Frankie Cocozza Axed From The X Factor After 'Dabbling With Drugs'

X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza has been axed from the show after breaking a 'golden rule'.

The singer is thought to have infuriated X Factor bosses at the weekend for his partying antics.

A show source told The Sun: ''Frankie is devastated but he has broken a golden rule so producers had no option but to axe him.

"He had an extra boost from being kept in at the weekend when he thought he was going to go.

Adding:"But now his dream is officially over and he only has himself to blame."

This afternoon, a statement was released, with Frankie saying: 'I’d like to apologise to Gary, my fellow contestants and everyone who has voted for me, but, as of today, I will no longer be in The X Factor.

'My life during the show has gone out of control and my behaviour off stage has over-stepped the rules of the competition.

'I no longer deserve my place in the show, so I am therefore leaving. I would like to thank everyone who has supported me.'

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