Showing posts with label Voting Controversy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Voting Controversy. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Published 3:06 PM by with 1 comment

American Idol Voting Controversy

There are rumors coming out that the voting in American Idol where Kris Allen won has some irregularities. It is said that some AT&T employees were present at an undetermined number of pro-Allen parties in the singer's hometown of Conway, Arkansas, last week, helping his supporters lodge multiple votes. But AT&T and Fox say that this is a non-issue. Here's the statement from the show's producers, FremantleMedia North America, 19 Entertainment, and Fox Broadcasting Company. "
"Fox and the producers of 'American Idol' are absolutely certain that the results of this competition are fair, accurate and verified,Kris Allen is, without a doubt, the 'American Idol.' We have an independent third-party monitoring procedure in place to insure the integrity of the voting process. In no way did any individuals unfairly influence the outcome of the competition."
The story about the "power voting controversy first came out in Arkansas Democrat-Gazette then Times has picke it up.
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