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Oh boy, TVTattle.com has posted THE HOT story of the day, and I'm just catching up with it now.

As posted on CNET.com, the Woz - one of my favorites of the show - is charging that ABC/the producers of "DWTS" - are manipulating the show and though he doesn't quite come out and say so, that's tantamount to saying they're manipulating the outcome.

Mostly he's claiming he shouldn't have been in the Dance-off last night.

Honestly, I agree - shoulda been Belinda and Ty.

Woz says ABC/"DWTS" is manipulating the game by not revealing viewer votes.

NOTICE TO TVZONE READERS: I've been saying the same thing for a year.

Now a computer genius agrees with me.

Here's what he says in this remarkable CNET piece:

"His is suspicious that the true voting numbers, both from telephone and online voting, are never revealed. This leads him to believe that he may be forced into the two-couple dance-off, just to boost ratings.

"The producers play games to get viewers and don't disclose the numbers. If they disclosed the numbers, it would be less of a game, but still suspect. If tomorrow, they claim I'm in the bottom 2 dance teams, including viewer votes, I believe that it's an outright lie," he said.

"He has begun to make his accusations in ABC interviews, too.

"I called it fake about 20 times today on camera," he said. "Each time in the same sentence as whatever comment they wanted about doing a dance-off tomorrow. That way, they couldn't edit it easily to say what they wanted. They kept trying to get me to say what I'd do if I was in the dance-off without using the word fake."

I'm wondering: Can a contestant be fired from "Dancing With the Stars"? We're about to find out.

Here's the point, and it's a good one: ABC should reveal viewer votes. They don't, and there's a reason - because viewers will realize that the people they're voting for are not necessarily advancing.