X Factor judges sacked over 'completely unacceptable' contestant comments

Two judges on New Zealand's X Factor have been fired for ‘bullying’ a contestant during a live show on Sunday night.

The husband and wife duo, Natalia Kills and Willy Moon, were sacked by broadcaster TV3 after saying they were ‘disgusted’ with singer Joe Irvine.

After performing Michael Buble's Cry Me A River, Irvine was subjected to Kills saying: “As an artist who respects artists' integrity and intellectual property I am disgusted at how much you have copied my husband.