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''The X Factor'' in the UK has been subject to much controversy and criticism since its launch. As of February 2015, there have been a total of eleven completed series of the show broadcast on the ITV network, with a twelfth to begin airing in the summer. ==Judges and presenters== It was reported in tabloid newspapers that the show's audition process was unfair after judge Louis Walsh was accused of cheating. Walsh was thought to have advised Co-Ed on things such as song choices, which caused controversy after it was revealed that Walsh had previously managed the band after they appeared on the Irish version of ''Popstars'' in 2001. Around the same time footage of Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne coaching contestants to argue back to the judges was being sold over the Internet to the highest bidder. Prior to the first live show, Cowell was accused by Osbourne of "rigging" the show by editing footage to make his contestants more appealing to viewers. Osbourne attracted criticism again following the final in December 2004 when she was forced to make an apology after attracting what Cowell referred to as "record complaints" over an outburst by Osbourne in which she criticised eventual winner Steve Brookstein. This left her place on the show uncertain. During the live stages of the second series, Osbourne and Walsh were accused of having a pact against Cowell, that resulted in them unfairly eliminating his contestants against their own. Further controversy was created around the judges voting process when Walsh cast the deciding vote to keep Irish group The Conway Sisters in the show at the expense of Maria Lawson. The controversy heightened when it was revealed that he had worked with The Conway Sisters personally prior to them entering the show. On one occasion, Walsh announced after the live Saturday show that he would quit the series, claiming that the other two judges had been "bullying" him. This included various verbal assaults on Walsh and Osbourne throwing water over him live on air. Walsh's announcement was claimed by many to be a publicity stunt after he decided to return to the show the following Saturday night. During a live broadcast in series 5 judge Dannii Minogue broke down in tears after Walsh accused her of "stealing" a song that he had wanted for one of his contestants. The song choice selection process takes place off camera and is done on a rota system, meaning the judges take turns in having first priority when requesting songs. In press reports earlier in the week, Walsh had called Minogue "cold and heartless" for vetoing his song choice. Cowell defended Minogue and twice convinced Walsh to apologise to Minogue over his treatment of her. Going into a commercial break Minogue chose to leave the panel alongside fellow judge Cheryl Cole. At the time of the conclusion of the commercial break Minogue had not returned, but during a contestant's video tape that followed shortly after she returned to the panel and took part in the rest of the show. Later on the ITV2 broadcast, Cowell once again defended Minogue's actions and called Walsh "childish". During the first live show of sixth series, Minogue caused controversy after commenting on press reports surrounding openly bisexual contestant Danyl Johnson's sexuality that caused an online backlash.〔(Dannii Minogue outing Danyl Johnson as gay )〕 She subsequently made an apology for her comment, which was accepted by Johnson. During the same series, contestant Lucie Jones found herself in the bottom two with twins John and Edward on the fifth week. Cowell was criticised for letting the vote go the public in favour of viewer ratings. Jones, widely considered the better singer, was eliminated from the competition. Dannii Minogue later said "This is a singing competition…and this shouldn't have happened". During week five of the seventh series two of Cole's acts, Katie Waissel and Treyc Cohen were in the bottom two. According to the rules of the competition each judge must independently vote to eliminate one of the contestants which would result in one of the two being eliminated. However, Cole refused to vote against either of them causing presenter Dermot O'Leary to remind Cole that it was her duty as a judge to vote. Cohen was eventually sent home on a majority vote of the remaining three judges. Fans complained that the results were "rigged" in an attempt to save Waissel but Cowell later denied this. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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