Joey Starr is an embarrassment for La Nouvelle Star. His judgement of the candidates is usually devoid of anything substantive; he says nothing instructive, every other word is "voilà" and he mumbles. He holds his hand in front of his mouth constantly which, as any psychologist will tell you, is a sign of insecurity, and rightly so because he is entirely unqualified for the position he holds. I have been watching La Nouvelle Starr since the beginning. I have watched jurors come and go, but I was astounded, even from the very first episode in which he appreared, that the producers have engaged this person who has no idea of how to express himself clearly and who spends most of his time acting like an opstreperous adolescent. Even the other jurors have often run out of patience with M. Starr's childish behavior which is over the top. Most TV shows of this nature have one person who acts as a negative voice, it draws attention and incites controversy. Joey Starr has probably been assigned this role, but his actions completely miss the mark which is indicative of his lack of sensitivity. His actions interrupt the flow of genuinely felt commentary and opinion. He insults the other jurors, he has a distinct lack of taste, is rude, and vulgar. He is not stupid, if he were then he would be excusable, but he is intelligent enough to know that he is unqualified for this particular job, is entirely uncomfortable in his position so he uses obnoxious behavior and inconsequential comments to mask his basic incompetence. I have been proud of my adopted country, La Belle France, and always share La Nouvelle Starr with visitng friends from elsewhere as a symbol of the quality of fine entertainment in this country, but this year Joey Starr puts a pall on the entire production. In short, he makes me cringe. I am embarassed for him and can only hope that all the young people watching this show do not take his behavior as someone to emulate. He might be a great artist, as someone earlier remarked, but he lacks the sense of responsibilty that comes with fame of representing what is good about being human. He is not funny, he is a disgrace.