The X Factor winner has said he'll be leaving Twitter 'for good' following a bitter war of words with comedian Frankie Boyle and causing outrage after his foul-mouthed anti-gay rant
James Arthur has said he's quitting Twitter following a heated war of words with comedian Frankie Boyle, and sparking outrage over a homophobic slur he used in a shocking rap.
The pair threw cutting insults at each other before X Factor winner James finally decided to come off the social networking site altogether, writing: '#LOVE to my fans but I'm coming off twitter for good. HQ will be doing all my tweets from now on. PEACE!'
One particularly barbed message posted by Frankie read: 'Sorry, I beef with playas only. I'll leave you to the battle rap scene & getting hit so hard your teeth go normal.'
James bit back: 'Haha how original with the teeth thing. Note to self: sort teeth! Must sort teeth!! Your an old washed up nerd with poor jokes.'
Frankie also compared him to a 'post-op Miley Cyrus' after James joked, 'If I was a girl I'd really want you.'
#LOVE to my fans but I'm coming off twitter for good. HQ will be doing all my tweets from now on. PEACE!
- James Arthur (@JamesArthur23) November 16, 2013
'@JamesArthur23 Well you look like a post-op Miley Cyrus, so why not get it on? Oh, that's right, because of your rampant homophobia,' Frankie blasted back.
Just before the singer vowed to leave the social networking site, he also posted this telling message: 'Learnt a lot this year. Hurt a lot this year. F**ked up a lot this year. Loved a lot this year. Lost a lot this year. Roll on 2014. #LOVE
Earlier that day the shamed singer took to Twitter to apologise for his foul-mouthed anti-gay rant.
The Impossible singer tried to explain himself to appalled fans in a string of tweets over the course of an hour.
On Saturday it emerged that he had had a pop at rap newcomer Micky Worthless after he mocked James' career.
The X Factor winner hit back, calling Micky a 'f***ing queer.'
James also used the words 'scrubber,' 'peasant' and 'motherf*****' to insult the up and coming musician.
His management, who are growing tired of the star's insults towards others, told him off and just hours later he apologised on his Twitter page.
In a series of tweets, he apologised for 'any offence I have caused by using the term 'queer' in my rap battle with MC Worthless,' adding: 'I just have to say I'm extremely disappointed in myself for being so naive with the diss track I made for an unknown rapper recently.'
He continued: 'I Would just like to make it completely clear that it was not meant in anyway as a reference to homosexuality.
'I realise where the term has come from in meaning..but used in the context of the rap battles I have grown up with it has come to mean something completely different.. That said, I understand why it could cause offence and that definitely wasn't my intention...
'Some of the things said in this rap can be mistaken for homophobic slurs and I assure you homophobia is something I do not believe in.
'I have many many gay friends. In rap feuds/rap disses the words I used have a different intent. This is a straight man I was attacking. A straight man who littered his track with severe homophobic slurs towards me.. Like I said though it was a rap diss ..
'And in no way a reflection of my true character.. I've heard I've offended Matt Lucas who's work I have always admired and that is a blow.
'Deeply deeply sorry to any gay or lesbian people out there. Plus Rylan is one of my best mates and he is as gay as they come! #LOVE.
The X Factor winner also apologised to openly gay comedian Matt Lucas, 38 after he kicked off about it too.
Earlier in the day Little Britain star Matt tweeted to tell of his disgust at James' comments, saying: 'F*** you @jamesarthur23 for using your the phrase 'f***ing queer i your latest tract. F*** you.'
But James, 25 was clearly mortified at being given stripping down by his idol.
Little Britain star Matt responded: 'Thanks, James. I look forward to your new stuff. Respect to you for responding and taking it down. Let's move on.'
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