Dannii Minogue apologises over X Factor bisexual slur
International
oi-Staff
Melbourne
(ANI):
'X
Factor" judge
Dannii
Minogue
has
issued
an
apology
for
her
remarks
to
a
contestant
over
his
bi-sexuality.
Danyl
Johnson
had
changed
the
lyrics
of
Whitney
Houston''s
'And
I
Am
Telling
You"
to
sing
about
a
woman,
rather
than
a
man.
"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
Daily
Telegraph
quoted
her
as
saying
during
the
live
show.
The
Aussie
singer
has
now
clarified
her
comments,
saying
she
meant
no
offence
to
anyone.
She
said:
"I
want
to
clear
up
exactly
what
happened
on
last
night's
X
Factor
show
and
post
my
sincere
apologies
to
anyone
who
took
offence.
I
made
a
comment
about
Danyl
changing
the
lyrics
of
his
song."
"It
was
meant
to
be
a
humorous
moment
about
the
fact
he
had
an
opportunity
to
have
fun
with
his
song.
An
openly
bi-sexual
guy
singing
a
song
that
is
lyrically
a
'girls' song'.
Danyl
and
I
were
joking
about
the
very
same
thing
in
rehearsals
on
Friday,
so
it
carried
on
to
the
show.
I'd
like
to
apologise
to
anyone
that
was
offended
by
my
comments,
it
was
never
my
intention."
She
added:
"I
spoke
to
Danyl
straight
after
the
show
last
night
and
he
wasn't
offended
or
upset
by
my
comments,
and
knew
exactly
what
I
was
saying.
I
understand
X
Factor
fans
do
not
want
the
judges
to
get
personal
with
judging
comments.
During
the
course
of
the
show
all
the
judges
become
close
to
the
contestants
and
this
is
because
we
adore
them
and
care
about
them."