Adam Lambert should never have been allowed to compete on “American Idol,” according to a lawsuit filed against the flamboyant singer who nearly won the famous talent contest.
A music company claims it had Lambert under contract when he tried out for the show — a violation of “Idol” rules.
The company, Colwell Platinum Entertainment, has been trying to market early recordings by Lambert, who became a top-selling act after the show. They were stopped by his new label last month.
The suit, filed late last week in California federal court, wants the courts to let them sell the early tracks on an CD called “Beg for Mercy” on Amazon and iTunes.
Lambert reportedly recorded 13 songs for Colwell Platinum Entertainment. The suit says he even uploaded four of those songs to his MySpace page before “Idol” began.
While the lawsuit attacks the validity of Lambert’s second-place finish in the 2009 edition of “Idol,” it does not ask that he be stripped of the runner-up title.