Mario Vasquez, the American Idol favorite who surprisingly quit the competition over the weekend, has reportedly hired lawyer, Jess L. Rosen, the same lawyer who transformed the career of former Idol runner-up Clay Aiken.
When Aiken lost to Idol winner Ruben Studdard in the second season of the show, Rosen got Aiken out of his restrictive American Idol contract, meaning he has no ties to the show what so ever. Studdard, on the other hand, is likely forking over more than 50 per cent of his earning to the show's creator, Simon Fuller.
According to andpop.com, judge Simon requires all competitors to sign an agreement with his 19 Entertainment company that usually stipulates that they must pay him a large percentage of their earnings. Even though it's steep, it's deemed in the music world to be not all that unfair, since a performer likely would never have a shot in the industry if it had not been for Simon's show.
, Aiken is now free to make whatever he can on his own, somthing Mario is hoping for -- in fact, Mario is claiming that he hired Rosen before he quit the show.
Also, an album featuring Mario has suddenly surfaced, giving rise to speculation that he decided to leave the show before producers found out about the lie regarding his amateur status and kicked him off anyway.
According to amazon.com, Mario is featured on an album that was originally released last May and had a re-release this week. Vasquez’s presence on the album could be in violation of "Idol’s" rule that contestants "are not permitted to have any current recording or talent-management agreements," the exact words on the show’s Web site.
Aiken is now free to make whatever he can on his own, somthing Mario is hoping for -- in fact, Mario is claiming that he hired Rosen before he quit the show.
Also, an album featuring Mario has suddenly surfaced, giving rise to speculation that he decided to leave the show before producers found out about the lie regarding his amateur status and kicked him off anyway.
According to amazon.com, Mario is featured on an album that was originally released last May and had a re-release this week. Vasquez’s presence on the album could be in violation of "Idol’s" rule that contestants "are not permitted to have any current recording or talent-management agreements," the exact words on the show’s Web site.
