Simon Cowellhas refused to axeX Factor hopeful Chloe Mafia from the competition after it was revealed she was a £160-an-hour vice girl.
Cowell claims that 20-year old Chloe, who works under the name of Candy, should not be booted out of the show just because of her choice of profession… as long as she quits her job when appearing on the programme.
The music mogul defended his decision to The Sun, claiming: "‘We haven’t banned prostitutes. I think you’d want to show the story if we’re allowed – I want to see the story."
"We can’t just take people off the show because they might do something that upsets some people."
He continued: "If a person applies to be on the X Factor it’s obvious to me that they want to do something better with their life."
Single mother Chloe, who auditioned for the show in Manchester describes herself on her personal website as a ''100 per cent Yorkshire dirty slut.'
An X Factor spokesperson added to Simon's comments stating: "We don’t discriminate. We will look into the matter."