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supports HTML5 videoJanet Devlin has spoken out to defend Misha B, claiming she was not the one bullying people backstage at the X Factor in 2011. Speaking on FUBAR Radio’s Access All Areas, Janet explained: ‘Out of everybody there, all she wanted to do was lift people up and support them.’Misha had shared a video of judges Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh telling her she had an ‘attitude’ and made ‘mean comments’ to other contestants backstage, which Misha denied was true. Janet told hosts Joanna Chimonides and Stephen Leng that it wasn’t Misha who was bullying the other stars backstage, but refused to say who it was. She explained: ‘I definitely remember being very upset when they accused her of being a bully.

Tulisa Contostavlos has issued a second apology to singer Misha B after being caught up in an X Factor racism scandal. Misha, 28, shared a heartfelt video about the moment then-X Factor judge Tulisa, 31, publicly accused her of making ‘mean comments’ to other contestants backstage in 2011. During the uncomfortable incident, Tulisa described Misha as having an ‘attitude’ and ‘feistiness’ while fellow judge Louis Walsh echoed similar sentiments. Although Misha never explicitly accused Tulisa of racism, the former N-Duz star has made it clear there wasn’t any racial intent behind her message to the singer. After initially responding to Misha’s video last week, Tulisa has now released a full statement on the matter. In a lengthy Instagram post,

It speaks volumes that Misha B only felt comfortable enough to open up about her horrible time on The X Factor during a global race revolution. After nearly a decade, Misha hosted an Instagram live detailing the extent of the pain she endured while appearing as a contestant on ITV’s staple singing competition.With racism and the treatment of the black community currently the number one topic, it was probably the first time in nine years that Misha felt she would receive the least judgement for speaking up more than anytime in the past. Because when she stood on that X Factor stage while being accused of ‘bullying’ and told that she had an ‘attitude’ and was ‘overconfident’, how could she possibly respond and defend herself without looking

MISHA B says she had suicidal thoughts after Louis Walsh and Tulisa Contostavlos called her a 'bully' on X Factor. The singer, 28, appeared on the show in 2011, but made the claims on Instagram last night.

Former X Factor contestant Misha B says she was left suicidal and suffering from PTSD after experiencing racist treatment on the show.