10:28 AM on 03/04/2008

Our soldiers are dying in Iraq.

[Issak]

12:34 PM on 03/03/2008

this is like so totally profound and junk like that.

[ilovedessert]

12:27 PM on 03/03/2008

I never saw Idol and never will I do nto like reality tv it is awful The guy looks like a slob. I have a beard as well. However it is neatly trimmed weekly. I also have very neat hair. Why would anyone watch this slovenly mess do anything?

[cindyw]

12:56 PM on 03/03/2008

It's just trash TV, but sometimes it's fun. You can't watch C-SPAN all the time. By the way, congratulations on your neatness.

[seekanddestroy]

03:24 PM on 03/04/2008

I can hear your butt-cheeks clenching from here, neatness boy.

[JScott]

11:03 AM on 03/03/2008

Hmmm simple just look at pics of him over time-if the hair is EXACTLY the same length in every picture IT'S A WIG, if it's longer/shorter etc. it's his.

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

08:18 PM on 03/02/2008

It looks like he rolled Heidi, cut off her hair and made a wig. What a cheap piece of goods.

[BluGrrl]

07:15 PM on 03/02/2008

Holy!

If that thing isn't a wig...

[crashingtiger]

03:57 PM on 03/02/2008

It's a wig. A really bad one. Plus, he's more like 36, not 26. AI is just a gigantic fraud for gullible sheeple.

[rini]

09:26 PM on 03/02/2008

AI is horrible. The music is so pasteurized and homogenized I can't stand it. I do think that, despite that not being his real hair (who would willingly choose hair like that , though?) he is in his late twenties, at the most. He has a fair complexion, and looks like he's had some sun exposure, yet the lines are not that deep.

Still...