Don phiilip forced to say he is gay

I was rewatching the

The guy, now 32, was on the verge of tears with every word he spoke It was devastating watching his shaky performance of Beyonce's "Halo" and even harder to see his complete breakdown after Simon and Britney told him his voice just wasn't good enough to continue.

Philip claimed the show cut out 10 minutes of his interview where he admitted he is gay, after what he alleged was bullying. According to Philip, The X-Factor audition that aired cut out around ten minutes of footage where he revealed he's gay.

“Backstage, I’d talked to the producers about what was my. The contestant was one who had a very personal connection to Britney Spears: He performed a duet with her on her debut album. If there was anything that made you cringe during Wednesday's season premiere of "The X Factor," it was the audition of Don Philip.

"When I got on stage, (the judges) chimed in saying. The year-old vocal coach said the judges panel pushed him to reveal a secret after Philip had confided in producers about his sexuality. The song was "I Will Still Love You," and while it was never released as a single, it's one of the few times Britney has shared singing credits with another artist.

“It was kind of a private thing they forced out of me,” Philip claimed to Access on Thursday. “I would say bullied out of me.”. Back when the show was still filming, it was revealed that Don also used his time on stage to come out to Britney I didn't think you thought it was OK that I am gay.

All rights reserved. The exchange was likely cut out for time, but helps shine some extra light on why the singer was so emotional throughout his whole appearance. The two clearly lost touch in the 10 years after the album was released and you could tell right away that Don was going to have rough audition.

"It was kind of a private thing they forced out of me," Philip said. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Speaking to Access, Philip claimed he told “X Factor” producers he didn’t want to talk about being gay on the reality program.

However, Philip claims there was a different reason for his outburst: he had just revealed to his old friend Spears (and her "X-Factor" co-judges Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid) that he was gay.