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Article: Studdard's star treatment. (Celebrities).("American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard)(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- June 30, 2003
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STUDDARD'S STAR TREATMENT: The new "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard gets star treatment as he is attended to by an assistant who wipes sweat from his forehead while he prepares to film his first video, which is being shot for the song Flying Without Wings, at Linn Park in his hometown of Birmingham, AL. More than 2,000 screaming fans showed up to cheer on Ruben. The talented singer was visiting the city for the first time since his big win (JET, June 9) on the TV show. The excited onlookers, some arriving at 2 a.m. for the 10 a.m. shoot, packed the park to root for their hometown hero, dubbed the "Velvet Teddy Bear" by soul legend Gladys Knight. The video, ...