The real winner from American Idol Pia Toscano was spotted out with Dancing With the Stars’ Mark Ballas over the weekend doing a little retail therapy at the Grove in Hollywood. Previous reports stated they were only together briefly but they sure looked happy together and also did a little flirting via Twitter. So are they possibly an item again?

Bonus: See Pia knock out a version of The National Anthem as she had the great honor of singing at the National Memorial Day Concert at Washington D.C..

On what should have been her night to shine, the prematurely rejected Pia Toscano was in attendance for the America Idol finale last night looking flawless as usual in a sparkly white textured mini-dress with some (tasteful) see-through lace.

(WARNING - Post contains vast amounts of Pia fan bitterness. Alfred E. Newman fans need not proceed.)

We have a Pia Toscano sighting! The American Idol alum took time out of recording her sure-to-be number one debut album to attend the Us Weekly Annual “Hot Hollywood Style Issue” Event held last night at Eden in Los Angeles. With AI already disappearing in her rear view mirror, Pia took her place among other “Hot Hollywood Style” stars like Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, Joe Jonas and Hayden Panettiere at the event – and dare I say she held her own quite nicely!

After Pia Toscano’s egregious early dismissal I swore I wasn’t going to bother with anything American Idol for the rest of the season, but all it took was one name to knock me off my high horse (or high stone pony as it were):

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

That’s right,The Boss himself was on the set of American Idol this week to help mentor the remaining contestants. Keep reading to find out how Bruce is connected to someone on the show dating back to the early 1970s and read my theory as to why he was really there!

It’s not an uncommon story; lover supports their true one’s passion, true one becomes famous via some random reality vehicle and forgets all about said supportive lover. According to a recent article in the New York Post this was the case for poor Carlos Nunez, the alleged “before the fame” and “before the Mark Ballas” supportive boyfriend of Pia Toscano.

Read on for Pia’s response to all this mess that she fired off at a hater via Twitter.

It’s hard to still watch American Idol this season but if Pia Toscano (her ouster being the reason for the difficulty) can do it than I guess I can too. See her just tweeted kind words to the remaining 8 competitors.

The Piaparazzi were in tow as Ms. Toscano made the rounds in New York City earlier today that included an appearance on Regis and Kathy Lee as well as visits to the studios of The Today Show and MTV! In these photos Pia can be seen in a stylish black overcoat, black mini-skirt and a ruffled blue-on-blue polka dot top. In other words… Piawesome!

PLUS – Read my completely unfounded rumor involving Pia, Glee and Rachel’s long-lost older sister!

Adding more fire to the theory that being shockingly voted off American Idol was the best thing to happen to Pia Toscano we now have news that the singing sensation has went on a celeb date with Dancing With the Stars‘ Mark Ballas! Read on for the complete break down of how this celeb matchmaking happened including the middle-man involvement of a professional wrestler.

Pia Toscano’s tearful reaction to her shocking elimination from America Idol Thursday night may have been short-lived because she was reportedly approached that night about signing a record deal with Interscope Records – a deal that is close to being finalized! Could it be that getting booted from AI was the best thing that could have happened to the young star? Could she have a number one album by the time the show’s finale airs? We think yes!

While the rest of the world is in a blind rage at Pia Toscano’s incredulous eviction from American Idol last night after a stunning and powerful rendition of “River Deep, Mountain High,” Pia herself was all smiles as she was spotted out and about in Los Angeles earlier today. This confirms that Pia is a good sport in addition to being the most talented singer on Season 10 of American Idol.

GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!