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“BGT is rigged” blogger backtracks
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 13 June 2011
A new blog surfaced online last week credited to the same person who recently claimed to be a Sony Music insider who “knew” that the music firm’s Syco division had rigged ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in favour of Ronan Parke who, the original blog said, had been working with Syco for years. Parke went on to come second on the ITV show.
This time the anonymous blogger apologised for making the earlier claims about Ronan Parke, which he said were untrue. Claiming to be a “loner with a mental disorder”, the unknown blogger said he made up the allegations after becoming obsessed with the ITV talent show. He concluded: “I am deeply ashamed. I would like to offer my sincerest apologies for the distress and hurt I’ve caused”.
Syco called in the police after the first blog surfaced, Simon Cowell himself saying the untrue allegations amounted to “malicious communication”. According to The Guardian, Syco have also made police aware of the second backtracking blog.