Former American Idol contestant Alex Lambert shocked fans Monday when he began Twittering that he is homeless and has been sleeping on the streets. Now a rep from Lambert’s record company, 19 Entertainment, is striking back at those claims saying the aspiring singer is on retainer and looking for an apartment – not homeless.

RadarOnline.com has learned the truth is somewhere in between.

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Lambert, who made it to the Top 16 round of Idol before being eliminated last spring, started getting attention from media outlets and worried fans when he Tweeted: