American Idol Voting Controversy
Some controversy has already surrounded recently crowned American Idol champ Kris Allen. According to The New York Times, the singer may have had some help winning courtesy of corporate sponsor AT&T. Sources say that AT&T provided free phones for text messaging at two finale parties supporting Kris Allen in Arkansas. The phone company even showed guests how to “power text,” which allows one to text 10 votes at the touch of a button and violates the show’s rules. No free services were offered to Adam Lambert supporters which has caused speculation that the competition was rigged. AT&T stated in their defense that “In Arkansas, we were invited to attend the local watch parties organized by the community. A few local employees brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested.”
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