Scott McCreery

It was a bad day for former American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and his runner up Lauren Alaina yesterday. No, they didn’t catch a house on fire while trying to deep fry a turkey, but both Idol alums had two bad performances at two separate events.

Scott McCreey performed on a float at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and had an apparent lip sync fail. Everyone knows that the performers lip sync during that parade (because it’s too cold?) but poor 18-year-old McCreery couldn’t quite figure out how to hold on to the moving float and get his mouth to move along with the lyrics all at the same time.

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…And the hookup rumors begin. Were Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery more than just friends on American Idol?

They definitely have some chemistry and after competing side by side throughout the entire season, they finally addressed rumors of a hookup last night.

When Alaina was first asked about their relationship, she told reporters that Scotty would answer instead.

Scotty was asked "Lauren said to ask you about whether or not you are dating...
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The people have spoken. Scotty McCreery is your new American Idol. Though let's face it, Lauren Alaina is probably going to get a record deal out of this too.

Hollyscoop talked to McCreery before the show, who told us: "I'm feeling great. This is the final stage of the whole journey."

Lauren struggled to stay in the competition when her voice went out on Tuesday. It might have garnered her some sympathy votes, but in the end, Scotty went home with a record deal and a brand new Ford Focus, which he's barely old enough to drive.

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