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Simon Cowell said the sexual assault of an "X Factor" contestant was "horrific" and "heartbreaking." Simon Cowell described the sexual assault of a former "X Factor" contestant as "horrific and heart-breaking" after she criticized the support provided by the show's producers. Spraggan, who performed her own songs in her audition for "The X Factor," pulled out of the show during production, citing illness. "The X Factor" has faced criticism from other former UK contestants over their treatment. The X Factor was produced by Thames [part of Freemantle] and Syco, who were primarily responsible for duty of care towards all of its programme contributors."
Persons: Simon Cowell, Lucy Spraggan, Spraggan, she'd, Rylan Clark, they'd, I'd, Tim Whitby, Spraggan wasn't, Cowell, Lucy, Katie Waissel, Simon Cowell's Organizations: Guardian, Morning, Fremantle, BBC News, ITV, Thames Locations: London, Fremantle
A former X Factor contestant told the Sunday Times she plans to sue Simon Cowell's company. Waissel said she sought therapy for PTSD after X Factor, and that Syco failed in its duty of care. "There are so many of us who have been so trapped and it's not fair, there was a huge imbalance in power," Waissel told the newspaper. The X Factor made stars of contestants in both the US and UK, including One Direction, Little Mix, and Camila Cabello. Were you an X Factor contestant?
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