▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁R ula ▁Sa ' d , ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Mark eting ▁and ▁Prom ot ions ▁at ▁the ▁L BC ▁acted ▁in ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁" Direct or ▁of ▁the ▁Academy " ▁to ▁announ ce ▁to ▁the ▁contest ants ▁that ▁Raf i q ▁al - H ari ri ▁had ▁been ▁assass in ated ▁and ▁that ▁Leb anon ▁was ▁in ▁m our ning . ▁This ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁instances ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁history ▁that ▁a ▁real - life ▁event ▁had ▁intr ud ed ▁upon ▁The ▁Academy . ▁Like ▁other ▁Leb an ese ▁channels , ▁L BC ▁susp ended ▁its ▁regular ▁program ing ▁to ▁focus ▁all ▁attention ▁on ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁assass ination , ▁including ▁a ▁ten - day ▁hi atus ▁of ▁Star ▁Academy . ▁The ▁show ▁res umed ▁on ▁Friday , ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁with ▁an ▁episode ▁that ▁critics ▁de emed ▁" The ▁Patri otic ▁Night " ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁contest ants , ▁along ▁with ▁Arab ▁cele brit ies ▁and ▁contest ants ▁from ▁past ▁seasons ▁came ▁together ▁and ▁s ung ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁patri otic ▁songs ▁in ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁the ▁m our ning ▁nation . ▁Not ▁once ▁throughout ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁al - H ari ri ' s ▁name ▁said ; ▁instead , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁renew ed ▁patri ot ism . ▁ ▁Major ▁controvers y ▁began ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁time ▁to ▁vote ▁off ▁that ▁week '