The saying "there's no such thing as bad publicity" is certainly true to American Idol semi-finalist Antonella Barba whose scandalous photos circulated last week on the internet in time for her first performance in the competition. Last week, Antonella performed I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing which according to the judges, was way too big of a song for her. Critics and bloggers agree that Antonella is the worst among the girls last week but she wasn't eliminated. Did the scandalous photos worked for her advantage? Watch Antonella Barba's performance and view some more "scandalous" photos (for mature viewers only) of her after the jump...

Antonella Barba – I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing

There’s a website dedicated to this Antonella Barba photo scandal, would you believe? For mature viewers only!

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