Radio One DJ Fearne Cotton has denied Simon Cowell’s claims that Rage Against The Machine fans are bullying Joe McElderry.

The band have been backed by a huge Facebook campaign in a bid to help push their single ‘Killing In The Name Of’ to the number one spot, therefore beating Joe McElderry’s ‘The Climb.’

Talking about the campaign in a recent interview Simon said:

“If you take me out of the equation, you have a teenager with his first single being attacked by a huge hate mob on Facebook. It almost feels like a little kid being bullied. It feels like a spiteful campaign aimed at an 18-year-old who won a talent competition.

“It’s David versus Goliath and it’s not fair on Joe. It’s getting out of hand.”

However, Fearne Cotton wholeheartedly disagrees and she told The Mirror: “Simon’s been saying he thinks there’s some hate mob against X Factor, but I don’t think this is the case at all. It’s more a case of genuine rock fans versus genuine teenybopper fans.”

The Radio 1 presenter continued: “Simon needs to realise nobody’s against the show – but I love rock music. Not everyone out there’s going to love the music X Factor produces. It gets dull when it’s a case of guaranteed number one.

“Joe’s a sweetheart and good on him giving it a good bash. Kids like it but it’s not for us old rockers.”