Rebecca Ferguson Says ITV Ignored Pleas To Investigate Her “Traumatic” Experience On Simon Cowell’s ‘The X Factor’
deadline.comRebecca Ferguson, a former runner-up on The X Factor, has criticized ITV after the UK broadcaster failed to investigate her “traumatic” experience on the Simon Cowell entertainment show.
In a series of tweets, the singer published screenshots that appeared to be of an email she sent to ITV CEO Carolyn McCall in 2021 detailing “terrible foul play” on The X Factor in 2021.
Ferguson has previously raised concerns about her experience on the series, but revisited her claims amid a deluge of allegations about a “toxic” culture on ITV daytime show This Morning.
pic.twitter.com/6f4dZtxtl1 pic.twitter.com/tObXfqBvyC Ferguson said she was subjected to an “abuse of power” in being required to sign a management and recording contract to compete on the show at the age of 23.
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