'American Idol' Hookups: Are Casey and Haley Latest?,,,

Contestants Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart onstage at the American Idol Season 10 Top 11 to 10 elimination show, March 24, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

The "American Idol" dreams of two contestants ended Thursday night. Dance instructor Naima Adedapo and 16-year-old Thia Megia were ousted after they received the least number of votes following Wednesday's Elton John song theme night. Adedapo's reggae version of "I'm Still Standing" and Megia's "Daniel" wasn't enough to save the aspiring singers from the double elimination. But for others on the show, "Idol" still has plenty to offer, and not just in terms of a singing career -- some are finding love on the show's set. "Trust me, there's been hookups," Simon Cowell insisted in 2004. "They don't talk about it, but it happens. Of course it happens. What do you think? We've got 12 kids living in the same house. Come on."

This year, finalists Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart, both 20, are said to be having an off-screen romance, according to In Touch magazine and other reports. "Most of their downtime is spent together and they have a very touchy-feely relationship," an "Idol" insider told In Touch. "They're always lying on each other when they're around the other contestants and everybody thinks they're hooking up." Abrams could use some TLC. He suffers from ulcerative colitis and missed an "Idol" show after being taken to the hospital for a blood transfusion. Last week, he seemed on the verge of breaking down after judges Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson saved him from elimination.

'American Idol': James goes home and the Idoldome mourns, on the scene for Top 4 results night,,,,

As we lumber into the home stretch for the tenth season of American Idol, it’s hard not to start feeling nostalgic about past seasons of the show in comparison to this one. That feeling is especially acute (and just plain cute, really) when old Idol alums like Anthony Fedorov — who came in fourth place back in season 4, so long ago that it predates the very blog you’re currently reading (we are all so old, aren’t we!) — randomly pop by the old campus for a visit, only to discover they’ve erected a state-of-the-art Cross-Promotional Studies Center/UFO landing pad where your old dorm used to be.

Your favorite cranky and daffy tenured professors have been replaced by more illustrious profs with several best-selling books to their names who nonetheless seem awfully fond of grade inflation. And then there’s that inane assistant prof no one really took seriously who has inexplicably been promoted to department chair. What’s worse, when you walk up to say hello to Dean Lythgoe, he’s clearly much more keen on chatting up one of the bearded hipsters from the current class who’s still hanging around even though he’s done with classes, rather than talk to you — and come to think of it, the dean actually seemed like he didn’t really remember who you are at all. (Granted, you have been working out a lot lately.)
I know, I know, I’m vamping. But it’s only because much of last night’s results show was spent listlessly watching the Idol Thunderscreen — for the recap of Wednesday’s show, and the Windows 7 advertorial, and the Lady Gaga performance, and the Ford music video, and the Steven Tyler music video, and Enrique Iglesias’ guest performance/balloon party. At one point, I was watching Enrique Iglesias on the Thunderscreen watch Usher on the Thunderscreen, and I think I may have been Incepted.
Still, there were a few choice nuggets of behind the scenery to chew on from last night’s results show, first and foremost being, of course, the actual results themselves. Here are all the highlights:

Happy Birthday, Paige Miles!,,,,,,,,,

Season 9’s Paige Miles celebrated her birthday on Saturday, September 24! After the preschool teacher made it to the Top 24 of American Idol, she kicked off the live performances with Free’s “All Right Now.” The judges were fans of Paige and this performance, and Simon Cowell said, “Out of all the girls, you have the best voice.”

She returned the following week and put her all into Kelly Clarkson’s “Walk Away,” and unfortunately she strained her vocal chords and had severe laryngitis throughout the rest of the competition. Paige finished the competition in eleventh place, and although she didn’t get to tour with the Top 10 this summer, she supported her fellow finalists from the audience.

In June, Paige released her first original single on iTunes, "Definition of Me."

Put on your un-matching earrings and say Happy Birthday to Paige!