Former The Voice contestant Jason Warrior exited The Four Thursday in less than graceful fashion. (FOX Photo)
The former contestant on The Voice was eliminated during Thursday’s show, then took part in a bizarre exchange with Meghan Trainor, one of the show’s judges.
It all started when Vincint, a 26-year-old from Philly and a gospel singer’s son, won the right to challenge a member of The Four.
He opted to take on Jason, who had fended off challenges the previous two weeks and was one win away from making next week’s The Four finale.
Jason opted to sing “Ordinary People” by John Legend and turned in a decent vocal featuring a frill-filled ending. Vincint responded with a cover of “Sitting Up In My Room” by Brandy, and the audience seemed to love his dance moves as much as his vocals.
Then it was feedback time. Meghan said she wasn’t as excited with Jason’s performance as she has been in the past and that maybe it was because he was doing a John Legend song “and we already have that.” She loved Vincint’s performance.
Sean “Diddy” Combs, on the other hand, believed Jason deserved to win and get a spot in the finals.
The audience voted. Vincint was proclaimed the winner.
And then things got weird.
Jason approached the judge’s table, professed his love for Meghan, but accused her of saying things that are “hurtful.”
Huh? For expressing her opinion? Which is sorta what judges are supposed to do?
Meghan was clearly confused. Even more so when Jason started serenading her between his criticisms.
Then someone shouted for security. But instead of being escorted off stage, Jason wound up back on stage alongside host Fergie telling everyone they’d be hearing from him again.
That’s not where the weirdness ended.
Off stage, Jason proclaimed he’d just given the performance of his life.
“What Meghan said, about there already being a John Legend. Sorry, Meghan, but I don’t think John Legend is doing the things I’m doing.
“If I would have been treated a lot more fairly, I have a very great feeling that I could have won this show.”
Then the camera cut back to the judges. “Diddy” called Jason’s exchange with Meghan as “crazy, rude and disrespectful.”
Meghan could be heard telling her fellow judges she wouldn’t want to work with someone like that.
To cap it all off, The Four Twitter account sent out this message: “Your presence on #TheFour was legendary! ? We’ll miss you @jason_warrior_!” And it was complete with a much more rationale exit interview.
So, did Jason get a bum edit from the show? Was the whole thing staged? Was what 3 million or so viewers saw on TV a true reflection of what took place?
It doesn’t matter really. On the show, Jason came off looking like a temperamental artist with an overblown opinion of his own talent.
And that should be a warning to anyone who considers auditioning for the mess FOX calls The Four.
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6 Comments
Humility goes a long way. Jason hasnt learned that yet. He is very talented and thats a fact. Again. Humility needs to be apart of his life
I’ve been watching the show. I like Meghan Trainer but I think the camera focuses in on conversations that shouldn’t be aired. When the Judges have to decide when to allow the contestant to battle the four – comments should be made then. Comments about the performance shouldn’t be made just before the audience votes. She’s basically telling the audience what to do. Some may take heed to her “opinion”. I personally was getting bothered byvsome of her comments and I understood why Jason said something. Her comments are hurtful. She’s said a lot worse in my opinion about others though. Crazy thing is – she didn’t learn and kept it up. Yes – he is trying to make it and she”s already there. At the end of the day – celebrities are “people” too. What? Just because she’s a celebrity- she can say what she wants and contestants can’t?
Yes I believe that the music industry is cut throat but I also believe that you should talk and treat people the way u want to be treated just because you are successful does not give you the right to be disrectful of others me personally I don’t see nothing wrong with giving the judges feedback in a respectful manor every since Jason made her aware of her negative comments he has since then been more mindful of other people feelings Go Jason
Personally
Speaking, Jason Warrior has a great singing voice but he’s very arrogant and confrontational. Meghan was just voicing her opinion and that’s what judges do. No doubt Jason has talent but in a competition you have to be able to accept criticism. Jason appears like a narcissist to me and that’s my opinion!
Meghan made a biased opinion about him which didn’t help him grow, she compared him to a singer he looks up too. When you look on the other spectrum you would understand how he feel, he was hurt because he has his own name, he even made it his own song to try to get out of getting compared. There’s nothing arrogant about him, he made a opinion just like she did. Stop letting tv define a human being for having feelings. If you watched the whole episode he cried at the end genuine tears, but you see a arrogant singer. No i see a passionate singer!!!!
From the get go Jason came across as Arrogant and self-centred, He thinks too much of himself. Every other contestant took their criticism constructively and used it positively as motivation to keep going. Unfortunately he didn’t. Being able to sing is not enough people need to like you and what I saw I did not like. I generally hope he has success but humility will be the key to his success in the eyes of the paying public. After that I don’t think I’ll be many that we want to work with in the industry.