X-Factor Winner 2012 Tate Stevens Mentored by L.A. Reid, Results Show Finale Recap: LeAnn Rimes Drunk during Duet with Carly Rose Sonenclar? [VIDEOS]

The highly-anticipated finale of the second season of FOX's "X-Factor" U.S.A. aired on Thursday evening, Dec. 20 - and country singing sensation Tate Stevens walked away as the champion and $5 million prize winner! The 37-year-old Missouri native beat out adorable 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar and the popular all-girls group Fifth Harmony to claim the title of season 2 victor. Following the show, Stevens (who originally put his singing career on hold to support his wife and children) couldn't conceal his excitement, telling USA Today, "It's amazing. It feels great. I'm still trying to take it in. It was so intense the last few minutes of the show, I wanted to throw up. It was terrible. They called my name and it was huge. It's very cool. I'm very blessed. God is great." Meanwhile, popular country songstress LeAnn Rimes fired back on Twitter Thursday, after receiving some backlash for her "X-Factor" duet with Sonenclar on Wednesday (where many fans and critics insisted that she was definitely drunk). Rimes insists that's not the case, and she's never been anything but professional when performing onstage. Read on for more details and to catch some of the performances from this week's "X-Factor" finale shows. Read More »