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Originally Posted by jelly belly
Oh dear, I'd kick her out...show that this kind of behaviour is not to be tolerated to all the other bullies and chavs out there!!!!
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Originally Posted by jelly belly
Oh dear, I'd kick her out...show that this kind of behaviour is not to be tolerated to all the other bullies and chavs out there!!!!
No :eek: Not Emily!!! It cant be, she just seemed so nice
She should be kicked off the show like the girl from the band HopeQuote:
Originally Posted by jelly belly
Emily Nakanda has withdrawn from The X Factor after being filmed attacking a teenage girl.
The 15-year-old Londoner is seen putting the girl, known only as Anna, in a headlock in the mobile phone video. She then proceeds to swing her by her hair, hit her and push her to the ground.
An X Factor spokeswoman said: "In response to the stories in the papers this week regarding Emily Nakanda, we have conducted our own investigations into the matter and we can confirm that she has chosen to withdraw herself from the competition with immediate effect."
It is not the first time that Nakanda's temperament has been questioned. Earlier this week The Sun uncovered a video clip in which she threatened to gouge out a boy's eyes with a knife.
Louis Friberg, the shamed hopeful's mother, admitted that she had "no choice" but to withdraw her daughter from the competition, saying: "As a family we are heartbroken and are very disappointed with Emily's behaviour.
"Emily and all the family sincerely apologise to Anna, her school and all the fans that have supported Emily. Emily regrets her actions but there is no way, as a family, we can excuse her behaviour. Emily is very sorry to have let the show, Sharon Osbourne and the viewers down."
Nakanda's withdrawal has left Sharon Osbourne's 'Girls 14-24' category with just one remaining contestant, 23-year-old Alisha Bennett. Osbourne admitted that she is "deeply saddened by this whole situation".
An X Factor representative confirmed that Nakanda's withdrawal will not affect voting on tomorrow's show, where one contestant will still be eliminated from the competition.
Wouldn't have expected Emily to do something like that :eek:. She's not that great anyway. She should be kicked off!
Lmao at Trevor McDonald!
X Factor contestant booted off show following 'happy slapping' attack
Friday November 02 2007
A singer on the X Factor has pulled out after a so-called 'happy slapping' attack.
Emily Nakanda is fifteen years of age.
She was seen on mobile phone footage holding a teenage girl in a headlock and pulling her hair.
It comes days after another video emerged, in which she apparently threatened to knife a boy in the eyes.
Show judge Sharon Osbourne, who's been mentoring the youngster, says she's saddened by the situation.
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-n...k-1210102.html
I was shocked to hear all this about Emily - she came across as being a nice girl on the show, but i suppose it goes to show how the whole X Factor is manipulated as when we first seen her enter the competition, we were encouraged to sympathise with her as she had a near death experience.
Regarding Daniel, he seems to be extremely bitter over being voted out - get over it! And Leon's mum should cope with Simon's criticism and not get so worked up about it - it's a competition, she must realise that her son would face criticism from the judges.
And i'd love to see Trevor McDonald on the X Factor :rotfl:
Awwww poor Sharon lol. Only 1 contestant left!!! And Alisha isn't a favourite having been in the bottom 2 twice already.. uh-oh.
Im so shocked :eek: Wonder what the myspace thing will say- by the way there is a myspace X factor page
Boys 14-24
Andy: 'This Guy's In Love' (made famous by Herb Alpert)
Leon: 'Fly Me To The Moon' (Frank Sinatra)
Rhydian: 'Get The Party Started' (Pink)
Girls 14-24
Alisha: 'Valerie' (The Zutons)
Over 25s
Beverley: 'Feelin' Good' (Nina Simone)
Niki: 'All That Jazz' (Chicago)
Groups
Futureproof: 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' (Andy Williams)
Hope: 'Hanky Panky' (Madonna)
Same Difference: 'Reach' (S Club 7)
Really not too sure about some of these choices
yeah some of those choices are dodgey and I wish Same difference would do something serious
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Originally Posted by Jessie Wallace
i assume the Shirley Bassy version- genius! :cheer:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessie Wallace
she wont be able to match Amy, that's brave.Quote:
Alisha: 'Valerie' (The Zutons)
hideous! oh well, i guess they'll just wear some skimpy outfits and girate a bit :rolleyes:Quote:
Hope: 'Hanky Panky' (Madonna)
I loved that comment about Hope :pQuote:
Originally Posted by voodoo
You know what I think a group might win it this year
I think a group will win this year too...but i hope Rhydian, Andy or Niki wins! But I am beginning to think this whole talent show is a complete fix (i knew some parts were exxagerrated and manipulated already).. but I think Simon has won every year so far, and no groups have won since the X Factor started, and this year Simon gets the groups - coincidence?
Simon hasn't won every year has he?? Wasn't Shayne Ward, Louis'?
hmmm I suppose, but it would be nice for a group to win, cos that was one of the main points of the show- that groups can take part, plus the groups are quite good, and the way things are looking at the moment makes the groups look like they have a better chance of winning
I think Sharon should be given the chance to bring in a replacement for Emily as it's not her fault that one of her acts turned out to be a little thug. Give Rhyidan to Sharon he will win hands down.
My mum said that, but who would they bring in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'Brien
Idon't know I didn't watch boot camp. What about the woman who had the little girl at the auditions with her or give Kimberly another go.
I say Stephanie. she deserves to come back
you see I thought give Kimberly another go but then we would have arguments since the public gave her less votes. but then again it was down to the judges in the end
Oh yeah she was good, if Im thinking of the right oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Chris_2k7
X Factor finalist Emily Nakanda has withdrawn from the show after a video emerged showing her allegedly attacking a teenage girl.
The 15-year-old was seen punching and grabbing the girl by the hair in the video recorded on a mobile phone.
Emily's mentor Sharon Osbourne said she was "deeply saddened" by the situation.
Another video emerged earlier this week on YouTube showing Emily and a group of friends laughing and threatening a teenager, while one of the group held what appeared to be a weapon.
It is believed the videos were filmed before Emily entered The X Factor and have since been removed from the website.
As the youngest finalist to ever have competed on the programme, Simon Cowell said Emily "was the reason the age range was lowered".
She won over the judges with her innocent looks and Osbourne said in one episode that she had a "butter wouldn't melt" personality.
Bookie refunds
The singer also gained the sympathy of viewers by revealing that she almost died from the stomach infection peritonitis last year.
She was due to sing Bjork's It's Oh So Quiet on the next programme.
Show organisers have said that Emily's withdrawal will not affect the voting on the show this Saturday and one act will still leave the competition.
Bookmaker Ladbrokes said it would refund all bets on the teenager following her shock exit.
"We think the only fair thing to do, given the circumstances, is to void all bets on Emily regardless of the market," a Ladbrokes spokesman said.
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After two acts have dropped out they must be having a week where there are no evictions otherwise there will be too few people left towards the end :confused:
I really doubt they'll bring someone back to replace her. They were planning a double "eviction" this week, so i reckon they'll just let 1 go instead of 2.
Yeah well that will make sense then, its going to be ver werid on tonights show
I wonder how they are going to explain her pulling out. I can't imagine they'd say that she left because everyone now knows what a bully she is and what she got upto.
X Factor girl band Hope have decided to cover up for their performance on tonight's live show.
Raquelle Gracie, 20, revealed that the group asked producers for a break from wearing skimpy outfits - because they want viewers to focus on their singing.
"We're actually wearing some clothes at last," Raquelle told the Manchester Evening News. "It's definitely good, because we're going to show that we can all sing as opposed to showing all our bodies."
She admitted that she had to apologise to her dad for the producers' wardrobe choices, while her boyfriend Gregory has been "OK as a boyfriend can be about his girlfriend being half naked on stage".
Simon Cowell described Hope as the "best group we've ever had on The X Factor", following their performance of 'Lady Marmalade' last week. Now the pressure is on for the group to impress him again with their rendition of Madonna's 'Hanky Panky' tonight.
"That was a seriously big compliment," Raquelle explained. "We were all shocked. We just want to live up to that now and show Simon that he did the right thing saying that. It's overwhelming."
Leon Jackson's old school has decided to organise an event to raise funds for his mother Wendy.
As X Factor producers do not pay for contestants' family members to get to the studio for the live shows each week, Wendy, who lives in West Lothian, Scotland, has been struggling with travel and accommodation costs.
Teaching assistant Pauline Tennant has organised a special screening of X Factor at the Whitburn Academy school tonight. Tickets to see the episodes on a big screen will be free, but all attendees will be asked to make a donation to Leon's mother.
"Leon's gran lives next door to us and we wanted to help out. It costs a fortune for Leon's family to travel down but he must get a tremendous boost having his mum there," Pauline told the Daily Record.
"I've met him a couple of times and I think he's a lovely lad. There's no way fame will change him. I think he's got a great chance of winning the show provided he is given the right song."
Michelle McManus has described the current series of X Factor as "awful".
McManus, who won the second series of Pop Idol in 2003, claimed that producers have ruined the show by promoting contestants' "sob stories" and staging arguments between the four judges.
"I watched every episode of X Factor last year and voted for Leona Lewis, who I thought was unbelievable. I've even bought her single because she is fantastic," Michelle told the Daily Record.
"But I can't watch it this year. Everyone has a sob story and everything is staged between the judges. It is so affected to the point I don't believe a word that is coming out of anyone's mouth. X Factor is a caricature of itself and just awful."
To be honest I have to agree, about everyone having a sob story, this year. It should be about the talent and who has the X factor.....Quote:
Originally Posted by jelly belly
Same here, only talent should count, not what goes on in the private lives.
Well thats good then, cos I do actually like these, so it will bice to see them in clothes lolQuote:
Originally Posted by jelly belly
I must be the only one who can't stand HOPE, :sick: I am sorry but they did not perform well last week nor this week, even though they wore more clothes tonight. How can you judge a group when they admit they need to wear more clothes to be taking serious?:wall: Sorry to upset a lot of people but I hope you respect my comments even if you disagree.
Nah I can't stand them either :D Them as people and they can't sing that well anyway :s
Cheers for that, CrazyLea, makes me feel a bit better, not feeling like the odd one out. :bow:
WOW, Beverly was just amazing and that song really suits her
Yeah she was reallyyyyy good. One of the best!
Rhydian and Niki still the best in my opinion.
The rest were either rubbish or okay. Leon, Andy or Hope to go please :).
well I didnt see the rest, Ive been taping it so im going to watch it now :p