Willy Moon and Natalia Kills sacked for bullying contestant

 TV3 has sacked X Factor judges Willy Moon and Natalia Kills for bullying contestant on live TV.
 Mediaworks, the owners of TV3 confirmed it had fired Kills and Moon after the husband and wife judges bullied a contestant on live TV last night.
It is understood the media company had come under extreme pressure from sponsors and fellow judges Stan Walker and Melanie Blatt to take action.
In tonight's show, Walker and Blatt held hands as they were welcomed on stage by host Dominic Bowden, before he recalled today's dramatic turn of events.
"Yes, following last night's show, Mediaworks has made the decision that Willy Moon and Natalia Kills are leaving the show," said Bowden.
"From all of us, we believe it was the right thing to do. The good news is we're bringing in new mentors for the boys and the groups. They'll be sitting in those chairs right there next week."
In the meantime, Walker and Blatt will do double duty as mentors, with Blatt taking over Moon's groups category and Walker overseeing Kills' boys.
In a statement issued this afternoon, Mediaworks chief executive Mark Weldon said: "Last night on X Factor both Kills and Moon made comments that were completely unacceptable.
"While the judges on X Factor are expected to provide critiques of the performances, we will not tolerate such destructive tirades from any of the judges," he said.
"Contestants put their all into this competition and they should expect to receive feedback and criticism that is professional and constructive. We no longer have confidence that Kills and Moon are the right people to perform the role of X Factor judges and they will leave the show, effective immediately."
The owner of the X Factor franchise, FremantleMedia, which has a said the judges had shown "very poor judgement and intention".
"We 100 percent support TV3 and MediaWorks in their decision to remove them. The X Factor does not tolerate the behaviour they displayed last night," a spokesman said.
The network's handling of the X Factor franchise is being closely scrutinised by FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell, who have already warned TV3 producers about bringing the show into disrepute over the Shae Brider controversy.
X Factor executive producer Andrew Szusterman said: "We have reacted decisively and in the best interests of the contestants. We now need to move on and give the contestants and the public the competition they deserve."