“Katie Waissel was on the same series as Liam Payne and One Direction in 2010 (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images ) Former X Factor star Katie Waissel has hit out at Simon Cowell after he defended himself in a recent interview over the death of Liam Payne. Waissel, who was on the same series”, — write: metro.co.uk
Katie Waissel was on the same series as Liam Payne and One Direction in 2010 (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images ) Former X Factor star Katie Waissel has hit out at Simon Cowell after he defended himself in a recent interview over the death of Liam Payne.
Waissel, who was on the same series as Payne and One Direction in 2010, has accused the music mogul, 66, of presenting a ‘distorted and incomplete account of the reality experienced by many’ contestants on The X Factor during his recent interview.
Cowell’s team do not accept the criticisms directed at him.
In recent years the treatment of young contestants on The X Factor has come under the microscope, with former stars of the show alleging their experiences were exploitative and damaging.
Waissel wrote in the wake of Payne’s death: ‘If Simon Cowell dare put a statement out on the heart wrenching, tragic loss of my dear and darling friend Liam, he would be a fool…
She accused the show of ‘failure to prioritise the emotional and physical welfare’ of artists and concerned with ‘profits rather than the people’.
