BPR did make a post re. Keith Michael's background today and opened it up to comments and finally Keith himself just posted this response:
hey guys-
love your site and i read it often. so when i read the latest comments about me i thought it might be time to write in. for the record, i submitted 5 portfolios for the judges review. the one you seem to be focusing on was a research assignment i did for a client in which i reviewed key fashion trends. i'm very proud of all the work that i do. the panel of judges that reviewed my work had many years of experience behind them. i found them neither ignorant, uninformed or in any way confused about their own profession.
keith michael | Homepage | 07.17.06 - 3:24 pm | #
So, I don't think he would have written that in had he been cut for that reason
I also did see photos of him with other PR designers from Cycle 2 & 3 on the Red Carpet together for the show's premiere and I doubt he would be there if he had been booted.
I did write about this on my blog myself and I did think it seemed fishy as well but now, I wonder if everyone isn't jumping the gun a bit here...