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Square Eyes Founding member
It's come from a Daily Star article, I wouldn't give it too much credence.
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tvarksouthwest
markstewart posted:
Could you write up what Teletext actually said about him ruining next week's result please? Many thanks.


OK...

X Factor to get even with BBC
Staff on The X Factor have vowed to hit back at the BBC after they accused the corporation of using dirty tricks to up the profile of Strictly Come Dancing.

TV judge Simon Cowell was livid after the BBC revealed the 12 final acts ont he web last Saturday - 24 hours before the show was broadcast.

According to the Daily Star insiders on The X Factor are planning to get even by revealing who gets booted off rival show SCD before it is shown on Sundays.

X Factor big cheese Simon Cowell admitted he was fuming by the BBC's slip.

The 48-year old raged: "We pay their wages through the BBC licence fee. We do not pay them to ruin people's enjoyment of TV shows. It's incredibly stupid."

X Factor bosses contacted the BBC to complain who then deleted the leaked details from its website after saying the leak was "done in error".


The way Cowell is pontificating here, it wouldn't surprise me if he has been directly involved in any bans on SCD contestants featuring in ITV shows.
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all new Phil
Oh well, it's all publicity, isn't it?
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Brekkie
Not seen the dancing and not interested in it - but the result screams "fix" to me when the judges save Letitia Dean - just a few days after it's announced she'll be one of the celebrities off on the Strictly Come Dancing tour.

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