Astro Turns Heads (For All The Wrong Reasons) On The X Factor
Posted on Nov 18, 2011 @ 12:00PM
As Shakespeare would say, “Sharper than a serpent's tooth, a thankless child.”
Fifteen-year-old rap wunderkind Astro survived Thursday's edition of The X Factor, but not without a dollop of controversy — which you can see in the video on RadarOnline.com.
Winding up in the bottom two against Stacy Francis, Astro was irked, telling the crowd, "I really don't wanna perform. I feel like it's unnecessary," before turning to his mentor, L.A. Reid, asking him, "Do you think I should perform?" which Reid politely encouraged.
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Simon Cowell, understandably, wasn’t so gracious.
"I don't like your attitude right now," he told the teen. "Look at me, and think about your mum watching the show. Because you are showing disrespect to your mom. You are showing disrespect to the audience at home, and I don't like people with this attitude."
Astro said in response, "No disrespect to you or this show, but I just feel like if you're going to put me in the bottom two, I don't want to perform for people who don't want me here, you know what I'm saying? That's it."
The audience then turned on the young lyricist, booing him, as tears streamed down his face; still he survived the week’s cut, as soulful songstress Stacy Francis was sent home instead.
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Do you think Astro’s attitude will send him packing next week, or that his talent will push him through? Leave your comments below...
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I don't watch this show but everyone needs to give this poor KID a break. He is just a little kid people. He acted like a child because that is what he is. He was upset and didn't know how to deal with it. I'm sure he has learned his lesson.
Posted Sat, 11/19/2011 - 2:04am
WHAT! A BREAK,I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A BREAK, FROM THE SHOW HE NEEDS TO GO. YOU SAY HIS AGE? WELL WHAT ABOUT THAT OTHER KID RACHEAL? SHE IS YOUNGER THAN HIM AND ACTS MORE MATURE. THIS KID IS SPOILED AND NEEDS TO GO.
Posted Sat, 11/19/2011 - 10:00am
He needs a good spanking. What an embarrassment!
Posted Fri, 11/18/2011 - 10:44pm
He's a kid who is like all kids (and many adults). He allowed his raw emotions to rule, and was called out. He's too young and naive to understand a competition. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. If he loses, geez...watch out.
Posted Fri, 11/18/2011 - 10:17pm
Welcome to the consequences of spoiling a child. Tantrums, lack of coping when they lose or are not on top/winners, they sadly become sore loser with an expectation that they should get whatever they want.
Posted Sat, 11/19/2011 - 6:12am
Good thing he is learning at an early age that not always do you get the outcome you want in life. Too bad though that it has to be done publicly, hard lesson for him to learn, but still one he can bounce back from.
Posted Sat, 11/19/2011 - 6:13am
Come on people get rid of this snot-nosed little brat, He reused to participate in the auditions on the dance routines" I don't Dance" so he said, Then he cannot sing everything is a rap! What is that ? GET RID OF THIS PUNK LET BALDY REID TAKE HIM.
Posted Fri, 11/18/2011 - 7:40pm
Shocking, rude behavior. He will lose a lot of votes by acting that way. Loved Stacy until all her lies were exposed, they both should have been sent home.
Posted Fri, 11/18/2011 - 7:36pm
This is a singing competition, not a change the lyrics to a rap song & say "huh" thru-out a song. The kid proved to be a jerk when he refused to learn the dance moves. He said it "why sing for people who don't want me here"- BYE~
Posted Fri, 11/18/2011 - 5:42pm
This kid is a spoiled, cheeky, disrespectful BRAT! He doesn't belong on this show and, as far as I'm concerned, none of the contestants are worth 5 million!!! I stopped watching the show a long time ag0 - it's too phony.
Posted Fri, 11/18/2011 - 5:21pm