OFFSTAGE: Did Rascal Flatts Put Justin Bieber's Hair in a Casino?

CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with countrymusic artists behind thescenes and out of the spotlight.) Normally, I wouldn't make such a big deal out of a pop star's haircut. But this time, Rascal Flatts are involved, and the haircut turned into a$40,000 donation to a group in California and Ohio that cares for animals. So those thingsmake it matter. Here's what happened with Justin Bieber, according to the always-joking-can't-ever-tell-if-he's-for-real Gary LeVox: "It was actually our idea forhis hairstyle. As you can tell by some of the pictures, we were the ones that actually cut it. But we all gathered enough hair to put our kids through college, and we're real excited about that. Feel free to put a bid in!" It sounds like LeVox was kidding, but what happened next is really serious. Bieber gave a lock of hishair to Ellen DeGeneres, who put it on eBay. And after a week of bidding, the highest bidder was the online casino GoldenPalace.comat$40,668. That money then went to benefit the Gentle Barn . You can seethe hair -- in a cute little plexiglass box -- on the casino's website.