"American Idol" producers have decided that the resident stipper, David Hernandez, gets to stay despite the controversy surround his days as a gay go-go boy.

"We've had strippers on the show before," executive producer Ken Warwick was quoted on Tuesday as telling the Web site TVGuide.com. "We're never judgmental about people who do things like that.

"If it were some sort of heavy porn, then maybe we'd have to take action. But certainly not on this."

So why does David get to stay when "Idol" has booted controversial contestants before? Producers say Frenchie Davis, who was booted for posing nude, appeared on a site that purported to feature sexually explicit photos of underage girls, said a person close to the show who was not authorized to discuss the situation publicly.