'American Idol' mulls taking focus off Claudia Conway after backlash - Page Six

ABC is in “crisis mode” and considering taking the spotlight off Claudia Conway after her appearance on “American Idol” was branded “exploitative” because it appeared to capitalize on her serious struggles with her mom, Kellyanne Conway.

Things got so bad that cops got involved last month after Claudia accused Kellyanne, 54, of leaking a nude picture of her (though she later recanted the allegation).

This weekend, Claudia appeared on the talent show, with the network putting her front-and-center and featuring her in promos for the show.

They were big on putting Claudia in all of the promos, but now they are thinking of not putting as much focus on that … to not make as big a deal of her being on the show and focus on other contestants.”.

In August, Claudia announced she was “officially pushing for emancipation” and last month, she released a TikTok video that seemed to show her mother verbally abusing her

Then, last month, the topless photo appeared online, with Claudia saying, “I’m assuming my mom took a picture of it to use against me one day and then somebody hacked her or something.” She later backtracked, saying “I know that my mom would never, ever post anything to hurt me like that intentionally and I do believe she was hacked