Another Idol Scandal
This is a goodie.
Former American Idol finalist Mario Vasquez is facing accusations that he tried to masturbate in front of a male employee in a bathroom on the set of the show in February 2005.
Suspiciously soon after, Mario dropped out of the competiton, citing personal reasons.
According to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Mario allegedly "sexually harassed" Magdaleno Olmos, assistant accountant for Fremantle Media, the company that produces American Idol.
In the lawsuit, Olmos claims "[Mario] stared lasciviously, smiled lasciviously ... and on one occasion followed him into a bathroom ... knocked on the door of the plaintiff's stall and made eye contact through the space in the stall door."
There's a whole list of other dirty details of the incident but, of course, nobody has any comment. Don't you love that? Because if it wasn't true, wouldn't you at least try and deny it?
I'm going to have to side with the employee on this one. I watched that season of Idol and Mario was a front-runner. It was extremely surprising when he dropped out. I say guilty with a capital "G".
Now, let's take a poll. When you read the title of this entry, who thought Paula did something ridiculous? Come on, raise your hands.
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