MasterChef is a popular cooking competition show on FOX that wrapped airing its fifth season in September. A former contestant, Ben Starr, from Season 2 recently allegedly slammed the reality TV show.

There is so much buzz lately since Ben Starr dished in an extensive blog on his website Wednesday Nov. 12 that the publications including all gossip rags and especially The Daily Post didn't get the story right about him coming clean about MasterChef being fake.

In countless articles from various gossip rags including Radar Online, Starr was misquoted and quoted out of context saying things such as, "MasterChef is entertainment. First and foremost, it is not real. It is not a competition. It is highly engineered fiction ... designed to keep you watching from episode to episode. ... There is NOTHING real about reality TV."

In Starr's blog post from Wednesday he reiterated, "I want it made clear that I have NEVER spoken to ANYONE from [T]he Daily Post or ANY other gossip rag..."

He continued by clarifying that the so-called "breaking news" about what he said was pieced together from blog posts he wrote many years ago. He also said he was not asked permission to use any of the content they used.

He further stated, "And I find it amusing that while their article seems to condemn MasterChef, and reality TV in general, for piecing together content and presenting it completely out of context...that's exactly what their [The Daily Post's and all other publications that sourced back to it] article did."

Starr added he is grateful for what MasterChef has brought him.

He concluded, "I find it both endlessly amusing and deeply depressing that a washed-up reality TV star's blog from years ago can be considered relevant and news-worthy enough to be making the gossip rag circuits. I also find it amusing that these rags seem to think it's 'news' that reality TV is engineered. Everyone with half a brain knows this. I have no desire for this attention and will not address any comments related to it...I've long since put MasterChef out of my mind and have moved on to other things!"

So, yes, in a sense MasterChef is somewhat contrived, but Starr wasn't properly quoted so he never slammed the show.

MasterChef is currently in production for its sixth season. You can watch the deleted scenes video below of Season 5 contestants to hold you over until the new season starts to air in 2015.