The American Idol reject who stormed the stage during the competition's live TV finale in May has withdrawn a $300 million lawsuit against show producers - only to refile papers, in which he asks for $100 million.

The AMERICAN IDOL reject who stormed the stage during the competition's live TV finale in May (10) has withdrawn a $300 million (200 million) lawsuit against show producers...

Few folks who were at ground zero for the British punk explosion of the mid-1970s made the transition from the underground to the mainstream as effortlessly as Billy Idol . While his days as a chart-topping act and poster boy for MTV are long past, the peroxide blond singer with the trademark snarl created enough enduring hits to keep him a top concert draw well into the 21st century.

Filed under: Ian Benardo , Celebrity Justice , American Idol Ian Benardo -- the former American Idol contestant who sued the show for $300 million -- has withdrawn that lawsuit ...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… Read more

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — August was supposed to be Fantasia Barrino’s comeback month. For three years, the “American Idol” winner and Broadway star had been working on her third album and selecting tracks...