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" X Factor bosses have stated that they were &amp;quot;too cautious&amp;quot; during Saturday&amp;#039;s live show (October 13). Host Dermot O&amp;#039;Leary was reportedly asked by producers to apologise to viewers over Tulisa Contostavlos&amp;#039;s use of the word &amp;#039;milf&amp;#039; (meaning &amp;#039;mother I&amp;#039;d like to f**k&amp;#039;).   After Contostavlos used the word to describe contestant Melanie Masson, O&amp;#039;Leary later apologised on her behalf, despite being used after the watershed at 10.30pm. &amp;quot;I want to apologise for the language Tulisa used. &amp;quot;Naughty, naughty, but that&amp;#039;s why we love her,&amp;quot; said O&amp;#039;Leary. Some viewers described the apology as &amp;quot;ridiculous&amp;quot;, The Sun reports.  [Melanie Masson sings on Saturday evening&amp;#039;s show] One said: &amp;quot;I cannot believe Tulisa isn&amp;#039;t allowed to say MILF at 10.30pm. Has the world gone mad?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Tulisa said MILF at 10.30 and that&amp;#039;s not allowed? What?&amp;quot; another added. A senior X Factor source later admitted that the decision to apologise was perhaps not necessary, saying: &amp;quot;It was a bit over-cautious and over-sensitive.&amp;quot; The X Factor continues next Saturday (October 20) at 8.20pm on ITV1. Masson was ultimately eliminated from the show last night. Digital Spy breakfast show - watch Anna Williamson discuss the day&amp;#039;s biggest stories including Strictly, X Factor and the music charts:      Photo gallery - The X Factor second results show:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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