A McNeese State University official
said that “American Idol” finalist Joshua Ledet approached the
university about singing
the National Anthem at last week’s football game between the
Cowboys and the University of Central Arkansas, despite the singer
denying it was his idea.
“We have made our statements about Josh Ledet and the McNeese football game and we stand by them,” Candace Townsend, McNeese’s
public relations director, said Monday. “We have nothing else to say on this issue.”
The American Press reported last Tuesday that Townsend had said Ledet approached the university about singing at the game. That same day, Ledet
posted on his Twitter account that the article was “lies!” Later, he tweeted the article “was wrong” and he
“If I sing somewhere (it’s) cause I’m asked to do so,” he said in a separate tweet.
The American Press reported on Friday that Ledet’s performance was canceled. Townsend said his management said the appearance was canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances.”
Ledet could not be reached for comment on Monday.
A Westlake native, Ledet finished third on the 11th season of “Idol.” Some of his more well-known renditions during the show
were “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” by James Brown and “When a Man Loves a Woman” by Percy Sledge.