Adam Lambert Was Ineligible To Compete On 'American Idol'

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Lawsuit Claims Lambert Had Pre-Existing Music Contract

Adam Lambert is being sued, not for making exceptionally bad music, but for violating the rules of American Idol. It turns out that, at the time of his Idol campaign, Lambert was already contracted to make music for another company, Colwell Platinum Entertainment.

Idol rules make clear that contenders must not already have record or similar deals in place, because otherwise Nigel Lythgoe and co. wouldn’t for able to force their own deals on the winners.

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Now Colwell Platinum Entertainment have filed suit in a California federal court, requesting that they be allowed to sell earlier recordings made by Glambert on a CD called Beg For Mercy. Colwell bosses had previously attempted to release Beg For Mercy, but Lambert's representatives allegedly ordered it be removed from Amazon.com.

According to the New York Post, Lambert had recorded 13 songs for Colwell Platinum Entertainment, and even uploaded four of those songs to his MySpace page before Idol began. That said, 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; however, considering his fan following, losing this title wouldn't really be that big of a deal.

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Team Lambert have yet to make any comments regarding the suit, however, the For Your Entertainment singer did cryptically tweet: "Remember than [sic] in any dispute, reserve judgement [sic] until all the facts surface from ALL parties. Guilt and innocence come with a complete story."

It's ironic that these companies are fighting over who can release Glambert music when, in reality, many would fight for his music never to be heard again. What do you think? Are you a fan of the vivacious performer?

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