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Last year's X Factor winner James Arthur has responded to claims that he slammed One Direction as a 'marketing power', claiming that no criticism was intended.
Arthur caused a stir online when one Twitter user called his music 'shit' and highlighting that 1D were the "highest grossing artists" to come from The X Factor, before Arthur retweeted: "It's ironic that the lowest rating xfactor ever looks like to have produced its biggest star."
He then went on to refer to One Direction a "marketing product" rather than musicians, but the 'Impossible' singer has since gone on to defend his comments:
Haha twitter rant attacking one direction..? Really?? The papers hate me lol I was argued with some know it all, I did not attack 1D #LOVE
— James Arthur (@JamesArthur23) September 19, 2013
I like the 1D boys a lot they have been very supportive of me.. I merely said they are a huge marketing super power.. Which they are..
— James Arthur (@JamesArthur23) September 19, 2013
Watch the video for 'You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You' by James Arthur below
One Direction made headlines earlier this week when it emerged that their European tour had attracted 2,000 online searches per minute.
