Dannii apologises for bisexual joke

X-Factor judge Dannii Minogue made a public apology to contestant Danyl Johnson during the live results show on Sunday night. She made a joke relating to the fact that many tabloids are reporting that the bookies’ favourite to win the show, is bisexual.

The remark came after Danyl delivered a belting performance of a song from the hit movie Dreamgirls. The track is originally sung by a woman talking about a man but Danyl chose to change the lyrics so he was singing about a woman, this prompted Dannii to say “If you’re to believe everything you read in the papers, then you didn’t need to change the gender references in the song.”

The Aussie singer looked as though she regretted what she’d said as soon as the words were out of her mouth. Fellow X-Factor judge and Danyl’s mentor, Simon Cowell, instantly jumped to the defense of the 27-year-old hopeful saying  “You can forget playing any of those games with him. I’m not having that. This guy sang his heart out. Give him some credit.”

But Simon Cowell wasn’t the only one to take offence at the remark. The X-Factor’s official website was bombarded with over 2,500 complaints following the incident with many people calling for her to be axed from the show as a result.

Dannii made a full explanation and apology on the follow up show then next day, she also issued a statement on her blog to this end offering her “sincere apologies.” She stated that Danyl “wasn’t offended or upset by my comments” but she said understands that audience members “do not want the judges to get personal with judging comments.