See this here anonymous letter that I posted yesterday (which I'm removing for fear $imon €owell himself will arrive at my door winking menacingly), suggesting that Ronan Parke had already won Britain's Got Talent? Well, Simon's Syco company were quick to refute the claims of grooming, releasing the following statement:

"There has been speculation on the internet that Britain’s Got Talent finalist Ronan Parke was known to and worked with Syco/Sony Music before entering the show. There is no truth in this story whatsoever. Ronan first came to Syco/Sony's attention when he entered this year's competition. Syco/Sony Music will not hesitate to take whatever legal action is appropriate to prevent further publication of these unfounded allegations."

A BGT source added: "It's sickening. A 12-year-old boy hoping to fulfil his dreams is being viciously attacked by someone who won’t even reveal his name. Simon wants this liar found. There are lots of people in the industry who are very jealous of Simon's success."

Meanwhile, Simon's got Scotland Yard involved: "An allegation of malicious communications was made to Kensington and Chelsea police on Thursday June 2. The allegation is being considered."

As for the original article posted on JustPaste.It, it now reads: "Removed due to a claim from Simco Limited ('Syco') and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited ('Sony')."

In case you didn't get a chance to read the article, weeell, you should really visit entertainment.ie on a more regular basis ;-P