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Kris Allen's Dog Zorro Graces Cover of New Album
Originally posted 04/23/2012 09:00AM
There was a time when Kris Allen and his wife Katy O'Connell were considering having children – but since the arrival of dog Zorro in December, everything has changed.
"We thought about it for a time, and then we got a dog and we're like, 'Okay, we're good!'" Allen told reporters at the American Idol results show Thursday.
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PHOTOS: Kris Allen Helps Out in Haiti
Originally posted 02/23/2010 02:00PM
With his recent trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the American Idol winner joins the ranks of other celebs – Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn – who've lent a helping hand
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A Galaxy of Stars Light Up Pre-Grammy Gala
Originally posted 01/31/2010 12:45PM
No one can bring out the stars quite like Clive Davis! The music mogul's Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute to Industry Icons (this year honoring Universal Music Group Chairman and CEO Doug Morris) is an annual tradition and one of the biggest parties of the year. And with a bevy of stars – including Jay-Z, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Taylor Swift, Ne-Yo, Sheryl Crow, Adam Lambert and Barbra Streisand – in attendance, Saturday night's bash at the Beverly Hilton Hotel was no exception.
"It's one of those parties that you have to come to," Ciara, in head-to-toe Givenchy, told PEOPLE on her way in. "I'm excited to see everybody! It's cool to see people that you know, people that you don't know. It's always great to see Clive, and I'm just looking forward to having a great time."
Fergie, in a Zuhair Murad party dress, breezed down the red carpet in a hurry, stopping only to have a happy chat with Nick Jonas. But the singer had a good reason to rush: The Black Eyed Peas opened the show with Slash singing the classic Guns n' Rose's tune "Sweet Child O' Mine."
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Idol Kris Allen Says Adam Lambert is Finally Showing His True Colors
Originally posted 12/15/2009 10:10AM
Shocked over Adam Lambert's recent performance antics? Don't be, says American Idol winner Kris Allen, because there is more to come.
"Yeah, that's who he is," Allen told the press at last Friday's Z100's Jingle Ball at New York's Madison Square Garden. "Obviously, he couldn't do that stuff on Idol. And so you're getting to see the real Adam now."
Lambert caused an uproar for his sexually-charged performance on the American Music Awards last month, which led ABC to cancel his scheduled New Year's Eve appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live and his performance on Good Morning America. He was allowed to appear on The View.
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Why is Kris Allen Sleeping On a Blowup Mattress?
Originally posted 11/23/2009 10:00AM
Though newly minted American Idol winner Kris Allen is basking in the joy of releasing his self-titled debut, there is one thing missing in his life.
"Furniture," the singer, who just moved into a new home in Los Angeles with wife Katy, told PEOPLE at the American Music Awards on Sunday.
"We don't have any furniture in the house yet, but we are trying to find it," he adds, admitting the hunt has been a little difficult. "We don't have time," says Allen of trying to fit in a few furniture shopping moments. "So that's why we are sleeping on a blowup mattress right now."
– Jessica Herndon
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Kris Allen 'Flattered' by Adam Lambert's Crush
Originally posted 06/11/2009 04:35PM
In his Rolling Stone cover story, American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert admitted he'd been crushing on his roommate in the Idol mansion, Kris Allen.
"I was like, 'Oh, s---, they put me with the cute guy ... Distracting!" Lambert told the magazine. "He's the one guy that I found attractive in the whole group on the show ... totally my type – except that he has a wife."
Allen's response? "I'm flattered," the Idol winner tells PEOPLE exclusively, "And think it's hilarious."
The duo will have plenty of time to laugh over their missed chance at bromance this summer: Allen, Lambert and the other eight finalists from the show's top ten will hit the road on a 52-date tour starting July 5 in Portland, Ore.
– Rennie Dyball
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Kris Allen Calls Adam Lambert & Drake LaBry a 'Cool Combination'
Originally posted 06/08/2009 08:00AM
Although he's encouraged people to keep speculating about his sexuality, Adam Lambert now says, "all your questions will be answered" in an upcoming issue of Rolling Stone.
"Finally," he said at the 11th Annual Young Hollywood Awards Sunday in Santa Monica, where he was named artist of the year. "Once and for all" he'll speak directly about the topic.
But the winner of American Idol, Kris Allen, 23, is already speaking out in support of his good friend and runner-up, praising Lambert for his openness.
"I think he's happier that he can be himself and it's nice," Allen says of Lambert, 27, stepping out with his friend Drake LaBry. "Adam is who he is and he's not afraid. I support him in whatever he does."
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Adam Lambert on His Sexuality: 'Keep Speculating'
Originally posted 05/27/2009 09:20PM
Adam Lambert says role models come in a variety of different forms – even in eye makeup, fingernail polish and tight pants.
"It's a really, really cool thing," the American Idol runner-up says, "to be able to show people that you can be yourself, and you should be proud of yourself, and you should own who you are and what you're about, and never make apologies for it."
So to those who speculate about his sexuality, he has a message. "Calm down," he says, and "keep speculating."
Lambert, 27, who finished second to Kris Allen in the show that ended May 20, says his comfort with himself can serve as an example. "It feels really amazing to be able to try and pass that on to kids and young adults who don't have a role model like that," he says. "It feels great because I never had a role model like that."
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