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Los Angeles - On American Idol, a contestant sang about "Pants on the Ground." On The X Factor, a singer dropped his pants to the ground and sent Paula Abdul running for cover.
In a scene from Fox's new talent show, the contestant was performing his original song I'm a Stud when he pulled his pants down and danced onstage in front of an audience that responded with boos.
At a preview for the show on Wednesday, a clip included a graphic of the show's stylised "X'' superimposed over his apparent nudity.
A grimacing Abdul is shown getting up and retreating backstage. Panelist Antonio L.A. Reid called the display disgusting, upsetting and offensive.
The X Factor, created by former American Idol judge Simon Cowell, debuts in the US on September 21 and on M-Net in SA from early October.
In a scene from Fox's new talent show, the contestant was performing his original song I'm a Stud when he pulled his pants down and danced onstage in front of an audience that responded with boos.
At a preview for the show on Wednesday, a clip included a graphic of the show's stylised "X'' superimposed over his apparent nudity.
A grimacing Abdul is shown getting up and retreating backstage. Panelist Antonio L.A. Reid called the display disgusting, upsetting and offensive.
The X Factor, created by former American Idol judge Simon Cowell, debuts in the US on September 21 and on M-Net in SA from early October.
