Ed Sheeran has shown his support for Joe Irvine, the New Zealand X Factor contestant who was bullied by judges Willy Moon and Natalia Kills.
This past weekend, the recently sacked married duo tore the contestant to shreds while they were live on air following his performance of ‘Cry Me A River’. But the bashing wasn’t due to a poor performance, as they had a problem with his wardrobe choices. Kills called Irvine “disgusting” and “creepy” and accused him of trying to copy her husband’s look, while Moon accused the contestant of resembling Norman Bates for “dressing up in his mother’s clothing.”
Along with the announcement that the unnecessarily harsh judges were booted from the judging panel, Ed Sheeran Tweeted support to Irvine, writing: “don't worry about what anyone else says man. Enjoy yourself with it, that's what singing is about, not what other people think”.
@jooe63_joe don't worry about what anyone else says man. Enjoy yourself with it, that's what singing is about, not what other people think
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) March 16, 2015
Watch: Willy Moon and Natalia Kills bully an X Factor Contestant
Ed Sheeran is heading out on a North American tour, kicking off in May. He will be playing:
Saturday May 2 — New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Wednesday May 6 — Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
Thursday May 7 — Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grande Prairie
Saturday May 9 — Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Sunday May 10 — St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
Tuesday May 12 — Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center
Wednesday May 13 — Albany, NY Times Union Center
Friday May 15 — Las Vegas, NV Rock in Rio USA
Tuesday May 19 — Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena
Saturday May 23 — Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Sunday May 24 — Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Tuesday May 26 — Philadelphia, PA the Mann
Thursday May 28 — Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills Stadium
Friday May 29 — Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills Stadium
Tuesday June 2 — Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Wednesday June 3 — Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
Friday June 5 — London, ON Budweiser Gardens
Saturday June 6 — Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Sunday June 7 — Canandaigua, NY CMAC
Tuesday June 9 — Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
Wednesday June 10 — Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Friday June 12 — Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
Saturday June 13 — Regina, SK Brandt Centre
Sunday June 14 — Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Tuesday June 16 — Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
Wednesday June 17 — Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Friday June 19 — Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Saturday June 20 — Portland, OR Moda Center
Tuesday June 23 — San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
Wednesday June 24 — Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Friday June 26 — San Francisco, CA Greek Theater at Berkeley
Monday June 29 — Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thursday July 2 — Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Amphitheater
Friday July 3 — Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
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