Adorable Allison Scores Record Deal

Allison Iraheta, a 17-year-old high-school student who finished fourth on "American Idol," has signed a contract with 19 Recordings, the company affiliated with the top-rated reality show.
Iraheta joins "American Idol" winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert on the label, which is run by "Idol" creator Simon Fuller.
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Adam Lambert's 'Crush' on Kris Allen

Adam Lambert, the flashy vocalist who finished second on American Idol this season, cleared up months of speculation on his sexuality to Rolling Stone magazine Tuesday, confirming what many had already presumed: he's gay.
But the real bombshell came a little later in the interview when he confessed to harboring feelings for his main competitor on the show telling the magazine that he had a crush on (and was often distracted by) eventual winner Kris Allen.
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Openly Gay Recount?

cute couple?

The New York Times published an American Idol conspiracy theory report.
The claim is that AT&T dropped by several Idol viewing parties in Arkansas that were organized by fans of Kris Allen, who was the winner of the show last week, to teach partygoers how to send "power texts." Power texting allows you to send 10 or more texts at once just by pressing one button. AT&T, who is the only carrier you can use to send votes by text, also gave partyers phones to use.
AT&T confirms that they did have company representatives at two parties after the final performance episode last week. They said: “In Arkansas, we were invited to attend the local watch parties organized by the community. A few local employees brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.”

So why would AT&T and Idol do this? One theory is that they didn't want a guy who wears makeup and dresses like a midnight showing of Rocky Horror at 9am to win...which is silly 'cause that guy will probably generate copious amounts of cash...

oh, and this...
Adam Lambert Is Openly Gay, Says Kara DioGuardi