'American Idol' sues over 'Stripper Idol' contest
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090114/capt.a4ee23d1f2ae44ee80c0dc3d4d953502.tv_american_idol_preview_ny127.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=FXqj83lHyeg6CXUmztJknA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this image provided by Fox, Katrina Darrell, 20 auditions for American Idol in Phoenix. The flat notes, the sweet surprises, the pleas of the rejected are all intact as 'American Idol' returns for its eighth season of first-class karaoke. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090114/ap_on_fe_st/odd_stripper_idol_lawsuit)AP - "American Idol" wants an Austin strip club to take it off. The company that owns the popular television show sued in federal court to stop the weekly "Stripper Idol" contest at Palazio Men's Club. FremantleMedia North America also wants to seize Palazio's profits from the amateur stripping contest.</p><br clear="all"/>
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