If your tweens and tweens are grumpy tonight, here’s why. The Teen Choice Awards show aired on Fox, but some choices were apparently more equal than others. The main whistleblower? A Vine star named Cameron Dallas, who was allegedly told that he had won an award before voting had ended…only to discover tonight on stage that he had lost.
I'm not watching next year… #TeensDontHaveAChoiceAwards ??? pic.twitter.com/NUSjlRZVgV
— ♡ lex (@pieceofsivan) August 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/TheBangerzTour/statuses/498649513385799682
that cameron dallas deleted tweet yikes he gettin hella sued
— evan (@cryingbcmalik) August 11, 2014
I just spent 2 hours having a great time watching the TCA's then finding out it's rigged ?? all I wanted to do was see @camerondallas win..
— baddie hattie ⚡️ (@_HattieWade) August 11, 2014
Oops.
https://twitter.com/ipreferlarry/status/498649773868478465
Another Internet star, Tyler Oakley, won the Web Star award, prompting this now-deleted tweet from Dallas — and a fan’s rebuke:
https://twitter.com/sarahmcdarmont/status/498653771103481856
Dallas left these tweets on his timeline:
https://twitter.com/camerondallas/status/498592461846216704
https://twitter.com/camerondallas/status/498632538811035648
(That’s teen-speak for “I hate my life.”)
https://twitter.com/camerondallas/status/498645798251675648
Small consolation:
@camerondallas you win for most deleted tweet tho
— C. (@carolmalavazi_) August 11, 2014
Another leak, another deleted tweet by fellow Vine star Matt Espinosa:
@TheMattEspinosa deleted a tweet? same thing as Cameron dallas?? #MattDeletedTweet pic.twitter.com/6pLBtVbxat
— chairs (@charisdemello) August 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/xbreisnerx/status/498668295550402560
https://twitter.com/lmfaoxespinosa/status/498652466095726592
Lots of fans sided with Dallas:
Nobody deserved the Webstar award more than @camerondallas. Its rigged. Tyler doesn't even follow fans back. It's all about fame for him.
— Haley Myers (@haleycmyers) August 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/CamDallasIFLY/status/498660234861498368
FAV/RT if you're not watching the tca next year Cameron Dallas and Matthew Espinosa even said the tca is rigged? #TeensDontHaveAChoiceAwards
— Stephany☯ (@OrganicCash) August 11, 2014
Other fans had good, grown-up advice:
https://twitter.com/butlerftburr/status/498649411631988737
https://twitter.com/janoslicious/status/498656301137022976
@camerondallas I think you misspelled congrats tyler
— juliana (@pinkslushee) August 11, 2014
@camerondallas If you're a big boy and want to act as an adult, Tweet what you want and don't delete it
— Latoya (@crispydreams_) August 11, 2014
An observant viewer noted the disclaimer at the end of the Teen Choice Awards show, which disclosed that the producers reserve the right to choose final winners from the top four popular vote-getters in any category.
Always read the fine print, kiddos:
@camerondallas @TheMattEspinosa you guys don't have to delete those tweets, tca just said it themselves ☺️ pic.twitter.com/8YCGRveCZq
— zoë (@osnapitzsides) August 11, 2014