More news on the recent Oprah network’s “Your Own Show” contest surfaced this morning, as Fox News reported a Geekosystem investigation proved that the contest was rigged.

The scandal came to light after contestant Zach Anner, who was in first place, was surpassed by contestant, Dr. Phyllis, by more than 200,000 in a span of twenty minutes. By the end of the hour, Dr. Phyllis accumulated over 600,000 votes. Fans further noted that during this vote surge in favor of Dr. Phyllis, Anner’s vote button was unavailable.

Anner responded to the accusations that Oprah was rigging the votes, telling Time Magazine, “She’s probably too busy, like, helping children and building schools.” I tend to side with Anner on that one, and still blindly support Oprah the person.

That’s not to say people affiliated with Oprah and her network aren’t responsible. I just have a hard time imagining Oprah making time to mastermind something like this. She’s a busy woman, for pete’s sake.

There are also claims the popular online group, 4chan, aided Anner, rigging his votes to help him soar to the top of the contest.

There are some saying Oprah and her affiliates rigged the votes in favor of an African-American contestant. Okay, guys, I’m all for admitting maybe I was wrong and maybe Oprah’s people did do this, but why do we have to turn it into a racial thing? Maybe they just thought Dr. Phyllis had a lot of potential.

Either way, I’m keeping my eyes peeled for further updates, and a response from OWN. I have to tell you though, I will be severely disappointed if I find out my hero, Oprah, had anything to do with it.