Showing posts with label idol scandal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label idol scandal. Show all posts

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Idol Death Threats?! OMFG.

OMG! Deranged fan wants to assassinate S&S at Jurong Point roadshow.Unbelievable right? Never in a million years would I have ever thought an Idol fan would go to such extreme lengths to express their disgruntledness.

This piece of news has been buzzin' for a while since Wednesday when a crazed fan posted a death threat on Sylvia's and Sezairi's Facebook walls. I only found out on Thursday when I met them for keycheck. Apparently even the 8Days journos knew about the crazy 'Chatterbox' post.

With some help from Farhan, I found them on Sylvia's page. The ones on Airi's pages have been removed. Click to enlarge.

























Do the Top 2 need to fear for their lives? I certainly hope not.
Security detail at today's Jurong Point roadshow has been beefed up. I hear that in light of this, the Top 2 won't be able to get too up close and personal with the fans today, just for safety's sake.

I'm not sure if producers have reported this to the authorities, but I believe everyone who's seen this post has 'reported' 'Chatterbox' to Facebook on top of slammin' him/her with comments.

Its unbelievable how 'deranged' (yes @JessicaCalixoxo, this is the most appropriate word for a time like this) some 'fans' can be. This fler's one step crazier than stalkerfans who are mostly harmless and just want to stalk you.

When I first heard about it, my heart thumped a bit harder. A sniper should be easy to spot right? And as long as everyone keeps behind barriers, knives and sharp objects are kept at bay.
Gawd. Thinking about it like that. Heart is thumping again. Security better really be beefed up for certain. To everyone who's reading this and is going to Jurong Point today, help keep a look out for suspicious people. Report them crazy deranged people to the authorities immediately k!

On the flipside, more than likely, this person's just all hot air and empty emotional threats. Understandable, his favourite just got dropped from the competition. *Before I go any further I'd just like to say, before you all go and start 'hatin' on Tabby' again, this is by no means her fault k? One 'unstable' fan is NOT a reflection of the artiste. Tabitha felt awful that someone who claims to be her fan was delirious enough to post something so distasteful on S&S's walls, and hopes all will be safe and well for them today.*

So back to the hot air. After reading the posts a few times, it really does seem more like an immediate emotional outburst borne from anger and loss. And hopefully this person has calmed down by now and isn't still on the rampage to eat babies and poodles. The fact that it was totally Anonymous also probably means that this person still wants to 'protect' their identity and themselves in the event they can't carry out their threats. (Wah, been watching too much Criminal Minds, I am definitely NOT a profiler, so will stop here.)
xoxo, s.

ps. Airi & Syl, bullet proof vests?

Monday, August 10, 2009

Scandal Already? Benjamin Chow's FB page gets hacked!

Idol Hopeful Benjamin Chow's Facebook Account Gets Hacked! (alamak!)

Barely ONE day after the premiere of Singapore Idol, a scandal is a-brewin'!

Last night's premiere episode followed a number of heartfelt stories, one of which was about 19-year Benjamin Chow, a former dancer who hurt his leg but through some medical boo boos is now facing early onset arthritis, thus the crutch he uses to get around. His vocals were impressive and he made it through to the next stage (Theatre Auditions).

I mentioned him in my review of Episode 1. He was the guy who had a booming voice (Ken said 'This is not a shouting competition") and I thought spoke so well (perfect diction!) I thought he would charm the pants off anyone.

But not everyone I suppose. Someone's apparently hacked right into the poor guy's facebook account and wreaked havoc. The hacker updated Benjamin's status as follows :









My greatest act yet. Hey guys, well I've been quite successful as of late, and I just wanted to tell you all that. MY LEG ISN'T BROKEN! I'm absolutely fine and I only used this as a stage to trick the Singapore armed forces (Suckers!) I'll keep up the act, but don't bring me to no X-ray professional!

Apparently some of the comments from his friends on facebook following the post advised him to remove it before he got into trouble, especially with the Army, while others applauded his move.

Last I heard, Benjamin has been posting messages from another Facebook account to try and clear his name.

Personally I doubt anyone who goes on a show like Idol would post an announcement such as this. Also, who'd want to get in trouble with the Singapore Armed Forces? That's like suicide no? It's quite obvious someone is out to get him.

However, if this was indeed self-inflicted, what a brilliant (and diabolical) way to drum up some attention to oneself.

So what do you think readers? Was it a hater out to get poor 'Crutch-boy'? Or an elaborate publicity stunt which started with fake crutches that probably won't end here?

I wonder what kinda drama/scandal/gossip Episode 2 will yield? Singapore Idol Episode 2 airs this Wednesday (just 2 days away now) at 8pm. From here on in, Wednesday will be Idol Day! woot!

xoxo, s.


ps. I wonder if this will make it to News on tv? Or will they just deem it 'Idol' fodder :)

pps. For what its worth, I thought Benjamin could sing, and would really like to see how far his vocals can take him.


UDPATE : 5.22pm, Monday 10/8/09
Benjamin's facebook page is now apparently gone *poof*.
Time to start anew Ben :)