American Idol Mario Vazquez Sued For Masturbating and Sexual Assault

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Former American Idol finalist Mario Vazquez is facing accusations that he tried to masturbate in front of a male employee in a bathroom on the set of the hit show in February 2005.

Shortly thereafter, Vasquez mysteriously dropped out of Idol, citing personal reasons. Information regarding the lawsuit from TMZ.com According to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ, Vazquez allegedly sexually harassed Magdaleno Olmos, assistant accountant for Fremantle Media, the company that produces American Idol.

In the lawsuit, Olmos claims “Vazquez stared lasciviously, smiled lasciviously and on one occasion followed him into a bathroom knocked on the door of the plaintiff’s stall and made eye contact through the space in the stall door.

The lawsuit alleges that Vazquez “started to rub his genitals over his pants. Attempting to leave the bathroom, Olmos opened the door of the stall and saw Vazquez standing in front of him with his pants down masturbating. According to the documents, Vazquez pushed Olmos “further into the stall and continued masturbating with one hand and trying to pull down Olmos pants with another hand.

Olmos claims that he tried to “cover his body with his hands but Vazquez touched his “chest and stomach underneath his shirt, and Olmos’ “genitals” as Vazquez “attempted to unzip” Olmos’ pants. Vazquez then allegedly asked Olmos “if he wanted oral sex.

Read the Official Lawsuit

Wow so this is kind of a shock. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Do you think its true or will it end up being nothing more than someone trying to get their five minutes of fame by accusing a celeb of a sexual act? Leave your thoughts in a comment.

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