Jun
25
A contestant who had been on the show multiple times brought on a lawsuit against American Idol for being sexually harassed.
Ian Bernardo claimed the Idol producers told him to "gay it up" when he tried out for the third time, this time in 2010. He also said they said other hurtful things like calling him "fag" and "homo."
But it was the fact that it was his third time appearing on Idol that got the case thrown out, as the Judge said that Bernardo should have expected the nature of the show:
?He, like everyone else with a modicum of talent (or less) who auditions for American Idol, chose to appear on a program that was famous for its judges insulting behavior toward the lame, the halt and the talentless, knowing full well what was coming ? if only because he had experienced it before.Benardo went on air after being told what was expected of him, and he knew full well what to expect. Having volunteered to be insulted, he cannot now claim that he was sexually harassed.?
Be that as it may, if Bernardo is telling the truth, then the words that were chosen should still be punishable. (Read more...)
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