2023-11-21 12:16:00
Morgan is out of The X Factor. Sky Italia and Fremantle Italia have in fact decided “by mutual agreement, to interrupt the collaborative relationship with Morgan and his presence on ‘X Factor’ as a judge. An evaluation – we read in the note from Sky and Fremantle – made following repeated incompatible and inappropriate behaviour, also towards the production and during the performances of the competitors, and of the numerous declarations which have also taken place in recent days”.
“It is essential – we read again – that the contestants and their journey remain at the center of the programme. Music and talent have always been and must continue to be the fundamental driving force of the X Factor, and it is a priority that everything takes place in a professional working environment and that the discussion, however heated, is always expressed with mutual respect. The decision is taken into consideration of the values that Sky, Fremantle and X Factor embody, with respect for all the people involved and the public, and will take effect immediately”, concludes the note.
The controversies, what happened to X Factor
The discussions between the judges during last Thursday’s live broadcast caused the controversy to explode. “It’s not a good sight at the table tonight,” Ambra had said at a certain point. Immediately ‘struck down’ by a vitriolic joke from Morgan: “The rhetoric of tears is beautiful”, said the former Blu Vertigo, amidst the sounds of disapproval from the public.
And when Francesca Michielin intervened asking to let Ambra speak, Morgan had increased the amount of acrimony, saying: “Ivan Graziani is waiting for you over there, he is collaborating with Annalisa”, underlining what had appeared to be a gaffe by the presenter in the previous episode, when with Colapesce he had seemed unaware of Ivan Graziani’s death. At that point Fedez intervened asking Morgan to stop. “Thanks Fedez, are you acting as a psychologist for me? Or are you too depressed to be a psychologist”, Morgan replied, referring to the health problems recently revealed by the rapper, while his colleagues at the table stared and even the public contested the performance of the most ‘elderly’.
The matter didn’t end there, because the climate of the live broadcast had also moved behind the scenes, as evidenced by a video of an outburst that appeared on social media, where Morgan could be seen arguing heatedly with Ambra and then getting up and leaving, after having sent her ‘ come on…’. In the following days, criticism of Morgan’s behavior multiplied on social media which, according to many observers, in addition to being unpleasant for colleagues, was unfair towards the competitors, forced to perform in an overly tense climate. Morgan himself, in the fourth live, ended up losing two competitors: both Selmi and the SickTeens were eliminated and only Astromare remained in the competition for his team.
Morgan, as is known, is no stranger to television clashes and controversies that leave their mark. The musician had already risked not taking part in the live shows when this summer he became the protagonist of a spat with a spectator at one of his concerts, who in the end he had addressed as “fro… shit”. Only the donation of half of his salary to an association that deals with finding accommodation for homosexual children forced to leave families who do not accept them had convinced Sky management to keep him on the show (whose selection episodes, including auditions and bootcamps , had already been recorded with Morgan’s presence).
And while in recent days there were rumors of a possible farewell to the talent, the singer-songwriter wrote through the Mowmag website what seemed like a farewell from the Sky programme: “My mission as ‘007 at the service of Rai’ is now accomplished and X Factor – he stated – would in fact be ready to return to Rai, I don’t think it will happen because it deserves to remain on Sky in a network that believed in it and it is right that it enjoys the benefits. I, on the other hand, am ready to return home with ‘ StraMorgan’, where I come from, that of public service.”
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