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Or rather, his company and friends in Utah did. Jeff Archuleta is the owner of Arch Consulting Group, a VAR in Salt Lake City, and the much-maligned father of David Archuleta. Friends of the Archuletas contacted by ChannelWeb said that the father and son have been surprised by stories on TMZ.com calling Jeff an evil stage dad and accusing him of yelling at David until he cried during one week’s rehearsals. A source close to the family said that Jeff is “very involved in David’s life and a very caring father … Why would he be yelling and screaming at David Archuleta when he has been doing so well? It doesn’t make sense.”

The source further added that Jeff has turned the day-to-day operations of his company over to staff while Archie will be competing in America Idol. The big question, has David Archuleta’s fame resulted in any residuals for Arch Consulting Group? “We have had some phone calls about it, but it hasn’t really changed the business,” one employee said. “Mostly customers already know what’s going on and call to wish David well.”