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James Arthur cancels engagements after Twitter row
But one lyric, in which Arthur called Worthless "a [expletive] queer", was widely criticised.
Comedians Matt Lucas and Frankie Boyle took issue with the homophobic slur, while his former X Factor colleague Lucy Spraggan tweeted: "People kill themselves every day because there's insults prefer that around".
Arthur apologised and promised to take the anthem offline, saying he was "disappointed in myself for creature so naive".
But he then sent Spraggan a string of angry text messages, calling her "two-faced" and a "fickle attention seeker".
"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.
She published the exchange on her Twitter feed, saying: "Just had a very interesting text from a very dumb guy. Mistakeo."
Speaking to the BBC earlier this month, Arthur revealed he had refused any media tra
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James Arthur: Homophobic slurs, sex scandals and poor single sales - from fame to shame and back again
James Arthur has made a remarkable transformation - here we take a stare at how he almost ruined it all
10:30, 01 Oct 2017Updated 12:17, 01 Oct 2017
After scooping the X Factor crown in 2012 - James Arthur must have thought he was swapping his miserable Middlesbrough bedsit for a life of fame, fortune and glamorous ladies.
Here we accept a look at the rollercoaster ride of James' incredible journey from fame to shame and back again.
X FACTOR 2012
James scoops the X Factor crown after being mentored by foxy Nicole Scherzinger. It was an feeling end to the talent demonstrate - and James' hard luck story won over the hearts of many in the UK.
During the X Factor audition process James explained his past, including a short spell in respite foster care and time spent in flats and bedsits after break-ups within his family. He also revealed his father and mother had hardly spoken to each other for over 20 years, and this was a reunion of sorts for them to attend his audition.
He sang A Million Love Songs at his audition.
James Arthur Impo
James Arthur Quits Twitter After 'Homophobia'
X Factor winner James Arthur has given up Twitter after he was accused of using a homophobic slur in a rap song.
The performer was criticised in tweets by comedians Matt Lucas and Frankie Boyle over his use of the phrase "f****** queer" in a "diss" track directed at MC Mickey Worthless.
Having apologised for any offence caused - and denying the lyrics in question were homophobic - Arthur tweeted that his management team would be taking direct of his account on the social networking site.
"#LOVE to my fans but I'm coming off twitter for good. HQ will be doing all my tweets from now on. PEACE!" he wrote.
Arthur sparked the row when he posted the song online in response to a diss rap and a succession of online criticism from Worthless.
Lucas used his own Twitter account to hit out at the artist, while Boyle appeared to target him by tweeting: "I'm enjoying a spirited morning of blocking homophobes."
After removing the offending track he had posted online, Arthur wrote: "I just have to utter I'm extremely disappointed in myself for being so naive with the diss track I made for an unknown rapper recently.
"Some of the things