Antonella Barba Nude

Playboy Interested in American Idol?

By Tashi Singh
Mar 2, 2007
Antonella Barba nude in Playboy magazine? Could be. Laura Saltman of Access Hollywood was at the Playboy Mansion for the party celebrating the season three premiere of the E! channel's 'The Girls Next Door', and asked for the Playboy boss's take on the Antonella Barba racy photo controversy.

After showing Hugh Hefner the photos, he remarked, "She really looks sexy here." Asked if he would consider making Antonella an offer to pose for Playboy should she be voted off 'Idol' early, Hef answered, "Very real possibility. Yes, absolutely."

But all of that is going to have to wait at least another week as Antonella was not voted off of American idol despite predictions of her demise. The New Jersey babe is safe and survived the week two cuts.

"In high school Antonella was one of the nicest girls I knew. She never had bad things to say about anybody and she was always there for her friends," says a classmate. "She was a sweet genuine Jersey girl who knows exactly what she needs out of life, and that is to become the next American Idol, not to be the next Playmate of the Year."

That said, she is the least talented singer left on the female side. We'll see what happens once she gets cut. More...

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Photo scandal sends online interest in Antonella Barba soaring

Those racy Web photos may or may not be of "American Idol" contestant Antonella Barba.

But one thing's for sure, according to Internet portal Lycos: Online interest in the Point Pleasant resident has soared more than 47,000 percent in the past 72 hours, Lycos announced today.

Barba tops Lycos' Biggest Movers and Shakers list for the week ending Feb. 24. Finishing a distant second was Al Gore, whose online interest increased by 800 percent. The Top 10 also included Kevin Federline, Tom Hanks and Cher.

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