The watchdog was looking into three potential breaches of its code by the ITV1 series. In October, the year-old from Brighton appeared to swear after finding out he was getting through to the next round during a results show.
On last weekend's Saturday night show, viewers saw Cocozza out drinking with friends, which may have breached rules on glamorising alcohol. Ofcom is also examining a problem in the same show with an on-screen contest when multiple-choice answers appeared in a different order during the programme. The X Factor did broadcast an apology but Ofcom was looking into whether the mistake may have broken its competition rules. Twenty-year-old Andrew Merry said: "He's all right really.
If you see him behind the scenes he's a good laugh. I hope the public can change their mind. He is a lad. Weakest link: Frankie would most likely have been axed next week if he had stayed in competition due to his vocals.
The painful break-up sent the singer down a path of self-destruction which saw him start smoking, drinking and experimenting with drugs, she said. Blonde Yasmin, 18, who lost her virginity to Frankie aged 15, alleged how she once caught him with a bag of former legal high mephedrone, often referred to by its street name meow meow, at a party.
And last month, Frankie admitted he had ended up in a 'bad way' after he started taking the drug before it was made illegal in He said: 'I've done stupid things. I wasn't doing anything with my life. I was on the dole and depressed.
Tired: Frankie was forced to admit he only had half an hour sleep on Saturday night when Dermot quizzed him on Sunday. Cocozza courted controversy from the start, when Gary Barlow originally chose him for live shows over singer Joe Cox for the boys category. His vocals were weaker than his competitors, but ITV chiefs sold him to the public as a 'cheeky chappy'; a Robbie Williams character who didn't need the voice as he had the charisma. Yet, the teenager sealed his own fate after weeks of constant partying, taking girls back to the house he shares with other contestants, excessive drinking and continual lack of sleep.
Making enemies: Frankie swore on live TV, sparking a flurry of complaints from Ofcom. Further drama unfolded this week after media watchdog Ofcom launched investigations into his naughty antics. Cheeky: Frankie has an infamous tattoo on his backside show the names of girls he claims to have slept with.
More than complaints from viewers were logged, with Ofcom launching separate inquiries into Cocozza's swearing on stage and allegedly glamorising alcohol consumption. Before his performance on Saturday's show, Gary was filmed advising him on his behaviour. Every time I open a newspaper it's got your name on it, and I think "That's a load of votes gone. This is a massive, massive opportunity.
Following the live show, in which Frankie performed a disastrous rendition of I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas, he headed from the X Factor studios to an off-licence with friends.
He then went to a private party, later moving on to Funky Buddha where he met up with a fan before heading to a West London flat with several girls in tow. A source said: 'At one point Frankie was seen at a window in just his boxers.
A taste for alcohol: Frankie sits in front of a chest of cocktails and various drinks during a trip to Mahiki. One of the girls in question, blonde Becca Hills told The Sun: 'We went clubbing, then all went to an apartment for a party.
Some stuff might have happened Yesterday, Ofcom launched three investigations into the X Factor — two relating to the behaviour and portrayal of the teenager and one into the mishandling of an on-air competition. The first inquiry is examining the broadcast of swearing before the 9pm watershed. A second investigation relates to a clip aired the previous evening showing what contestants had been doing during the week.
Cocozza was seen spending his free time partying in London nightclubs and Ofcom received 28 complaints that it glamorised and encouraged the misuse of alcohol. Even though ITV apologised, watchdog bosses were said to be taking the swearing extremely seriously as it comes just weeks after it warned broadcasters over programmes aired before 9pm.
The new regulations aim to help broadcasters comply with the Broadcasting Code rules for pre-watershed content, paying particular attention to family viewing programmes, trailers and soaps.
Wannabe: Frankie started wearing guyliner and was frequently pictured smoking and drinking. Ofcom is also investigating an on-air competition broadcast on October 22 in which multiple-choice answers were apparently mixed up. Unfaithful: Frankie was believed to have upset fellow contestant Amelia Lily after getting close and then cheating on her.
Earlier today Frankie posted on his Twitter page that he would be shooting the video for the X Factor charity single Wishing On A Star tomorrow, but he has since deleted the post. Yesterday, The Risk revealed they had warned Frankie to cut down his partying. Andy Merry said: 'We said to him, "You've got a great opportunity, just calm down a bit,"' while Ashford Campbell added: 'He balances the work and the play - but at the minute I think he's just enjoying the playing.
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Argos AO. Headlines U. Privacy Policy Feedback. I no longer deserve my place in the show, so I am therefore leaving. I would like to thank everyone who has supported me. Frankie's unexpected departure is probably the biggest shock to emerge from X Factor this year. And, when you take into consideration the other controversies of recent weeks — absent judges, departing band members and name-changes — that's really saying something. The exact nature of the golden rule hasn't been made specific, although a show insider alluded to it by asking "What do pretend rock'n'rollers do?
It's an ignominious end for Frankie Cocozza. Right from the get-go he was deliberately X Factor's bad boy, from his ridiculous Robin Askwith persona to the fact he had the names of seven of his sexual conquests tattooed across his bottom. His pre-song VTs were, almost without exception, like a dreadful am-dram version of Performance. He'd neck beers. He'd waffle on about birds. He'd stumble out of clubs looking slightly concussed.
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