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Justin Timberlake Sponsored Car Wins Indianapolis 500

Award winning singer Justin Timberlake has accomplished a lot in his career.

But now he can add Indy 500 winner to his resume.

Kind of…

In a remarkable finish to this year’s race – rookie JR Hildebrand was leading in the last lap but then crashed into the wall with only half a lap to go.

This set the stage for second place Dan Wheldon to cruise to his second Indianapolis 500 career win.

But what made this win special for Justin Timberlake?

Timberlake's William Rast clothing line-sponsored Wheldon’s #10 Target Chip Ganassi car this year.

William Rast clothing is sold through Target so it was a logical move for Timberlake to sponsor the tem.

Timberlake took to twitter moments after the final lap saying,

"What a Memorial Day weekend! The William Rast car just won the Indy 500. Congrats to Dan Wheldon, the WR racing team and everyone else who put in the hard work for this victory! Unreal!"

Watch the historic Indy 500 2011 Final Lap


It is not unusual these days for Hollywood to be part of the big race.

In fact, David Letterman is partners in “Rahal Letterman Racing” with friend Bobby Rahal. Their big catch is driver Danica Patrick who has raced for their team since she started.

Watch Justin Timberlake talk about William Rast


This was an exciting race this year, and some of the drama started before the first car even left the pits.

It seems that our good friend (not) Donald Trump was scheduled to drive this year’s pace car but at the last minute was….. wait for it…. FIRED!

Related: Donald Trump Fired as 2011 Pace Car Driver

Thank you Indianapolis.

We could not have stood by and watched that douche bag on the track. After getting Trump out of the way, A.J. Foyt was given the honor of driving the pace car this year.

For his part, Timberlake can now go back to making music and poking fun at Justin Bieber on Saturday Night Live.

Related: Justin Timberlake Slams Justin Bieber on SNL – Video

He is also currently working on the movie “Friends with Benefits” with pals Mila Kunis, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Andy Samberg, and Jenna Elfman.

The film will show that while trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan (Timberlake) and Jamie (Kunis) discover that adding sex to their friendship really does lead to complications.

“Friends with Benefits” is scheduled for release in late 2011.

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Video - Early “Two and a Half Men” Gag Reel and Bloopers Found – Hilarious Stuff!

We all fell in love with Uncle Charlie, Alan, and Jake Harper.

We even fell in love with their housekeeper Berta and crazy neighbor Rose.

And now we can watch some of the funniest bloopers and outtakes in television history.

Even though in real life, Charlie Sheen seems to have put a damper on the popular “Two and a Half Men” sitcom, there is more interest than ever over the future of the show now that Ashton Kutcher has joined the cast.

But InfoStar has uncovered some of the funniest gag reels, bloopers, and outtakes ever seen from season 3 and 4 showing Angus T. Jones, Jon Cryer, Charlie Sheen and “Berta” losing it on the set.

You even get to see a glimpse of the now infamous creator and writer Chuck Lorre in a few shots.

It really does show you how hard it is to pull off a thirty minute sitcom while taping in front of a live audience.

Enjoy!

Watch Season 4 “Two and a Half Men” Bloopers


Watch Season 3 “Two and a Half Men” Gag Reel Outtakes


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Sean Kingston Critically Injured in Jet Ski Accident Near Miami Beach

Update 1: Sean is out of the Trauma ward and has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
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Rapper Sean Kingston is in critical condition in a Miami hospital.

Local news is reporting that Kingston and a female companion were thrown from a jet ski after hitting a concrete bridge Sunday evening near Miami Beach.

Kingston and his passenger were rescued by other boaters nearby and rescue crews stabilized them before transporting both to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Sean’s injuries are critical and he is being treated in the trauma center. The hospital has not released any update as of Monday morning.

A rep for the singer said,

“Sean Kingston was in an accident today. No further details are available at the moment. He and his family thank everyone for the well-wishes."

Two men near the accident scene jumped into the water and pulled Kingston to safety and say the rapper was vomiting blood but was also talking and somewhat responsive.

Due to Sean’s size it was difficult to keep his head above water, but they held onto Kingston until police could get a boat out to him.

Once onshore, he was loaded into a waiting ambulance and transported to the hospital to be stabilized.

Kingston is well known for his song “Beautiful Girls” and for his video appearance in Justin Bieber’s music video "Eenie Meenie" as well as appearing on stage with Bieber during his North American concert tours.

Kingston has also made guest appearances on popular television shows including “90210” and “The Suite Life on Deck” with Dylan and Cole Sprouse.

His song “Fire Burning” has been featured on “Dancing With the Stars”, “So You Think you can Dance?”, “Yo Gabba Gabba!” and “Melrose Place”.

Watch Sean Kingston “Fire Burning” Music Video


Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber "The Making of Eenie Meenie"


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Video – BBQ Grill Lighting FAIL – Happy Memorial Day Everybody!

Every year on Memorial Day we celebrate our brave men and women fighting for our country.

Back home we celebrate with BBQ’s, hot dogs, baseball, apple pie, and lots and lots of beer.

And every year there is always one, not so smart, grill master who thinks they have the best way to get that grill really fired up.

And we mean really fired up!

Happy Memorial Day to all our InfoStar fans and readers, we wish you a great summer and lots of funny stuff to come.

Watch Major BBQ Grill Lighting FAIL


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Video - Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis Swap Spit and Watch Monkey Porn in New Comedy Video

Will Ferrell and Zack Galifianakis in the same room?

Both are known for their comedy and impromptu shtick, and now they have unleashed their personal side on video for the entire world to see.

The two actors sat down, in the now infamous “Between two ferns” video series on FunyorDie, to talk about Ferrell’s movie “Everything Must Go”.

The film, about a relapsing alcoholic who loses his wife and his job, stoops to holding a yard sale in his front yard in an attempt to raise money and start over.

But the two nut jobs never really get to talk much about the film. They watch monkey porn and feed each other cherries until the sexual tension is too great to handle and… well, you can see for yourself.

And please don’t ask us what the monkey was doing…



Will and Zach are currently filming the comedy “Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie”, about two guys who get a billion dollars to make a movie, only to watch their dream run off course.

Joining them on the project are John C. Reilly, Jeff Goldblum, Will Forte, Mark Cuban, Todd Wagner, and Erica Durance. The film is due for release sometime next year.

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Video - Lauren Alaina Says She Was Passed over Twice for “America’s Got Talent”

Last night was an interesting night on the Jay Leno Show.

American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina visited with Jay and “America’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan and dropped a bombshell.

Pierce was standing on his prideful soapbox plugging AGT, saying how they strive to find the best talent in the country, and no other show has this quality of acts, yada yada yada, when Lauren stopped him in his tracks.

Lauren told Piers that she had auditioned for “America’s Got Talent” on TWO separate occasions and never even made it past the screening and never got to sing for the judges.

Morgan seemed horrified, or at least as horrified as his smugly little brain will allow, and joked that he was going to call the producers as soon as he left Jay’s taping.

It was classic. And it was fun to see a 16-year-old girl put the big fat sellout Piers Morgan in his place.

Kudos Lauren!

Watch Lauren Alaina and Piers Morgan on The Jay Leno Show


In addition to embarrassing Piers, Lauren also talked to Jay about her relationship with American Idol winner Scotty McCreery.

Lauren says they are NOT a couple and are NOT involved in any way other than with preparing for the Idol summer tour starting next month.

Hmmm, we don’t believe it. The two seem like perfect lovebirds and we hope their friendship blossoms.

If the two need some advice on how to do things up right and let the world see their public displays of affection, they can just ask Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez for advice – because this Royal Couple have the PDA system down to a science.

Related: Justin and Selena grab some butt and kiss in Maui

But then again, we think Scotty and Lauren would have a little more taste and act more like adults. We can’t see Scotty sporting tattoos and trying to sing rap.

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Video – Justin Timberlake Slams Justin Bieber in Unaired SNL Skit

We all laughed at Justin Timberlake and Adam Samberg last week on Saturday Night Live.

But there was one sketch that never saw the light of day.

During a dress rehearsal for a “Mozart” sketch, in front of an audience of 300, Timberlake took a few shots at teen sensation Justin Bieber.

The plot of the skit was that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was going to take a break from his music career to become an actor. His friends scoffed at the idea asking,

“You’re nor one of those musicians who think they can act are you?”

After mentioning that he had already been in a movie about a “Social Network” and appeared on the “Austrian Mouse Club”, his friends told him they would rather go to work for “Wolfgang Amadeus Bieber”.

At this point, Timberlake says,

“Amadeus Bieber? You might as well put a wig on a chipmunk and tell him to act like a black man.”

The audience erupted in laughs.

The jabs seem to be aimed at Bieber’s guest role on the popular “CSI” crime show where the singer was ultimately gunned down, and his concert movie “Never Say Never” that Justin said would not be a concert movie….. but was.



But we think Bieber could have taken the jabs, as he himself has hosted and performed on the show several times.

We suspect the skit was pulled at the last minute in order to stop the media outcry for using the word “black man”.

Hollywood can be a fickle place.

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CNBC Anchor Mark Haines Has Died – He was 65

Mark Haines, host of CNBC’s “Squawk Box” has died.

Anybody who ever watched CNBC knew who Mark Haines was. He frequently argued with not only the guests, but also his fellow colleagues.

Haines had been around for a long time and was one of the founding anchors when the network started 20 years ago when it was called FNN – Financial News Network.

In fact, it was a first of a kind and no other network existed that covered strictly the financial sector.

Haines hosted CNBC’s morning show “Squawk Box”.

Mark died unexpectedly at his home last night, the financial news network said.

CNBC President Mark Hoffman said,

"With his searing wit, profound insight and piercing interview style, he was a constant and trusted presence in business news for more than 20 years. From the dot-com bubble to the tragic events of 9/11 to the depths of the financial crisis, Mark was always the unflappable pro. Mark loved CNBC and we loved him back. He will be deeply missed."

Watch Mark Haines and Barney Frank Spar on Air


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Video - Lauren Alaina Sings “Like My Mother Does” on American Idol – Impresses Judges

American Idol finalist Lauren Alaina may be closer to winning then she thinks.

Fans around the country are rushing to the internet today in hopes of learning more about the Rossville Georgia native who has country music in her blood.

Last night on the season 10 finals, 16-year-old Lauren blew away the judges, and viewers, with her version of Kristy Lee Cook’s “Like My Mother Does”.

Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler all seemed to agree that it was the best performance of the evening and would most likely propel Alaina into the winning spot.

If Lauren wins this year’s American Idol competition, “Like My Mother Does” will become her first single on her first album.

During her performance, Lauren moved through the audience and stopped in front of her own mother to sing a few bars. By the time she returned to the stage her mother was in tear as was most of the audience.

It was the cutest thing we’ve ever seen on an Idol show.

Watch Lauren sing “Like My Mother Does on AI”


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Video – Justin Bieber Official “Someday” Perfume Commercial Released

What’s left for Justin Bieber to conquer in this world?

How about a women’s perfume.

Bieber just released the official television commercial for his female fragrance perfume called “Someday” that will retail for $35.

Is there anything this kid can’t do? Or won’t do?

While most macho rock stars are inclined to create a masculine men's cologne, Bieber thinks the way to his fans heart is through a women’s fragrance. After all, he was successful in marketing his own brand of girl’s finger nail polish.

Bieber told Women’s Wear Daily,

"The way a girl smells is very important to a guy, I have such a deep connection with my fans, so creating a fragrance that I personally love is another way I can bring them closer to my world."

Watch Justin Bieber’s Official “Someday” Perfume Commercial


We wonder if Selena had at least a little input into this project…. We're just saying...

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Adam Lambert Sports Some Wicked Facial Hair – Photo

Okay, we weren’t going to say anything about this… but,

We saw a picture of American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert last month with him sporting a new beard and mustache.

No, not that kind of beard.

Our first thought was it was a John Water’s kind of thing and was probably not real. You know, draw on a mustache for a special event and clean it off at the end of the night.

But Lambert attended, and presented, at the ASCAP Music Awards last month and arrived sporting what can only be called a strange hair style and facial hair additions.

His hi-top black coiffed hair and his new mustache and beard really make him look like a late night horror movie host.

Are we wrong?

What do you think?

Good? Bad? Too Much? Just right?



The “What do you want from me?” and American Idol veteran is currently working on his second album for release later this year.

The video below shows Adam's deep dedication to music writing, and attention to detail, as he collaborates with Nikka Costa. Not really, but it's hilarious.



Now, if you can tell us the name, and one hit song of the Idol winner the year Adam competed we’ll follow you on twitter.

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Obama's Limo Gets Stuck on Speed Bump in Ireland – Video

He has the most expensive armor plated limo in the world.

He travels with 15 vehicles as part of his motorcade.

President Barack Obama’s limo is the most advance vehicle ever built, with oxygen tanks and secret weapons on-board that are only seen in the movies.

So what brought his limo to a screeching halt today in Ireland?

A speed bump.

Obama was visiting Ireland on Monday and as his motorcade left the Dublin Embassy his top-secret Cadillac Limousine clipped a speed bump causing a screeching sound that brought him to a dead stop.

You can see, and hear, in the video that the car directly ahead of the Presidents was able to clear the obstacle but clearly bottomed out as well.

But when Obama’s vehicle tried to make it over the same bump…… well, we’ll let the video show you what happened.

Watch President Obama Hit Speed Bump in Ireland


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Russell Brand Deported From Japan Over Criminal Past

We all know it can be hard to keep your nose clean in Hollywood.

But “Arthur” star Russell Brand found out the hard way.

Brand, who is married to pop star Katy Perry, was visiting Japan to be with his wife while on tour but was detained at the airport.

After a background check the Japanese authorities decided they did not want the likes of Mr. Brand in their country so they deported him.

Brand, who openly admits his years of drug and alcohol abuse, and past arrests, says that his prior bad history prompted Japan to ask him to leave.

His recent wife Katy Perry tweeted,

"So...my husband just got deported from Japan. I am so sad. I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place #tokyodreamscrushed"

Brand, ever the comedian, tweeted back,

"Planning escape from Japanese custody. It's bloody hard to dig a tunnel with a chopstick. "Stockholm syndrome kicking in. Just asked my guard out for (vegetarian) sushi. He giggled."

Perry later said she still loves Japan and her Japanese fans, and will continue her tour and does not hold any grudges since she knew what she was getting into with Russell.

For his part, Brand can still be seen legally in the smash summer hit movie “Arthur”, about a drunken playboy who stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman his family doesn't like.

He is currently filming “Rock of Ages” with A-list actors Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mary J. Blige, Paul Giamatti, and Bryan Cranston.

“Rock of Ages” is and adaption of the hit Broadway show and will tell the story of a small-town girl who arrives in Hollywood at the height of the 1980’s rock-music scene.

Watch Review of Russell Brand in Arthur



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Justin Bieber Cleans Up at Billboard Awards – Kisses Selena Gomez - Video

Justin Bieber just returned to the U.S. after 3 months on tour and cleaned up at the Billboard Music Awards last night.

This kid seems unstoppable.

The teen sensation looked very mature in his gold tuxedo sitting next to his girlfriend Selena Gomez and his mother Pattie.

After walking away with 7 awards, Bieber got a big fat kiss from Selena that we’re sure will be splashed across every fan site and blog today.

After picking up best new artist he said,

“I’m 17, and I want to thank God because he has blessed me so much. Every day is crazy because I get to meet so many people and make so many people happy and smile. It’s crazy that I’m surrounded by so many amazing people. I don’t know what to say.”

He also thanked his body guard and mentor Kenny Hamilton and his swag coach Ryan Good. Last year Justin became the youngest artist to have a song on the Billboard Top 200 since 1963.

Bieber and his team walked away with a slew of awards including Best New Artist, Digital Artist of the Year, Fan Favorite, Top Social Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Pop Album, and Top Pop Album.

Bieber also publicly acknowledged Selena Gomez as his girlfriend. After hearing that he won Best New Artist he jumped up and kissed the Disney star before moving toward the stage.



But the kids not stopping here.

He arrived back home last weekend after performing over 150 arena concerts around the world and went straight to the studio to work with Chris Brown on his latest music video.

He is also working on his next album due later this year and plans to star in a movie Mark Wahlberg.

Related: Justin Bieber and Mark Wahlberg to star in new movie

Forbes Magazine just named Bieber the third most powerful celebrity in their 2011 edition, and he just announced he is coming out with a women’s perfume later this summer.

Related: Bieber launches female fragrance “Someday”

He also just release a new audio single of Ernie Halter’s “Come Home to Me” that shows a much more mature side of the 17-year-old pop star.

Related: Bieber release new cover “Come Home to Me”

You either love him or hate him, but you have to give Bieber credit for his swag with fans and ability to work social media to build his base.

More Justin Bieber stories

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Antonio Banderas Bizarre Film “The Skin I Live In” Shocks Cannes – Video

We all know the Cannes Film Festival is a place for the Hollywood elite to rub shoulders and sell movies.

We also know that sometimes these smaller hard hitting films never see the light of day.

This year, mega star Antonio Banderas and writer producer Pedro Almodóvar were at Cannes to unveil Pedro’s latest film project “The Skin I live In”.

Okay, so how bad could it be?

It’s not so much bad as it is graphic in nature and spirit.

The story goes like this:

Banderas plays the role of Robert Ledgard, a brilliant surgeon with a beautiful young doughter. His daughter is brutally raped by a man, and the young girl ends up killing herself due to the traumatic event. And Banderas cuts off, and preserves her face.

Okay, so far it’s not that bad right?

Later in the film, Banderas tracks down and kidnaps the man who raped his daughter. But instead of turning him over to the police, or killing him out of a crime of passion, he does the most shocking thing ever imaginable for a plot.

He gives the man a sex change and transplants the face of his daughter onto him. To make matters worse, he rapes the man and has sex with him – as a woman – now wearing his daughters face.

Told you.

IMDB describes the film as being based on Thierry Jonquet's novel "Mygale", a revenge tale that tells the story of a plastic surgeon on the hunt for the men who raped his daughter.

But viewers at the Cannes film festival became a bit shocked during the screening and started to walk out due to the graphic nature of the plot.

One group of Americans that had been flown to Cannes, all expenses paid by the director, left in the middle of the film and never returned.

One U.S. citizen who left during the screening said,

"It was the fact that the victim was supposed to look like the doctor's daughter. I couldn't stop picturing the girl in the beginning of the movie when he was in bed with her, with him, later."

The movie is expected to be released in the United States in November 2011.

This is NOT a chick flick, so guys, don’t plan to take your date to see it or she may never look at you the same way again.

Trailer - "The Skin I Live In" with Antonio Banderas


Antonio Banderas Interview in Cannes “The Skin I Live In”


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“The Situation’s” Dad Just Got Served – Lawsuit Time!

Well, we’re going to file this one under we saw it coming a mile away.

The bitter mafia style family feud between Jersey Shore icon Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his father Frank “The Confrontation” Sorrentino just got ratcheted up a notch.

The Situation just served legal papers against his own father while he was attending a school charity event in Florida.

Frank “The Douchebag” Sorrentino just tweeted,

“Only Mike would serve his father at a charity event. #FTLF. Getting served in the dunk tank....priceless”

It’s not like it should have been a surprise. Frank has been all over twitter telling everybody about this event, where it was, and inviting people to come out for a day of fun.

Mike on the other hand has been the mature Guido in this battle saying through a rep,

"Mike is extremely saddened by his estranged father's actions. Frank has unfortunately decided to go public, to garner himself media attention. The Sorrentino family, Marc, Frank, Jr., Melissa, and their mother Linda, remain united with Mike under these hurtful circumstances."

Now it looks like The Situation is following up on his intent to ask a Judge to have Frank’s website, videos, and YouTube account removed for using Mike’s likeness and image without permission.

He is also looking to have TheConfrontationSite.com removed because Frank is using it to post harmful and damaging videos about Mike.

We’ve seen it. The site is horrendous. There are broken links everywhere and cheap advertising for lesbian “friends” and advice on how to refinance your mortgage.

The video below is where it all started and we’re not sure how long it will still work, so if it’s broke… we’re not surprised.



Most of the videos on Frank’s YouTube channel have already been removed for violating their terms of service.

We also think MTV is waiting quietly in the wings to see how far Frank is willing to go before throwing their muscle into the mix.

But then again, this gets us one step closer to our “Guido Rat Theory” that InfoStar has suspected all along.

Related: Frank Sorrentino – we smell a big fat rat theory

Time will tell. Remember, this is Hollywood – or Jerseywood, and anything can happen, and what you see is rarely the truth.

Do you smell a rat?

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Video - Actor George Takei Takes on Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

As a child I used to watch Star Trek, and Mr. Sulu was one of my heroes.

Who would have thought that 30 years later George Takei would be a vigorous gay rights activist, married to a gay man, and advocating for our gay and lesbian youth?

Takei is lashing out at the Tennessee legislature for their bill effecting thousands of school children across the state.

George says,

“A bill now pending in Tennessee would prohibit teachers in that state from discussing homosexuality in the classroom. The so-called "don't say gay" law is premised on the misguided belief that, by not talking about gay people, they can simply make them disappear”.

George took to YouTube yesterday to tell Tennessee and all the LGBT youth and teachers who would be affected by this law that he was there for them.

In fact, Takei is lending his name to the cause saying any time you need to say the word "gay," you can simply say "Takei."

Get it?

We’re very impressed with George’s tenacity on this issue and his video response to Tennessee below is hilarious.

In addition to his video being shown on the Rachel Maddow show yesterday, George took to twitter to help push the cause saying,

“Thx to the thousands behind me on this campaign! Oh Myyy, that sounds really Takei... The Don't Say Gay bill just passed the TN Senate 19 to 11. Those kids need our support more than ever! A big thx to my Tweeps who pushed my video to #1 "most viewed comedy" on YouTube in the last 24 hrs!”

Hey, Tennessee! Here's my response to your "Don't Say Gay" Bill


George may not have made the Forbes top 100 most powerful celebrities list this year, but we sure are honored to have him on InfoStar’s top 10 influential gay celebrities list for 2011.

Related: InfoStar's Top 10 Influential Gay Celebrities - 2011 Edition

In addition to his work on gay advocacy and politics, George has won several awards and accolades for his work on human rights and Japanese-American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum.

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Videos - Haley Reinhart Voted Off American Idol – Two Finalists Remain

Poor Haley Reinhart.

She tried so hard, and even had her dad on stage to rock out a little Led Zeppelin.

Last night on American Idol Singer Haley Reinhart was eliminated leaving Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina to take home the gold during next week’s finale.

This is where things are going to get hard, and we are torn between Scotty and Lauren and could see either of them going all the way.



InfoStar had a feeling that out of the three remaining contestants Haley had the best chance of going home. This is the first year that the top three finalists all had terrific talent.



Last night’s show was also full of firsts.

It was the first time we got to see McCreery cry as he journeyed home to Garner North Carolina and visited his fans and old High School. It was one of the sweetest moments we have ever seen.

We found out that there were over 95 million votes – a new American Idol record.

And we got to see the first ever Italian boy band singing “O sole mio” – we’re still not really sure why we had to see that.

So this is it. It comes down to Scotty and Lauren.

Who do you think will win?

Related: Idol's Jacob Lusk Arrested in L.A. – Mug Shot
Related: Idol's James Durbin Arrested – NO. It’s a hoax


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11-Year-Old Kills Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” – Look Out Justin Bieber – Video

I guess everybody has to start somewhere.

Even Lady Gaga started as a ‘lil Monster at some point.

But when 11-year-old Jeffery Sewell was invited to belt out Lady Gaga’s “Born this way” at Joes Pub in New York City last month, he turned a few heads.

“Everybody just thought it was going to be some cute kid getting up on stage trying to sing Gaga. Nobody had any idea that he could actually sing and would have a great stage presence. He really had the crowd going at the end”.

Watch Jeffrey Sewell sing Born This Way


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Video - Justin Bieber Covers Ernie Halter’s Very Mature “Come Home to Me”

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber sure has had a lot on his plate the last two years.

This week, Bieber completed his My World concert tour after almost 150 shows worldwide and is now returning to Atlanta to begin recording is new album due later this year.

And his fans are looking for any clue about what he has in store. Bieber tweeted that he has been working hard writing new material and is growing anxious to get it out to his fans.

We know very little except that he wants a more mature sound, and we know he has been working with some of the top song writers in the industry including Sean Garrett who says,

“What we’re trying to do with Justin is to transition him into young adulthood. The one great thing about Justin Bieber is the fact that his fans are going to grow with him. So we want all the fans that started out with him to still be intrigued and excited about him, but we want to also stretch out a little bit and make the fans that are 22-23 years old love Justin as well, like when Justin Timberlake went from the last album of *N Sync to his first solo album. I want to say we're aiming for that level. That’s the bar for the type of song, that level of ‘Cry Me a River,’ big records.”

Bieber’s career is at an inflection point. He has outgrown the bubble gum “Baby” young teen genre, and may not be mature enough yet to pull off a full blown Justin Timberlake musical exploration – but we may have already heard a taste of what he is planning.

We hear that Justin and Dan Kanter have been using JB’s acoustic set during his live concerts to try out several new songs to gauge the crowd’s reaction and interest.

Related: Justin Bieber Covers Edwin McCain’s ‘I’ll Be’ and Cries – Video

Justin just released a new audio cover single by Ernie Halter called “Come Home to Me”, and was seen playing the tune live with Kanter during his show in Hong Kong.

When InfoStar first heard it we were somewhat blown away and didn’t even think it was Bieber singing. But as we listened it became clear that this was a much more mature Bieber then we have heard before - and we were impressed.

It was magnificent, and if this is any indication of what we can expect from his new album this fall then we have to say it will be a success.

Listen to Justin Bieber cover “Come Home to Me”


Watch Justin perform “Come Home to Me” Live with Dan Kanter


After watching all the twitter posts between Bieber and his tour management crew this year it is clear they are ALL ready to give the road a break and get back home.

There have been some definite highlights during the tour and we have listed a few below:

Liverpool Police Struggle to control Crowds
Bieber goes shirtless playing soccer in Spain
Is JB the next Pele? Spain thinks so… Video
Justin Bieber lashes out at Paparazzi in Israel
JB flash mob hits Malaysia - Video
Justin injures back wakeboarding in Bali
Justin Bieber egged during concert – Video
Scooter Braun guilty in Mall mob scene
Jeremy Bieber – Meet Justin’s divorced dad - Bio


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