American Idol 6 auditioner and season nine finale performer/crasher Ian Benardo is suing the show for $300 million, claiming that he was the victim of anti-gay harassment and discrimination. He told TMZ that he wants to “bring American Idol down” because show employees called him a “fag” and “homo,” among other things. He says his …
American Idol 6 finalist and I’m a Celebrity breakout star Sanjaya Malakar received a $411 speeding ticket for driving 110 miles per hour in I-405 in Kirkland, Washington, outside of Seattle. Seattle’s NBC affiliate reports that it was “50 mph over the speed limit” and that “No other cars were around, so Malakar was not …
American Idol 6‘s 10th place finalist has advice for season eight’s finalists, telling them they are “not going to be successful,” and then offers advice for them to be successful–like him. In a blog post, Chris Sligh asks, “how is it that the fat, not-so-great-looking guy who came in 10th place is the 2nd or …
Sanjaya Malakar, the popular American Idol 6 contestant who inspired crazed fans and lots of loathing, was on Howard Stern this morning, He was promoting his new memoir, Dancing to the Music in My Head: Memoirs of the People’s Idol, which USA TODAY says is not “a compelling memoir” and Sanjaya is “just not that …
American Idol 6 runner-up Blake Lewis has joined the increasing roster of former contestants dropped from their record labels, but he says he’s still working on a second album that he might release himself. His first album, Audio Day Dream, was released seven months ago, which “makes his the shortest of all the relationships forged …
Jordin Sparks’ confirmed that her throat injury, which led her to stop touring, was an “accute vocal hemorrage,” but says she’s recovering and will start touring again soon, and insists her career was never in jeopardy. “My left vocal cord was bleeding, and I knew I had to get it checked and take care of …
Jordin Sparks “cannot perform due to an acute vocal cord hemorrhage condition” and has cancelled performances due to “the risk of permanent vocal cord damage,” according to a press release. The release, sent out by the Pennsylvania venue where Jordin was supposed to perform Sunday, says that “Sparks has been ordered to strict vocal rest …