Bieber's Hair Fetches $40K on eBay

BIEBER'S HAIR FETCHES $40K ON EBAY
A lock of Justin Bieber's hair has sold for $40,668.

Justin Bieber in "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" The "Baby" hitmaker - who shocked fans when he changed his signature hairstyle recently - gave chat show host Ellen DeGeneres a lock of his hair when he appeared on her show and she promptly put it up for auction on eBay receiving bids of $10,000 within one hour.

The auction closed yesterday (March 2, 2011) with the successful bidder paying a whopping $40,668 for the tresses plus a chance to meet the teen sensation next time he appears on Ellen's chatshow.

Ellen has donated the fee to charity The Gentle Barn Foundation,

Meanwhile it has been revealed that Justin celebrated his 17th birthday on Monday (March 1, 2011) in a $6,000-a-night suite at the St. Regis Monarch Beach hotel in Dana Point, California with girlfriend Selena Gomez.

A source said: "For the most part, Justin and Selena wanted to be left alone. They didn't have bodyguards or parents with them, but there was an emergency contact list at the front desk with numbers for a bodyguard and some of their people's info if they needed it in any way."

The Presidential Suite where they stayed comes with a butler on call, two bedrooms, a dining room to seat 10, a private balcony overlooking the ocean and a hot tub.

Despite their lavish surroundings, the couple - who went public with their romance at the Oscars on Sunday night (February 27, 2011) - were seen enjoying a romantic dinner at the nearby Stonehill Tavern.

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Brad Paisley's Painting Fetches $5,500 for Charity

Brad Paisley

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Brad Paisley didn't sing for his supper Monday night at La Fete du Cinema, a fundraiser for the Nashville Film Festival, he painted for it!

The multi-talented musician/singer/songwriter and budding visual artist has had no formal training – "unless you count watching [PBS's] Bob Ross," he says – but his original piece of art earned $5,500 during the night's live auction.

Paisley tells PEOPLE he did the background of the oil painting at home, and completed it during the cocktail hour at The Standard at the Smith House, the historic building that was also the site of Paisley's video for Whiskey Lullaby.

Paisley, wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley and their good friends Tracie and Scott Hamilton were celebrity co-hosts of the event, which also drew Rascal Flatts members Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus and their wives Tiffany and Allison; The Band Perry; Bryan and Erika White; and Craig and Karen Morgan.

Bringing some star power to the kitchen was Chef Richard Blais, owner of Flip Burger in Atlanta, host of the Science Network's Blais Off, and a current finalist on Bravo's Top Chef All Stars.

Tapping into the James Bond theme of the evening – which started with Vesper Martinis, 007's favorite cocktail – Blais created a four-course menu of oysters with vodka and pearls; acorn squash soup with Iberian ham and stone crab; Japanese beef with artichoke, foie gras and black truffle. Red velvet tartare with cream cheese ice cream and tarragon coulis and black chocolate macaroons was for dessert.

Eating so well feels especially good when it's for charity! Scott and Tracie Hamilton and Kimberly and Brad Paisley

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