Published: 2/24/2011 - Updated: 2 years ago

Ellen auctions lock of Justin Bieber's hair

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Ellen DeGeneres, right, listens to singer Justin Bieber as she holds a box containing strands of his hair. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge

A single lock of Justin Bieber’s hair is being auctioned off for charity, and bids had reached $6,700 on eBay early Thursday.

The 16 year-old Canadian pop idol cut his trademark floppy hair earlier this week, and presented one of the locks to TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.

“I’m giving pieces of it to different people,” Bieber told DeGeneres. “We’re doing something special. We want you to donate it to whatever charity you want.”

DeGeneres put the hair, placed in a Plexiglas box signed by Bieber, up for auction Wednesday with all the proceeds to benefit the California animal rescue organization The Gentle Barn.

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