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James Arthur Homophobic
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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 25-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.
However exchanges continued offline, in a string of abusive texts to Spraggan.
She took screenshots of the rant, in which Arthur called her a "fickle attention seeker", and posted them online on Wednesday night.
Spraggan had attracted his ire when she, too, criticised his use of homphobic slurs.
"Lucy what are you playing at having digs at me? You not thing [sic] you're being a bit over the top?" Arthur asked.
"Is it coz you're a gay rights activist you had to say something as extreme as 'people kill themselves every day over words like queer' are you for real?" he continued.
Arthur then pointed out his "album sold 10 times youres [sic] in it's [sic] first week".
His self-titled debut entered the charts at number two earlier this month, but is likely to drop out of the top 10 this weekend.
After Spraggan exposed their exchange, Arthur appeared to take back control of his Twitter account for a brief moment with the words: "Keep the witch hunt coming".
PR expert Mark Borkowski, told the BBC it was just the latest example of how Twitter could go wrong.
"[James is] clearly not sophisticated enough to recognise a) the power of his brand and b) the morality of his brand," said Borkowski.
He added that Arthur's record label, Sony, had limited options for damage control.
"You're not going to shut down a Twitter account that has over two million followers," he said.
"There is a sell-by date stamped on these performers and people try and keep as much life as possible going, until the audience move off to the next shiny beast they want to surround."
Mr Borkowski added it was common for public figures such as Britney Spears not to run their own Twitter account, because it was used as a marketing tool.
Late last week, Arthur apologised for his controversial rap song, a so-called "diss track" in which artists trade insults.
He said he was "disappointed in myself for being so naive" and "deeply sorry to any gay or lesbian people out there".
The singer said it was not his intention to "cause offence" and that "used in the context of the rap battles I have grown up with" the term queer had "come to mean something completely different".
He added: "Plus [former X Factor contestant] Rylan is one of my best mates and he is as gay as they come!"
However, hours later Arthur announced: "I'm coming off twitter for good".
"HQ will be doing all my tweets from now on," he added. "PEACE!"
PR expert Louie Gatas has looked after Twitter feeds for stars including The Saturdays, Take That and Lady Gaga as digital communications manager at Embrace.
He told the BBC it was not unusual for social media managers to step in when stars went off the rails.
"I really don't think there was any other option, I don't think they [James Arthur's management] could try to rectify what happened. I suppose it's damage control," said Gatas.
"When issues like that surface, we would think about what the best plan of action is and let the fans know [with a sign-off] it is not the artist managing it," he continued.
"I think they [James Arthur's team] started writing JA HQ. Fans want to know who they're speaking to. The majority of people know how social media is run these days, you need to be as honest and straightforward as possible."
Gatas said it was hard to police artists' Twitter feeds: "At the end of the day, the only thing we can do is control it in the same way a friend would."
"The artist needs to take ownership over what they're saying and we can just advise them, and make them aware of what the repercussions are, before they post on social media," he said.
Since winning the X Factor, several of Arthur's comments have sparked controversy or generated headlines.
He has written expletive-laden messages about One Direction's Louis Tomlinson, and made off-colour statements about his ex-girlfriend, pop star Rita Ora.
Speaking to the BBC earlier this month , he revealed he had refused any media training from his record label.
"I've done a few face palms after things I've said because it's stupid. But if I'm not like that, I won't feel human anymore," he said.
"What's the point in me getting up in the morning and coming in and speaking to 20 journalists and having a script in my mind? It's soul-destroying."
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James Arthur has apologised on Twitter after being accused of singing homophobic lyrics, according to the BBC .
The 'X Factor' 2012 winner said the song had been directed at rapper Micky Worthless, during a rap battle, and that he had not meant to offend anyone.
The reality star, 25, said online that he was "deeply deeply sorry to any gay or lesbian people out there."
Former 'X Factor' finalist Lucy Spraggan and comedian Matt Lucas were among those who condemned the lyrics.
During a series of tweets the singer admitted he let himself down.
He posted: "Some of the things said in this rap can be mistaken for homophobic slurs.
"I assure you homophobia is something I do not believe in."
The artist added: "I have many gay friends. In rap feuds/rap disses the words I use have different intent."
Lucas has since accepted an apology after James Arthur promised to remove the song from the internet.
The 'Little Britain' comic posted: "Respect to you for responding and taking it down. Let's move on."
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The former reality TV star says he did not mean to “offend anyone” with his behaviour.
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 2013, after branding a fellow artist a “f**king queer”.
However, the singer – who is back a No.1 with ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ – claims he “didn’t mean to offend anyone” with his discriminative behaviour.
“My music is about love and I don’t discriminate against any type of person,” he told BBC Newsbeat.
“It was taken out of context and I didn’t mean to offend anyone at all.
“But I make no excuses and I dealt with the whole thing in the wrong way.”
The artist also opened up about his battle with drugs, which he says was brought on by feelings of depression and anxiety.
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“There was no getting through to me I was just buried in self-loathing and doing all the wrong things,” he said.
Following the controversy, the singer vowed to make a “long term commitment” to leading LGBT rights charity Stonewall , though he never fulfilled this promise.
Meanwhile, fellow X Factor winner Steve Brookstein – who has enjoyed considerably less success than Arthur – spent the weekend hitting out at “bitchy homosexuals” on Twitter.
Brookstein rose to prominence on the original X Factor series in 2004, but was quickly ditched by his record label and fell into obscurity.
He has not had a charting album or single release in nearly a decade.
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