So a female ringer got fingered (no pun intended). I have always thought and still do the show is rigged. She just happened to get caught. Reality TV is anything but. It’s scripted like any other show.
They weren’t keeping her past deals a secret.
I’m not sure what you mean by “rigged”... many contestants have had previous recording contracts — the only rule on that front is that they may not have a current contract.
They’ve also generally been pretty open about which ones have had past deals.
Now, the producers and judges certainly have many tools that they use to skew the outcome, but they don’t have to outright cheat to do it...
The biggest rigging of American Idol actually became apparent in the second year but nobody cares. Aiken and Ruben both were in the studio recording albums before the show even finished. Everybody that goes to Hollywood gets a contract with a heavy studio option. If they’re popular enough in the voting that the record company they’ll be profitable they’ll make records no matter how they finish in Idol. Remember it’s a show made by the record company to make the process of finding talent profitable.
The show’s getting rid of a contestant who does not qualify proves that the show is rigged??!! Huh?
You aren’t kidding. My daughter was on Nashville Star last season (and I really mean THE last season) and it was indeed rigged. They didn’t have a “heartthrob” from the male contestants so they brought one in that didn’t even have to go through the auditioning process. Who was he? Jason Gaston, as in Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend.