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'Idol' Reject Files Lawsuit -- Third Time's a Charm!

Published: 01/29/2011

Former "American Idol" contestant Ian Benardo is trying his luck again ... suing the show for discrimination for the third time -- but this time, he's asking for a lot less money. Benardo has filed this suit twice before -- claiming "Idol" producers "exploited" his sexual orientation by asking him…

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Benardo to 'Idol' -- I Survived Two Suicide Bombings

Published: 10/07/2010

Ian Benardo ain't backing down from his $100 million lawsuit against "American Idol"-- in fact, he's so serious ... dude is comparing the "Idol" legal ambush to terrorist attacks he survived as an Israeli soldier. "Idol" lawyers want Benardo's lawsuit tossed out of court -- but the former…

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'American Idol' to Benardo: Dismiss Suit or You'll Pay

Published: 09/23/2010

"American Idol" is firing back at Ian Benardo, warning the former contestant to dismiss his lawsuit ASAP, or he'll end up paying the show's enormous legal defense costs. As we previously reported -- Benardo sued "Idol" in federal court in New York last month, claiming "Idol" producers "exploited"…

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'Idol' Reject Refiles Lawsuit, Now Only Wants $100 Mil

Published: 08/31/2010

Ian Benardo -- the former "American Idol" contestant who sued the show for $300 million -- has withdrawn that lawsuit ... only to refile a new one for $100 million. Benardo refiled his lawsuit for workplace discrimination and sexual harassment today in federal court. The original suit was filed…

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'Idol' Reject -- Someone Wants Me to Die of AIDS

Published: 07/30/2010

Ian Benardo -- the guy suing "American Idol" for $300 million -- has filed a police report with the NYPD claiming he's received multiple death threats since filing his lawsuit. In the police report, filed yesterday and obtained by TMZ -- Benardo claims he's received "numerous phone calls and…

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Suing Mad 'Idol' Reject: I'm Gonna Bring 'AI' Down

Published: 07/27/2010

The guy who's suing "American Idol" for allegedly exploiting his sexual orientation says he deserves a $300,000,000 payday ... and claims he's going to "bring American Idol down." TMZ ran into Ian Benardo in New York where he also berated a "bum" for asking him for directions -- before continuing…

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'Idol' Reject Sues for $300 Million -- Anti-Gay Allegations

Published: 07/27/2010

Ian Benardo -- the "American Idol" reject who stole the mic from Dane Cook during the live finale earlier this year -- is setting the stage for a $300 million lawsuit ... claiming show producers told him to "gay it up" ... and then turned their back on him when the idea backfired. Among the…

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