First of all, apologies for the photo, it's the only one I could find in the database at short notice. Back to the 'story': The alleged bed-sharing occurred while the pair appeared on X Factor, therefore proving that the show is indeed a glorified Big Brother with added singing/dry ice.
Speaking on This Morning, Rylan said: "James has had a rough couple of weeks and I'm gonna say my piece on this - James is one of my best friends and I can hand on heart sit here and say he's not homophobic. I shared a bed with the boy for ten weeks! I love him to bits. He's had a really really tough few months without going into detail and he made a stupid mistake - he's a stupid boy. But that's what he did, he made a stupid mistake."
Of the totally off-the-cuff and not-at-all rehearsed apology James offered to Dermot O'Oprah on Sunday night, Rylan added: “It was really uncomfortable to watch... but I think a line needs to be drawn under this now, he's made his apology very publicly."
Yes, very publicly. So publicly in fact that we're talking about him, and - most importantly - The X Factor.