Fantasia News

American Idol's Fantasia Goes Back to High School

Feb 5, 2009 4:55 pm PST

Fantasia Barrino is a class act. The American Idol star, 24, says she's ready to hit the books and earn her high school degree after giving up the chance to do so when she dropped out of school about a decade ago in the ninth grade....

1 of Fantasia's homes in NC is up for auction

Dec 10, 2008 4:00 am PST

"American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino is again finding that, like the title of her autobiography, life is not a fairy tale. Court documents obtained Tuesday show one of Barrino's houses in Charlotte is up for auction after a company sai...

Celeb Q&A with Fantasia

Dec 14, 2006 12:02 pm PST

Few people, at 22 years old, merit an autobiography AND a biopic. But Fantasia, the former "American Idol" champ with the raspy, gospel-tinged voice of a weathered R&B veteran, has always been an old soul — and one who has had more li...

Fantasia's father files libel suit

Sep 27, 2006 7:33 am PDT

The father of "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino has filed a $10 million libel suit against the publisher of a book about his daughter, alleging that it contains "false, exaggerated, sensational, intentional and malicious untruths." ...

Fantasia's biopic to air on Lifetime

Aug 18, 2006 7:45 am PDT

It took a lifetime for music greats Ray Charles and Johnny Cash to earn screen biographies. In today's increasingly rapid celebrity cycle, one "American Idol" had a much briefer wait. "The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life is Not a Fairy Tale...