Carolynne Poole reveals Christopher Maloney called her a 'c***'
Singer verbally abused rival contestant on weekend
- The PR overdrive: Even by X Factor standards - 2012 has been a non-stop onslaught of endless tabloid rumours on who is, and who isn't going to appear on the show. Kelly Rowland? Dannii Minogue? Geri Halliwell? Simon Cowell? Every day, a new story about the show has been pushed in our faces, leading to fatigue long before the show has even begun. Will X Factor PR itself out of existence?
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Christopher Maloney reportedly verbally abused fellow X Factor finalist Carolynne Poole during rehearsals on the weekend - and is now facing a £100k fine and losing his place on the X Factor tour due to his behaviour.
Maloney is said to have verbally abused fellow eliminee Carolynne Poole during rehearsals for the weekend's 'group performance' - which he eventually pulled out of.
Now, Maloney is facing a ban from the X Factor tour next year and could also be slapped with a huge fine for his behaviour.
"He came in and basically, because I didn’t say hi and kiss his a***, he called me a c***. Everyone heard it, even Jahmene, who was upset," says Poole in an interview with The Sun newspaper. "I said to him, ‘Did you just call me a c***?’. He denied it but I heard him."
"We were rehearsing the group song and he wouldn’t even stand next to me."
Carolynne Poole has accused Maloney of calling her a 'c***'
Maloney has claimed he was bullied during his time on the show, taking to Twitter to hit back at these claims.
'Thank u all so much for ur love help and support. thinking everyone wants a final dig. disgusting xx love u na nite xx' he Tweeted.
'Yes I am being bullied! big time. there u go xx withch hunt xx'
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