The rumor surrounding Top 3 finalist and Matt Saunoa have been confirmed by SPP in this morning's Herald on Sunday.
Controversy is swirling around current NZ Idol favourite Matt Saunoa over the unexplained disappearance of a gaming console from the show's premises.
South Pacific Pictures, the makers of Idol, were unwilling to go into specifics about the matter, but did confirm to the Herald on Sunday Saunoa had taken a PlayStation PSP from NZ Idol - but it had since been returned.

matt still 1 though so what
matt still 1 though so what das that tell you, leave Matt alone
wow
:O wow
Levin, there is a total
Levin, there is a total Media blackout here. No one knows anything :O
Im so so tempted to paste a link on the local Levin Forum i belong to. But i might walk out of the Pub tonight and find my Car kicked in :O
hahaha :P *luve it*
I don't believe this
I don't believe this issue has had enough exposure in the media to make a difference in this weeks voting... meh.
Gently gently. If it came
Gently gently.
If it came out now then they stand to lose a possible 100,000 txt /0900 votes (revenue) moneys as people will simply turn off the whole show and never watch again. Whoever is in the high places in TV companys will be calling in consultants etc to try figure out a easy way outta this mess with minimal Impact.
glad im not in the high places! I have a theory on what they can do but i better not post it here they might use my idea.
whoa it did happen! im half
whoa :O it did happen!
im half way through reading a PM and by the way things are sounding shoot! this guys not looking good.
I concede it was theft.
i luve the juicy Idol goss ;) *goes and reads the other half*
see told you so Chevy
see told you so Chevy
Well if I'd known all I had
Well if I'd known all I had to do was send you a PM I'd have done it long ago...
Are you pulling our leg with
Are you pulling our leg with this 180?? I really don't know if you really think it or not!
ew by the way it goes on
ew by the way it goes on geez! sorta shocked but interestingly juicy. I know io shouldnt beleive gossip but everything has added up now
Who knows ? Chev is such a
Who knows ? Chev is such a bent banana - maybe he will enlighten us when he finishs night shift...... ?
He makes me itch.........
Banana bender here and just
Banana bender here and just fin nightshift.
I cant say who sent the PM but its juicy and explains practically everything :O
*cough send it to me cough*
*cough send it to me cough*
*busting to know what they
*busting to know what they sent you*
Can we forward pm's ? :P:
Do you see where I am coming
Do you see where I am coming from now? Why SPP would want to cover it up? What made you believe?
Interesting. S99 i think are
Interesting. S99 i think are holding it all back to wait untill the shows all over and txt/0900 moneys are in. Then let Sunday Tabliods scrap it out over the juicy goss.
what made me beleive? the way things just added up and came together.
*doesn't believe her eyes*
*doesn't believe her eyes*
OMG Lawz is a her :
OMG Lawz is a her :O:
I am??? Lawz is a nick name
:o I am??? Lawz is a nick name for laura...
If the rumours
If the rumours about Matt are true then he should be out stealing is stealing in my book no matter how small.If you do it once than what happens next time.GO INDIRA
Just have to say it
Just have to say it somewhere -
Our Sunday News buddies let me down !
You give us all of the Idol news including the L** S*** crap that we already knew -
Yet when it really matters - your all zippo and dead quiet and let the Herald on Sunday take over ????
Circulation is what makes your world go round - my lovelies ;) Luv Ev
Yes, Matt did something
Yes, Matt did something wrong. Yes, he stole the PSP. But I still support him. He has a clean criminal record, and he lives in a notoriously backwater town, working at a sawmill with a wife and child to support. Yes, it was stupid, but I don't hold it against him. People have done worse, and you treat him as if he's a convicted murderer. His crime is bad, but the character assassination going on here makes him seem like some sort of kleptomaniac. Which we know he isn't. Anyone for a moment of weakness?
How do we know he isn't a
How do we know he isn't a kleptomaniac?
For those who keep putting
For those who keep putting down Levin, isn't Matt originally from Auckland. My only other thought on this thread would be that, I would've thought that they would have been given afew perks on idol. Obviously this hasn't done too much against Matt, as he did end up in the Grand Final. Goodluck to both of them.
I just got here and seen
I just got here and seen this. aye? what was person X supposed to have coureird to where?
I think we gotta an disgruntled SPP employee around here dishing dirt up on an Idol
I think we gotta an
De. Ja. Vu.
No. Its. Not. is this in
No. Its. Not.
is this in referance to B..? because i have squared everything up with that episode and taken back my comments
I finally got a PM explaining most things i didnt even know about :O
Some ex fans as well, not
Some ex fans as well, not only about it missing but also trying to blame a fellow contestant!
aaahahahahahaha he couriered
aaahahahahahaha he couriered the PSP all the way to Levin??? he must've wanted it that bad, hahahaha
he coureired it to
he coureired it to levin??? :O
i so knew that, when Ben
i so knew that, when Ben spoke about it when he was on ZM
What ive heard is that the
What ive heard is that the PSP never left the house. Matt took it from the entertainment room to there bedroom to play it there. When he was asked where it was it was returned. Cant believe all the crap rumours that started out of nothing. He will leave Indira for dead on monday.
The PSP in question wasn't
The PSP in question wasn't at the house in the first place, it was at the production office
Here's a quote from
Here's a quote from Matt:
... Yeah right.
Maybe he stole the PSP to
Maybe he stole the PSP to give to the youth lol
Oh he could go work for
Oh he could go work for Tui's advertising campaign.
lol @ being proud about
lol @ being proud about going to court
SPP? yeah i read that
SPP? yeah i read that
What page was it in the
What page was it in the herald on sunday? (Just wondering how much coverage or importance it got). I'm guessing this is going to be 'bigger' news if he makes it through tonight.
Page 21. Its real noticeable
Page 21. Its real noticeable because theres a pic of him with a big bold heading - Idol hopeful under fire
gosh there are none so blind
gosh there are none so blind that cannot see!!!
Whether you defend him or not people, facts are facts and cant be changed.
Carry on burying your head in the sand ostritches
He hasnt been in the bottom two.................till tonight,
Toally agree Traybon facts
Toally agree Traybon :) facts are facts especially when there no facts linking Matt to stealing or taking dishonestly! ostritches keep burying your heads in the sand untill you come back with some quotes
Untill then i picture myself .... Conan the Barbarian standing ontop a Mountain singing We are the Champions
it's a long way to fall on
it's a long way to fall on you ass from up there Chevster
Stealing is wrong, Matt
Stealing is wrong, Matt abused his privaledges as an Idol contestant. Matt raped the PSP away from the Idol house. This kind of behaviour shouldn't be justified, it doesn't matter how big or small the act is. This is a black and white issue, there's no grey to be found. I hope Indira and Aroha check their belongings knowing they have a 5 finger discount in the house. And notice how relieved Matt's partner was when Dom said she could have the dress?? I bet Matt would've stolen it if they didn't give it to her.
yer i agree that opinion and
yer i agree that opinion and speculation is great but based on nothing and no fact
where is everyone time for
where is everyone :(
time for Noddyland...
I'm sick of these rumours.
I'm sick of these rumours. After reading this post it wasn't a big deal otherwise SPP would have done something about it. So can everyone concentrate on the singers performances instead of what's going on or what's not going on behind the scenes.
Let's focus on the contestants singing abilities.
good idea
good idea :)
Chevy mate, it seems you're
Chevy mate, it seems you're back to your old tricks - I thought you'd pulled yourself out of that black hole of naivety? Wake up bro. Why would SPP issue a press release about Matt merely borrowing a PSP? Get real.
sorry dude i was talking to
sorry dude i was talking to someone here and got real busy. No black hole here that im aware of and im not degrading anyone, but simply just sticking up for the Idol whom i support fully ;)