The show was criticized in earlier seasons over the onerous contract contestants had to sign that gave excessive control to 19 Entertainment over their future career.
Individual contestants have generated controversy for being "ringers" planted by the producers. A number of contestants had been disqualified for various reasons, for example Joanna Pacitti in Season 8 for having connections to the producers at 19 Entertainment, and Chris Golightly of Season 9 for having an existing contract in violation of the rules.
Voting results have been a consistent source of controversy, for example when Jennifer Hudson was eliminated in Season 3. The mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms, most notably in Season 2 when Ruben Studdard beat Clay Aiken in a close vote, and in Season 8, when the massive increase in text votes (100 million more text votes than Season 7) fueled the texting controversy.
The Wulfshead club is a well known watering hole for all the strange and unusual people in the world. And for those just passing through... No one's quite sure exactly where the club itself is located, and the very anonymous management likes to keep it that way, but there are authorized access points at locations all around the world, if you know where to look. And if your name's on the approved list. ~Simon Green, Daemons Are Forever
But no one wants to pick it up because it landed in mud. Or something worse. Like fresh dog.....
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The show was criticized in earlier seasons over the onerous contract contestants had to sign that gave excessive control to 19 Entertainment over their future career.
Individual contestants have generated controversy for being "ringers" planted by the producers. A number of contestants had been disqualified for various reasons, for example Joanna Pacitti in Season 8 for having connections to the producers at 19 Entertainment, and Chris Golightly of Season 9 for having an existing contract in violation of the rules.
Voting results have been a consistent source of controversy, for example when Jennifer Hudson was eliminated in Season 3. The mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms, most notably in Season 2 when Ruben Studdard beat Clay Aiken in a close vote, and in Season 8, when the massive increase in text votes (100 million more text votes than Season 7) fueled the texting controversy.