{"id":108,"date":"2011-08-21T14:30:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T13:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/?p=108"},"modified":"2011-08-21T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-21T13:30:01","slug":"the-x-factor-2011-george-gerasimou-explains-his-attack-on-tulisa-at-x-factor-auditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/108\/the-x-factor-2011-george-gerasimou-explains-his-attack-on-tulisa-at-x-factor-auditions\/","title":{"rendered":"The X Factor 2011: George Gerasimou Explains His Attack on Tulisa At X Factor Auditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"george gerasimou the x factor\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/x2011\/auditions\/george_gerasimou.jpg\" alt=\"george gerasimou the x factor\" width=\"276\" height=\"192\" \/>Self-confessed reformed character George Gerasimou blamed bad editing on is awful audition as shown at the end of the first X Factor auditions episode screened last night.<\/p>\n<p>Gerasimou claimed that Tulisa had provoked him into a reaction. Speaking to the <em>Daily Star Sunday<\/em> today, Gerasimou also revealed he was now scared for his life after the audition aired to millions of viewers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really scared of what will happen now. It\u2019s the worst feeling to have everyone hate you,\u201d he said. \u201cI know I\u2019ll get death threats over this \u2013 I can guarantee people will want me dead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look confident and strong but people saying they want to kill you would get to anyone. It really hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>George explained: \u201cWhen I came across badly on the show two years ago, I couldn\u2019t even go to the shop without people screaming abuse in the street and sending me death threats.<br \/>\n\u201cI wanted to come back to repair the damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However rather than apologising for his behaviour, George instead accused the show of editing him badly.<\/p>\n<p>He explained to the tabloid: \u201cMy life has been turned upside down, all because of the way they edited my audition. It\u2019s going to be unbearable. It will be even worse than last time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went in there with a good attitude but as soon as I walked on the stage Tulisa hated me for no reason. She didn\u2019t even say hello to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe started having a go, so the crowd turned on me and it went downhill from there. She hated me with a passion and didn\u2019t give me an iota of a chance. I was out to prove myself but she didn\u2019t give me a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIt felt like she was trying to provoke me and get a reaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had no problem at all until she started. I believe she was egged on by the producers. She wanted to make me angry and look like a hypocrite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTulisa got very aggressive. Bits have been edited out to make her look like the next sweetheart. But she probably got angrier than I did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the show strongly dismissed the claims, saying: \u201cGeorge\u2019s behaviour was neither provoked nor encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was his second chance to audition and, after hearing the judges\u2019 comments, George displayed some aggressive behaviour, similar to his 2009 audition, and had to escorted from the stage by security.\u201d<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* largexfactor 336x280, created 11\/25\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7071761240\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-confessed reformed character George Gerasimou blamed bad editing on is awful audition as shown at the end of the first X Factor auditions episode screened last night. 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