A former American Idol reject – who stole the mic from Dane Cook during the live finale earlier this year – has filed a complaint for workplace discrimination and is setting the stage for a massive $300 million lawsuit.
Ian Benardo claims that problems began in 2006 when he first auditioned for the show. In a fax sent to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Benardo says that the Idol powers “exploited my non-conforming appearance and sexual orientation. They did this by directing me to ‘gay it up’ in any appearance I made on
