This year's rejected X Factor finalists were out in force on Sunday night as James Arthur was crowned series champion - but there was no sign of Christopher Maloney. The Liverpudlian singer, who finished third in the Saturday night part of the final, was nowhere to be seen on Sunday as the likes of Ella Henderson, Union J, Rylan Clark and Jade Ellis all put in an appearance. And his absence comes amid speculation that he was "banned" from taking part in the show after turning up to rehearsals a little worse for wear. There have also been rumours that he engaged in a war of words with fellow finalist Carolynne Poole, using expletives towards her on Twitter. After tweeting that the singer - who was the first eliminated from the live shows - would "do anything to get a headline", Carolynne tweeted, "X Factor would also create monsters it would seem!" - although did not actually mention Christopher by name. However after the battle reportedly escalated into profanity Christopher then vented his frustations against the X Factor staff, accusing them of a "witch hunt" before suggesting he was being bullied "big time". A spokesman for the show told Metro that the singer "no longer wanted to be a part of The X Factor" - although the rumours that he had been drinking earlier in the day remained unconfirmed. The 34-year-old lost out on Saturday night after performances of both the 80s hit Flashdance and duetting with mentor Gary Barlow on Take That's Rule The World.
