AT&T’s PR People: Don’t Blame Us for Kris Allen’s Idol Victory

Who’s behind the Great American Idol Upset of 2009—not AT&T. If you believe the phone company, that is.

Earlier today, the New York Times sicced its newshounds on the case, claiming that some Kris Allen-lovin’ AT&T workers managed to rig the contest against presumed favorite Adam Lambert.

Said staffers reportedly provided phones with free text-messaging services at Arkansas parties held in Allen’s honor during last week’s finale.

But in a statement today, AT&T, one of Idol‘s largest sponsors tries to refute the conspiracy theory.

A few employees were invited to attend two local watch parties and, 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,” said AT&T. “That said, it’s quite a leap to suggest that a few individuals could have impacted the final results.” (via)

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So – I am still trying to figure out. Is AT&T pro-gheys or anti-fudgesticks?

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