Idol Headlines for 09/08/10

Cops doubt ‘Idol’ threat Not even cops want to hear his sad song. An “American Idol” reject — who is suing the show for $100 million, claiming producers urged him to “gay up” his act — said the NYPD yesterday scoffed at his plea for protection after he received death threats. “They told me, ‘If you get killed, come back and we’ll write you a report,’ ” Ian Benardo said of the alleged brushoff he received at the 19th Precinct station house on the Upper ...

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