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American Idol' Reject Sues For $100 Million: Ian Benardo, the ‘American Idol’ reject that stormed the stage during the shows finale in May, is suing the show for $100 million dollars. Benardo originally filed a $300 million dollar lawsuit, but that lawsuit has been withdrawn. The Sun reports that Benardo, who tried out for ‘American Idol’ in 2006, interrupted Dane Cook during last year’s finale, and started hurling insults at judge Simon Cowell.

Benardo filed his $300 million dollar lawsuit with the New York State Equal Employment Opportunity Commision, saying that ‘American Idol’ had asked him to come to the finale, and told him to be ‘outrageous’ and ‘gay.’According to MSNBC, that lawsuit has been dropped, but Benardo has filed another lawsuit against ‘American Idol,’ citing workplace discrimination and sexual harassment. Here’s a video of the incident. You have to sit through a few minutes of Dane Cook before Benardo takes the stage. It happens toward the end of the video.

Nicole Sherrill has a famous surname in the Nashville music industry. But ask her if she's kin to Billy Sherrill, and you'll have to clarify which one. Nicole, 21, is the daughter of the highly regarded recording engineer Billy Sherrill, not the producer Billy Sherrill who worked on classic records by the likes of George Jones, Tammy Wynette and Charlie Rich.

Nicole started her audition with Lady Gaga's Poker Face, but her screener asked her for a different song and she sang Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love. "I thought he was going to say no, and then he was like, 'Wait, I want to talk to you.'," she says. When Nicole came out of Nashville's Bridgestone Arena Saturday evening after getting through the first round of auditions for American Idol, her father wasn't far away: "He's actually at the Ryman [Auditorium] right now, doing the Opry!"

If you want to try out for American Idol there is still time to get your wristband. The doors initially opened Monday morning and haven't closed since. Pre-registration is still taking place throughout Tuesday night.

Thousands have already signed up to perform in front of American Idol producers, but one Milwaukee girls secured her spot weeks ago. She won the American Idol experience in Disney World, so it was only fitting that she wants to perform a Disney song. Her ticket will put her at the front of the line for auditions, but countless others say they will wait as long as it takes for their moment of spotlight. If you want to pre-register, head down to the Bradley Center before July 21st.

Lee Dewyze is continuing press circuit and appearances as the result of his American Idol win. His latest stop was announced a couple of days ago as he was picked to sing the national anthem for game 2 of the 2010 NBA Finals featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. The Lakers pulled out a win in Game 1. Game 2 took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The buzz around Lee lately is how his first single did not top the charts. He performed a cover and not an original song. We all know American Idol is not the same competition that it used to be years ago when it started.

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