American Idol sponsor AT&T has been linked to “power texting” parties that could have possibly changed the outcome of this season’s finale results. AT&T have reportedly provided Kris Allen fans with “power text” phones and tips on how to send 10 text messages at the touch of one single button.

“Power texting” is considered a violation of American Idol’s voting rules against the use of “technical enhancements” to bump voting. Both AT&T and Fox have released statements to clear up these rumors that have begun on various Adam Lambert’s fan forums.

AT&T released the following statement:

“Last week, countless parties were held in homes, bars, and other public places across America to watch the ‘American Idol’ finale. In Arkansas, a few local AT&T employees were invited to attend two local watch parties organized by the community. Caught up in the enthusiasm of rooting for their hometown contestant, they brought a small number of demo phones with them and provided texting tutorials to those who were interested. Going forward, we will make sure our employees understand our sponsorship celebrates the competition, not individual contestants. That said, it’s quite a leap to suggest that a few individuals could have impacted the final results.”

Fox and “Idol” producers 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia released a statement saying Kris is indeed the winner:

“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 ensure the integrity of the voting process. In no way did any individuals unfairly influence the outcome of the competition.”

This just doesn’t make much sense mathematically speaking. It was reported that 80 or less free “power text” phones were distributed on Kris Allen’s fan parties. But there were more than 100 million votes to decide the winner and Fox had already stated Allen won by a wide margin.

Kris Allen won!! Adam is great too!! It’s time to let it go! They will both have successful careers… Adam’s chances are even bigger now that he lost!

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