Fantasia's Father Files Lawsuit

The father of "American Idol" winner Fantasia Bar rino has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Simon & Schuster, publisher of Fanta sia's memoir, "Fantasia - Life is Not a Fairy Tale," claiming he was "defamed by false, ex aggerated, sensational, inten tional and malicious un truths" in the book, published last September and subse quently turned into a success ful Lifetime movie. Joseph Barrino, a truck driver who lives in Greensboro, N.C., says the book falsely claims, among other things, that he was unable to financially sup port his family and that he asks Fantasia for money.Source: NY Post

I saw the Lifetime movie--which was based on the book. They did make him look a bit cuckoo, with Joe Jackson tendencies...