'Dancing with the Stars' Season 21 Fixed? Bindi Irwin, Derek Hough to Be Crowned Winners?
Bindi Irwin is certainly the darling of "Dancing with the Stars" Season 21, but has it become too much? New reports are accusing the producers of hit reality competition have rigged the results to propel the young Australian to the top with pro partner Derek Hough.
According to a report from Celebrity Dirty Laundry, a source spilled the alleged details to Globe Magazine saying, "The fix has been in for Bindi on the 21st season because it was obvious early on that the longer she stayed on the show, the fans would keep tuning in."
The report went on to point at the preferential treatment towards favored contestants including flawless scores from the judges, numerous promos and positive editing, saying Irwin received all of these in the show's latest season.
The latest allegation is not the first one that the show received regarding a contestant receiving better treatment than the others. A few weeks ago, fans slammed the "Dancing with the Stars" judges for their "favoritism" towards Irwin, according to a report from The New Daily.
Back in 2012, former DWTS contestant and football player Hope Solo divulged behind-the-scenes events that claimed she avoided "scheduled elimination" because pro partner Maks Chmerkovskiy stirred up drama on the screen. A report from Radar Online featured a snippet from Solo's book that explained the issue.
"Maks later told me that he had argued with the judges because he had been told we were going to be eliminated, that there was some secret memo going around that said who would be ousted each week," Solo wrote on her autobiography. "He explained that he wanted to cause some drama on the live portion of the show so that they wouldn't be able to resist keeping us around, hoping for more fireworks."
She concluded, "It seems to have worked -- we weren't eliminated that week."
Do you think the same thing is happening in "Dancing with the Stars" Season 21?
If the first part of the two-night finale is any indication, Irwin is certainly in the running to claim the coveted Mirror Ball trophy for herself. After taking to the floor for two performances with partner Hough, the Australian teenager wrapped up a flawless night with perfect 10s from all the judges in both routines.
Meanwhile, despite two equally perfect performances, Carlos PenaVega exited the competition with partner Witney Carson. This leaves Irwin and Hough, Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess, and Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold as the final three couples in the running for the championship this season.
Watch the final episode of "Dancing with the Stars" season 21 on Tuesday, Nov. 24 on ABC.
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