Ian Bernardo, 30, who precipitated the infamous scene in search of talent 'S 2010 final now claims producers encouraged the waterfall and discrimination against him.
He 's looking for 300 million dollars in a complaint filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights alleging the "Idol" set "has been imbued with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, insults and hostile and offensive comments. "
Bernardo, who is openly gay, has auditioned for the show in 2007 and became a sensation after it toppled on the host Simon Cowell.
Producers invited him back for last season 's end - it thenpelted homophobic epithets and asked inappropriate questions about her sexuality.
"I became a paid employee when they asked me to come back. It was only after I started hearing," Why don 'you act more gay? "Bernardo told the Daily News Tuesday.
"They encouraged me to be totally weird, they wanted to disguise myself and kept using anti-gay connections tell me how to behave."
Bernardo, 29, said producers tacitly gave the green light to pick up comedian Dane Cook's microphone during the May 26 final.
"They said it was live TV and everything was OK as I don t curse '," he said. "It was a big wink-wink, so I did everything I thought I should do."
Since the final, Bernardo said he suffered panic attacks and can 't live a normal life.
Representatives of "American Idol" did not return a call for comment.
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