Cheryl has released a lengthy statement, slamming the “level of relentless abuse” she’s received since performing on The X Factor on Sunday.
The singer faced serious backlash for her raunchy performance, and it even launched a series of Ofcom complaints.
However, the mother-of-one isn’t taking the criticism lying down.
Taking to Twitter, Cheryl said, “I wanted to start by saying thank you all so much for your lovely comments and support for my performance on Sunday. You may not have read about them but I definitely saw and felt them!”
“Having spent 16 years in the public eye I have always been accepting of people’s opinions. Me personally, my music and performances are never going to be for everyone. And that’s OK.
“I let a lot of things lie but the sheer level of unbalanced negativity towards me in the tabloid press these past few days has been quite frankly shocking and I need to address it,” she continued.
“This level of relentless abuse should not be tolerated in any walk of life.
“From my appearance, my body, my size and shape to my performance and even dragging innocent people into this like they did to Nile Rodgers simply for a clickbait headline is totally uncalled for. It also gives trolls a bigger voice and platform.”
“What’s even more surprising to me is that some of these people are the first to write that we should be being more socially aware and conscious of online bullying and mental health awareness. Is this any different?
“So thank you all again for being strong minded enough not to be influenced by the negativity.
Cheryl concluded, “Ps… I did watch my performance back and I LOVED IT!”
