L.A. Reid promises Marcus Canty a Bentley if he wins The X Factor

L.A. Reid told Marcus Canty's mom that if he wins the X Factor, Marcus is getting a Bentley. A Bentley is worth an average of $200,000 -- so that's added incentive!

It probably won't happen though as Marcus ended up in the Bottom 2 sing-for-your-life sing-off last week, and this week is another double elimination. Can Marcus still pull it off?

From THR:

In 1970, Janis Joplin sang, “Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedez Benz.” Some 41 years later, X Factor judge L.A. Reid has upped the automobile ante significantly -- to the tune of $200,000. That’s the average price for a 2012 Bentley, which is what the Epic Records chairman said he’d personally buy for finalist Marcus Canty if the 20-year-old R&B singer wins the competition.

“I haven't given a Bentley away in a long time,” Reid tells The Hollywood Reporter. “But I told Marcus’ mom, ‘If he wins, you get a Bentley.’” (One can only assume the gift would come on top of the $5 million X Factor prize.)