American Idol hot commodity Sanjaya Malakar shops with big sis Shyamaliat the hip Harmony Lane store in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.

The Idol reject spent a short time in the Beverly Drive boutique before jumping into a taxi and heading back to his hotel.

Mommy Malakar was busted for growing marijuana in their house back in 2005, per The National Enquirer.

And People recently spoke with Sanjaya: “I’ve always gotten along with girls better because I was raised by women. I got teased in school because people figured I must be gay because I understand women. I think that’s why guys didn’t like me – because I got along with girls so well. When I went up to girls they would give me a hug and a kiss on the cheek like I was their gay friend. But I was the straight guy that understood them.”

Simon said it best. Sanjaya Malakar is “the smartest contestant we’ve ever had on the show.”

American Idol superstar Sanjaya Makalar’s infamous hair goes from shiny to soaked after having buckets of slime dropped on him on Nick’s ME:TV on Monday in New York City.

There are thousands of you out there who wish you could have been the ones to slime Sanjaya!!

For 20+ pictures of Sanjaya getting slimed, CLICK HERE!

American Idol superstar Sanjaya Malakar is already working the publicity machine like a pro!

The 17-year-old Seattle native attended not only the the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday but also rubbed shoulders with supermodel Petra Nemcova at the Bloomberg News Gala of the Year.

Mr. Malakar played it cool in a brand new look wearing a conservative suit and tie… and new highlights!

Work it, Sanjaya! We love your highlights!

Ferl’s 15 minutes of fame continues!

Sanjaya’s biggest fan, aka Ashley Ferl, is riding out her 15 minutes of fame for as long as she can. The 13-year-old posed for cameras in an exclusive photoshoot in New York City last week.

While in Los Angeles this week before, Ferl made it to a taping of American Idol and couldn’t hold back the tears during Sanjaya Malakar’s rock-out performance of The Kinks‘ “You Really Got Me.”

When Idol producers noticed the dramatic waterworks, they invited the young fan back to the results show, where she got got to meet all of the Idols.

“I got all their autographs,” she enthused. “I got earrings from Paula Abdul. They’re like hearts.”

Ashley’s favorite contestant from season 4? Fran Drescher double Mikalah Gordon.

I hope they invite Ferl back to the finale when Sanjaya performs!

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• Kate Moss Shoots New Photo Spread[HollywoodRag]
• Mel Gibson is Still Crazy [ASL]
• Gwen Stefani, Good Mommy [CityRag]
• Lindsay Lohan: Cute as a Bow [Egotastic]
• Beyonce Knowles: Did She or Didn’t She? [ImNotObsessed]
• Interview with High Snobiety [Trendmill]

• Gisele Bundchen denied on Spanish TV that she’s pregnant by boyfriend Tom Brady, says US Weekly.
• Lawyers for Britney Spears won a British court injunction Thursday designed to prevent publication of stories about her recent stay in rehab. Schillings, Britney’s London law firm said the pop star planned to ask the court to force media outlets that had printed stories about her time in rehab to reveal their sources so that the source of the leak could be identified “and action can be taken against him/her.”
• Madonna’s H&M line “M by Madonna” hit stores yesterday. By yesterday afternoon, items from the line were already on eBay for 25 percent more than the sticker price.
• Nicky Hilton cites “personal” reasons for canceling the runway show for her “Chick “ line tomorrow night at Miami Fashion Week. A spokesman says her schedule is just too hectic.

American Idol’s Sanjaya Malakar performs a soulful rendition of “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” on tour with Seattle’s Pat Wright and the Total Experience Gospel Choir in the summer of 2006.

For 50+ screencaps of Sanjaya performing “Sweet Chariot,” CLICK HERE!

American Idol’s Sanjaya Malakar rendition of The Kinks‘ “You Really Got Me Now” moved a poor little girl Ashley from the audience to tears. TEARS!

Did Sanjaya Malakar’s performance move you to tears too?

Whose wears the proud perm best? American Idol’s SANJAYA MALAKAR or JUSTIN GUARINI?

Who got the boot tonight? Jared Cotter, Sundance Head, Sabrina Sloan, and thankfully Antonella Barba.

But hello!! America!! Wake up!! Sanjaya Malakar is in your top 12!! S-A-N-J-A-Y-A-M-A-L-A-K-A-R!! AHH!!

Watch the video below of American Idol Season 4 Winner Carrie Underwood performing her latest hit single “Wasted”!!!

HAHAHA! Some people are convinced that American Idol’s Antonella Barba & Sanjaya Malakar are the same person. Here, here!

Pokey22 asks, “Have you ever seen them on the stage at the same time?”

If you don’t agree they’re the same person, can we at least agree they both should go home?