James Arthur has spoken out about his past homophobic claims, claiming that his words were ‘taken out of context’. The X Factor winner made headlines back in when embroiled in a feud with. X Factor winner James Arthur has become embroiled in a war of words with fellow contestant Lucy Spraggan, the latest in a string of public relations mis-steps. The year-old recently quit Twitter after criticism of a rap battle in which he used the word "queer". He reacted angrily when comedians Matt Lucas and Frankie Boyle challenged him, but later apologised and ceded control of the account to his managers.
Fans of James Arthur requested an album refund after Lucy Spraggan published a bitter text exchange between the pair. Impossible singer James became embroiled in yet another war of words with. X Factor winner James Arthur has cancelled all of his engagements for a week due to "acute exhaustion". It comes after a turbulent seven days, in which the pop star became involved in a homophobia row, and ceded control of his Twitter account to his managers. A statement released on Friday said the year-old had been "instructed to rest for several days by his doctor".
James Arthur is certainly not gay as we know him to have a girlfriend. However, for a homophobic slur he used in a rap, he called out Lucy Spraggan, a gay rights activist and singer. James Arthur has apologised after a rap he recorded caused outrage with it's inclusion of homophobic slurs. The X Factor winner was replying via rap to a song recorded by unknown rapper Micky Worthless, who mocked James for choosing to go on the talent show which he won this time last year. James responded to Micky's tune with his own rap, which mixes up Toni Basil's hit Mickey.
Following his recent return to the charts, X Factor winner James Arthur has been discussing his homophobic past, claiming his anti-gay comments were “taken out of context”. Arthur nearly ended his own career back in , after branding a fellow artist a “f**king queer”. After prompting criticism with his lyrics in a rap song, the artist apologises and says he has stopped tweeting "for good". X Factor winner James Arthur has given up Twitter after he was accused of using a homophobic slur in a rap song. Having apologised for any offence caused - and denying the lyrics in question were homophobic - Arthur tweeted that his management team would be taking control of his account on the social networking site.