Sir Elton John has lashed out at UK TV talent show The X Factor - insisting he would rather lose his genitals than watch it.
The 'Rocket Man' is due to perform a concert in London on New Year's Eve - with the 2008 X Factor winner Alexandra Burke also lined up to appear at the gig.
But he has risked sparking a row with organisers by blasting the TV show, in which contestants battle for a record contract by singing their own versions of classic songs in a weekly knock-out competition.
During a show at London's O2 Arena on Saturday, John said he would rather have his "cock bitten off by an Alsatian" than watch the show, adding: "My balls too."
And it's not the first time the singer has slammed the programme. In 2006, he told a journalist: "The X Factor is a cruise ship show. I've got nothing against the people who go on - good luck to them. But I hate how they're treated."
Burke was crowned the 2008 X Factor champion on Saturday night.
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