A band that made the final twelve in X Factor (wow, are they down to a final twelve already? that happened quickly) has been disqualified because they already had a management deal with Global Talent's Ashley Tabor.
Reports suggest that Tabor, who already manages former X Factor finalists G4, put together the band, Avenue, specifically to enter X Factor, warning them not to mention they had a management deal. The Global Talent man says neither he nor the band realised what they was doing was actually against the rules of the show (which is odd, given Tabor's existing relationship with the programme, and the fact he suggested their deal should remain secret, but whatever) and that they ended their management relationship as soon as they realised that that was the case.
Nevertheless, the show's judges and producers have decided to axe them anyway. Judge Louis Walsh told reporters: "It was a hard decision. The boys are talented but they broke the rules. They had to go". Fellow judge and show owner Simon Cowell added: "They misled us. It wouldn't have been fair to allow them to deprive another act of a slot in the finals".