X Factor - Sharon Osbourne supported by Show's Producers

X Factor producers have rushed to scotch the allegations made by Sharon Osbourne’s brother in a damage limitation exercise.

The producers are denying David Arden’s claims made in a Sunday tabloid that Sharon had put one of her contestants under pressure to quit last years show when she realised it was unlikely that she would win for a third successive year.

Arden also claimed that Sharon Osbourne was sacked after the first series of The X factor, but was reinstated after the production team decided her chemistry was an asset to the programme.

The Daily Star quotes an X Factor spokeswoman as saying:-

"These claims are ridiculous. Sharon has never been sacked from the show and the fact that she's now back for a fourth series speaks for itself.

"It's no secret that Ben and Sharon disagreed over song choices but no way did she try to sabotage the show."

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