Posted by Gary G. Porter on Thursday, May 19th, 2011
In many seasons since its inception, American Idol has been dogged with accusations of voting irregularities, mainly from disgruntled fans of popular contestants who were upset that their favorites did not advance to the next round. It’s no surprise, then, when James Durbin was eliminated last week, a large number of fans took to Facebook [...]
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Posted in American Idol, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism and the Media, Autism Controversy, Commentary
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Friday, May 13th, 2011
In what could be reminiscent of the 2000 presidential election, there has been some Internet chatter about a potential American Idol voting controversy involving James Durbin and Lauren Alaina and the possibility that some votes intended for Durbin were accidentally funneled to her instead. Typically, when the Idol field is narrowed to a handful of [...]
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