Atlanta, GA 12/18/2010 12:19:06 AM
One Direction's Louis Tomlinson has been slammed by Steve Brookstein.
The former 'X Factor' winner - who had a public spat with music mogul
Simon Cowell after being dropped from his record label - described the
18-year-old singer as the "luckiest man in music" for landing a record
deal when he can't actually sing.
Writing on his twitter account, he said: "Congratulations to Louis
Tomlinson on his record deal. Luckiest man in music. have u heard his
audition. There should be an enquiry over show fixing. He is shockingly
terrible. It's like les dawson comedy bad.
"I've heard his YouTube. Auto tune all over it. I don't blame him. I blame Simon for putting him in the public eye. (sic)"
However, Louis' mum was quick to jump to her son's defence, calling the 42-year-old singer's comments "cruel".
She tweeted: "Hi I'm Louis's mum. My family have always liked you and
bought your records. Why be so cruel? Why shame him in public? He was
sad about his audition. He was incredibly nervous. Listen to his
YouTube.
"He is 18 Steve! I honestly thought you were a nice bloke. Sadly for us now what we were told about you seems accurate. (sic)"
However, cheeky chappie Louis got the last laugh with what could be perceived as a sarcastic response.
He wrote on twitter: "steve your my idol ! I'm sorry @stevebrookstein
if you are not a fan of mine, without you winning the 1st X Factor I
may never have had my opportunity, so for that I thank you. Have a
great christmas. (sic)"
