UPDATE (10 p.m. ET): Benardo e-mailed to tell us that he’s seeking $300 million in damages, not $300,000 as initially reported. The post is corrected below, along with a “no comment” from a show rep. A former “American Idol” rejectee who “crashed” a performance saying goodbye to Simon Cowell in last season’s finale is now claiming the show discriminated against him.
