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Water-throwing, happy-slapping, Louis Walsh: X Factor's 10 most shocking moments

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As X Factor finalists Rylan Clark and Lucy Spraggan are reportedly kicked out of their hotel following their drunken antics last night (October 17), we take a look back at 10 of the show's most shocking and controversial moments - from happy-slapping and drug-abusing contestants to irate water-pelting judges.
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Sharon Osbourne throws a glass of water over Louis Walsh after he threatened to quit the ITV show over alleged "bullying" by fellow judges including Osbourne and Simon Cowell back in series 2.
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