Simon Cowell has hit out at the internet campaign focused on pushing Rage Against The Machine’s track ‘Killing In The Name Of’ to Christmas number one.

As the campaign gains momentum, Simon has accused it’s instigators of bullying 18 year old X Factor winner Joe McElderry.

Simon told The Sun:

“All these musical snobs have ganged up against Joe.

“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.”

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