Mzansi Magic has slammed claims that Idols SA judges have the power to manipulate contestants’ results and that the voting is rigged.
This comes after Somizi Mhlongo predicted one of the Qwabe twins would be going home on Sunday night’s show.
The channel has responded to a social media uproar in which users and fans said that Somizi had a hand in Virginia Qwabe being eliminated from the singing competition.
Somizi was called out for “knowing something”, after he was asked by host Proverb who he thought faced elimination.
Somgaga responded that “one of the twins” was “going home tonight”.
EXIT: Viggy Qwabe
But Philly Kubheka, head of PR & Publicity at Local Entertainment Channels slammed claims of vote-rigging and said all votes were verified by auditors.
She said: “Mzansi Magic is satisfied as to the credibility of the Idols SA Season 15 voting process.
“The vote count and ranking on contestants were independently computed by Deloitte and Touche, and confirmed against the vote results determined by M-Net.”
Philly said judges give predictions and commentary, but “can in no way alter the computation and outcomes of the public vote”, adding that “no bullying is tolerated”.
TWINS: Virginia and Viggy Qwabe. Picture: Supplied
This comes after allegations of drama behind the scenes following Virginia’s elimination. The twins’ dad reportedly demanded to see the results and told Viggy to exit the show.