Alfonso Ribeiro has shut down claims that Dancing with the Stars is \u201crigged\u201d, after former contestant Alexa PenaVega brought up the theory on her podcast.<\/p>\n
Alexa, best known for starring in Spy Kids, competed on season 21 of the show in 2015, alongside Hayes Grier. On a recent episode of her LexLos podcast, she remembered a conversation backstage in which Hayes suggested the competition might be fixed.<\/p>\n
\u201cHayes is only like 15 years old, he\u2019s the sweetest kid,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s back there with us. And I just remember all of us, like one night after being in the bottom and he\u2019s just like, \u2018Man, you know what? I think this show is rigged. I have more votes than anybody.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Alexa said she agreed he was likely getting the most votes, thanks to his huge social media following. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018You know, I know you have more votes than anybody here because of the millions and millions of followers. 100 percent, it\u2019s so easy for them to send in a little text.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Alfonso, who co-hosts the show, wasn\u2019t having it. Commenting on a social media clip of Alexa\u2019s story, he wrote: \u201cNo chance. We want everyone who\u2019s popular to stay on. It\u2019s basic logic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alexa then replied, pointing out that the clip \u201cpicks up mid story\u201d, and that she was \u201ctelling a story about sweet Hayes.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the podcast, she also shared her own views on how the voting works. \u201cThis is what I always tell people, I think the votes matter, I do, but the show\u2019s also produced. It even tells you a disclaimer, like the producers get to choose at the end of the day who wins. All of it goes into account,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people like texting in and voting, that matters. The judges, what they say, that matters,\u201d she added, while also saying producers \u201cknow their demographic. They know the story they want to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n
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