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Simon Cowell says James Arthur should have "shut up"

Simon Cowell has admitted that James Arthur's outspoken nature has been a "real issue".

The singer won the UK X Factor 2012 and released his debut album a year later.

However, his penchant for mouthing off online and in interviews has caused divisions, even prompting the 'Impossible' man to temporarily give up Twitter.

Speaking to the Metro, Cowell - whose label Syco houses Arthur - said:

"I think James, unfortunately, has had so many issues with what he has done publicly – which is a real issue with me. Somebody should have told him to shut up and just put the records out."

One of Arthur's recent outbursts was to slag off previous male winners of the X Factor.

Watch James Arthur's recent videos below: