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Kristin Cavallari: I Didn't Break Up Mark & Pia!


Posted on Oct 03, 2011 @ 09:30AM - 1 comment

By Radar Staff

Kristin Cavallari wants to set the record straight: She didn't cause the breakup between her Dancing with the Stars partner Mark Ballas and American Idol beauty Pia Toscano.

"I think that is so unfair to drag me into that!" the former star of The Hills told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM show Monday. "Why should I be dragged into Mark's drama?"

Kristin Cavallari wants to set the record straight: She didn't cause the breakup between her Dancing with the Stars partner Mark Ballas and American Idol beauty Pia Toscano.

"I think that is so unfair to drag me into that!" the former star of The Hills told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM show Monday. "Why should I be dragged into Mark's drama?"

Reports sprouted up last month placing Cavallari in romantic dinners with Ballas at West Hollywood establishments like The Abbey and Marix Tex Mex Café, but the reality TV diva insists there's nothing to see here.

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It’s Over! Mark Ballas & Pia Toscano Split


Posted on Sep 15, 2011 @ 06:30AM - 1 comment

By Radar Staff

Mark Ballas and Pia Toscano have officially called it quits after several months of dating; the news comes on the heels of Star magazine’s exclusive report that Ballas has been hooking up with Kristen Cavallari, his new partner on Dancing with the Stars.

The pro ballroom dancer and the American Idol finalist had been making beautiful music together since hooking up last April.

Mark Ballas and Pia Toscano have officially called it quits after several months of dating; the news comes on the heels of Star magazine’s exclusive report that Ballas has been hooking up with Kristen Cavallari, his new partner on Dancing with the Stars.

The pro ballroom dancer and the American Idol finalist had been making beautiful music together since hooking up last April.

Ballas, 25, and Toscano, 22,  decided  to go their separate ways after a heart-to-heart talk this week about their demanding careers, according to PEOPLE.

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AUDIO: Pia Toscano And Mark Ballas Just ‘Very Close Friends’


Posted on May 26, 2011 @ 02:10PM - Add a comment

by Radar Staff

Are they or aren’t they?

Pia Toscano and Dancing With The Stars Mark Ballas have been snapped getting cozy all over town, but the ex-American Idol cutie is still denying a romance, insisting they are just “very close friends.”

AUDIO: Pia Toscano Talks Mark Ballas Romance Rumors

Are they or aren’t they?

Pia Toscano and Dancing With The Stars Mark Ballas have been snapped getting cozy all over town, but the ex-American Idol cutie is still denying a romance, insisting they are just “very close friends.”

AUDIO: Pia Toscano Talks Mark Ballas Romance Rumors

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Mark Ballas' Idle Hands -- With Idol's Pia Toscano!


Posted on Apr 27, 2011 @ 02:20PM - 10 comments

Are they or aren't they?   "Hmmm... "

American Idol cast-off Pia Toscano, 22, was charmingly coy Tuesday night when Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron sneakingly tried to find out if she was dating Mark Ballas, 24, but check out this photo from behind-the-scenes of the hit ABC ballroom dance show.

VIDEO: DWTS Host Tom Bergeron Teases Pia Toscano: 'Is Mark Ballas A Good Kisser?'

Are they or aren't they?   "Hmmm... "

American Idol cast-off Pia Toscano, 22, was charmingly coy Tuesday night when Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron sneakingly tried to find out if she was dating Mark Ballas, 24, but check out this photo from behind-the-scenes of the hit ABC ballroom dance show.

VIDEO: DWTS Host Tom Bergeron Teases Pia Toscano: 'Is Mark Ballas A Good Kisser?'

Cameras caught the handsome Ballas with his hand on Toscano's backside backstage at DWTS. Again, we say: "Hmmm..."

The two have been spotted on the town a couple of times recently, but so, far, both are also claiming to be friends.

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VIDEO: DWTS Host Tom Bergeron Teases Pia Toscano: 'Is Mark Ballas A Good Kisser?'


Posted on Apr 27, 2011 @ 05:01AM - 3 comments

Does Pia stand by Mark?

Eliminated American Idol contestant Pia Toscano, who's reportedly seeing Dancing with the Stars pro Mark Ballas, performed her trademark cover I'll Stand By You on the ABC hit’s results show Tuesday night.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Dancing with the Stars Pro Mark Ballas – Before He Was Famous!

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VIDEO: Casey & James Among Standouts On American Idol 'Movie Theme' Night; Randy Jackson Praises Singers' Artistry


Posted on Apr 14, 2011 @ 06:15AM - 2 comments

It was lights, camera, action on Wednesday's American Idol, with the Top 8 finalsts all singing songs from movies.

Most of the contestants once again earned high praises from the judges, but perhaps Randy Jackson summed up this season’s mixed bag of talents the best, saying, “It makes me proud to sit here and judge artists as well as pop stars -- the world cannot live by pop stars alone.”

Other interesting plot twists on Wednesday's episode included a pair of contestants going with their artistic gut, against the advice of their show-appointed mentors; and Jennifer Lopez, still reeling from last week's shocking elimination of Pia Toscano, taking a stand for the remaining female finalists, saying, "I don't want any of the girls to go home."

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VIDEO: Fallen Idol Pia Toscano: 'Mark Ballas Is A Sweet Guy.. We're Just Friends'


Posted on Apr 14, 2011 @ 05:40AM - 5 comments

American Idol's Pia Toscano tells Ellen Thursday that she and Dancing with the Stars hunk Mark Ballas are "just friends."

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Pia’s ouster from the Fox hit last week came as a shock, as she’d built up strong buzz as a favorite to win with her star power, beauty and talent.

Host Ellen DeGeneres told the recently-eliminated finalist, "You have the most beautiful voice ... I hope everybody is looking at this going, we got to vote for people, because I think that people thought you had it made.

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VIDEO: Pia Toscano Not Sure If Jealously Got Her Voted Off American Idol


Posted on Apr 12, 2011 @ 07:05AM - 19 comments

Recently-eliminated American Idol finalist Pia Toscano, appearing on the Today Show Tuesday, took the high road when asked if she agreed with judge Steven Tyler's comments that she'd been bounced from the Fox hit because girls were jealous of her, and RadarOnline.com has all the scoop for you.

An irked Tyler last week told reporters his theory on Pia's shocking ouster: "Guys aren’t voting and girls are jealous.”

Recently-eliminated American Idol finalist Pia Toscano, appearing on the Today Show Tuesday, took the high road when asked if she agreed with judge Steven Tyler's comments that she'd been bounced from the Fox hit because girls were jealous of her, and RadarOnline.com has all the scoop for you.

An irked Tyler last week told reporters his theory on Pia's shocking ouster: "Guys aren’t voting and girls are jealous.”

PHOTOS: Pia After Being Voted Off

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EXCLUSIVE: Dad of ‘Too Fat’ American Idol Super Fan: She Wants A Live Apology


Posted on Apr 11, 2011 @ 03:55PM - 24 comments

The teenager who claims to have been relegated to the back row at a filming of American Idol last week because she was “too big, too heavy” wants a public apology from people at the hit reality show, her father tells RadarOnline.com exclusively.

“I would like to see American Idol give her an open apology,” said Randy Kauffman. “She wants an apology and it should be a live apology, if that’s what it takes.”

The teenager who claims to have been relegated to the back row at a filming of American Idol last week because she was “too big, too heavy” wants a public apology from people at the hit reality show, her father tells RadarOnline.com exclusively.

“I would like to see American Idol give her an open apology,” said Randy Kauffman. “She wants an apology and it should be a live apology, if that’s what it takes.”

EXCLUSIVE: Too Fat For Idol?!? Audience Member Banished To Back Seat For Being 'Too Heavy'

19-year-old Ashley Kauffman of Riverside, Calif., claimed in an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com last week that she and five of her girlfriends got free tickets to attend the filming, but while three of her friends nabbed front row seats, she was allegedly told, “Oh no, you're just too big, too heavy to be in front!” and then by a second staffer “this makes sense why you're not with the skinny girls. You're in the last row.”

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VIDEO: Pia Toscano: American Idol Elimination 'A Blessing In Disguise'


Posted on Apr 11, 2011 @ 10:00AM - 1 comment

American Idol finalist Pia Toscano, appearing on Monday's Live! with Regis & Kelly, called her shocking elimination last week "a blessing in disguise. "    

As fans of Idol know, Toscano found herself in the bottom three for the first time last Thursday night, and was ultimately the one voted off, while Stefano Langone live to sing another day.

"I feel like it was a blessing in disguise, that has prepared me for this moment," Toscano, who’d auditioned for the show four previous times, told the morning duo. "It's been such a whirlwind.”

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