British artist Natalia Kills poses as she arrives on the red carpet for the Echo Music Awards ceremony in Berlin March 24, 2011. The German Phonographic Academy honours artists from all over the world in 25 categories.
IN PHOTO: British artist Natalia Kills poses as she arrives on the red carpet for the Echo Music Awards ceremony in Berlin March 24, 2011. The German Phonographic Academy honours artists from all over the world in 25 categories. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Fired X Factor New Zealand judge Natalia Kills isn’t sorry that she insulted contestant Joe Irvine for allegedly copying her husband Willy Moon’s style on Sunday. The English songstress claimed she was just “speaking from the heart.”

The 28-year-old singer outraged the show’s viewers and almost just about everyone who has watched the clip of her cruelly berating Irvine on the first live show. She believed the aspiring singer copied Moon’s style. Irvine was wearing a suit and had his sleek hair parted at one side, which were questionably inspired by Moon.

She called him “artistically atrocious,” “disgusting” and a “laughingstock” among many other names. Moon joined in, telling Irvine that he was like “Psycho” killer Norman Bates dressing up as his mother.

Their behaviour, which was described as downright bullying by the viewers, was met with worldwide condemnation. Even their fellow judges Stan Walker and Melanie Blatt, Irvine’s mentor, were not happy with Kills and Moon for their brutal critique of Irvine, that didn’t have anything to do with his performance. MediaWorks promptly fired the husband and wife, calling their behaviour “unacceptable.”

And although many people, including former “NZ Idol” judge Paul Ellis, believe that Kills just killed her own career with her irrational criticism, Kills isn’t repentant. On the contrary, she appeared proud of what she did. She said she had the “most fun” at the live show, boasting that she gained many followers, following the episode. Instead of apologising, she promoted herself by posting her music video.

Apart from a few Twitter posts that appear to just capitalise on her and her husband’s newfound infamy, Kills has remained silent. Her spokesman, however, reinforced her feelings on the issue.

“[Kills] just speaks from the heard and says what she feels. That’s just how she is,” the rep told Mirror. And no, Kills isn’t sorry for bullying Irvine because “she stands by what she said.”

Moon, on the other hand, has been mum since the ugly incident. Before the live show on Sunday, he was also involved in another shouting incident with a 51-year-old woman. He allegedly called Tracey Neal-Gailer a “c---“ in front of the customers and staff of an Auckland bakery after shouting at her a few moments before. All of these were apparently over a parking incident.

TV3 apologised for his behaviour, even claiming that Moon was regretful of his choice of words. Moon wasn’t a bit regretful, however. He repeated calling the woman names on his Twitter account, saying she was a liar.

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