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Willix, Pierra (15 July 2023). "Lucy Spraggan reveals she was raped during her time on The X Factor and was not given 'enough support' after quitting". Metro . Retrieved 15 July 2023. Lucy was given financial and medical support in the immediate aftermath of the crime, but she said she wasn't supported after the trial.

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She also told the Guardian: "It was inappropriate for anybody - including contestants - to be drunk. Anstey Spraggan (22 May 2010). "How to survive a stepfamily". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 21 September 2012. Malt, Andy (9 December 2022). "One Liners: SZA, Paramore, Gorillaz, more". Complete Music Update . Retrieved 9 December 2022. The X Factor was produced by Thames and Syco, who were primarily responsible for duty of care towards all of its programme contributors. ITV as a commissioning broadcaster is committed to having in place suitable and robust oversight procedures, with a view to ensuring that independent producers employ the correct processes to protect the mental health and welfare of participants.Lucy also exposed the manipulation of the contestants by the production companies during filming. I actually recall watching that year's show and thought that it appeared even more 'manipulative' than previous years - indeed, once Lucy was no longer a part of the show (reportedly because she was 'ill') and then Ella Henderson was voted off (which was a travesty to me), I stopped watching the show for the remainder of that year, thinking it was all 'fixed'. To our knowledge, the assault was an event without precedent in the UK television industry. Whilst we believed throughout that we were doing our best to support Lucy in the aftermath of the ordeal, as Lucy thinks we could have done more, we must therefore recognise this. Simon Cowell, the creator of The X Factor, called the incident “horrific and heartbreaking” in a statement to The Guardian, adding: “When I was given the opportunity to speak to Lucy, I was able to personally tell her how sorry I was about everything she has been through.

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A spokesperson for Fremantle said: “The serious sexual assault suffered by Lucy Spraggan in October 2012 was a truly horrific criminal act for which the perpetrator, who was not connected with the programme, was rightfully prosecuted and imprisoned. Anyone should feel safe when they are sleeping in a hotel room - and it is abhorrent to think that a hotel porter abused that trust in such a vile way.

She wrote: "I woke up the next day with this sense of sheer dread. I don't think I've ever felt that level of confusion since. The statement continued: “To our knowledge, the assault was an event without precedent in the UK television industry. While we believed throughout that we were doing our best to support Lucy in the aftermath of the ordeal, as Lucy thinks we could have done more, we must therefore recognise this. For everything Lucy has suffered, we are extremely sorry. By the age of twenty, Lucy Spraggan had already experienced more extraordinary things than many do across a lifetime. Growing up in a creative household, surrounded by artists, alcohol and raucous parties, by her late teens she had played pubs, clubs and festivals, fallen in love with an older woman on a US road trip, experimented with drink and drugs, and been in and out of police custody. Spraggan's sixth studio album, Choices, was released on 26 February 2021 and debuted at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. [36] The album was preceded by the singles "Flowers", "Roots" and "Sober". [4] [5] On 19 March 2021, Spraggan released "Animal (Skank Butcher Remix)" as a promotional single. [37] [38]