Natalia Kills and Willy Moon. In a statement, then chief executive Mark Weldon said: "Last night on X Factor both Kills and Moon made comments that were completely unacceptable. "While the judges on X Factor are expected to provide critiques of the performances, we will not tolerate such destructive tirades from any of the judges," he said. We no longer have confidence that Kills and Moon are the right people to perform the role of X Factor judges and they will leave the show, effective immediately." The owner of the X Factor franchise, FremantleMedia, which has a said the judges had shown "very poor judgement and intention".

Source: Otago Daily Times May 26, 2021 21:00 UTC