Simon Cowell slammed by singer invited to audition for new boyband [Video]

One singer had a truly brutal response when approached to be part of Simon Cowell’s next boyband.

Last month, X Factor boss Simon, 64, announced that, after the global success of One Direction, he was on the hunt for the next big boyband to follow in the footsteps of Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, and Liam Payne.

Simon announced his new business venture by taking to the streets of London with some clever marketing, posing in front of an enormous sign reading: ‘Simon needs you! Future megastars wanted for new boyband. No time wasters.’

Carrying a brush and bucket of poster paste, the Britain’s Got Talent judge attracted a crowd, claiming he was taking action once more because, since 1D, there ‘hasn’t been a successful boyband.’

However, the search seems to have got off to a rather messy start.

Approached by Simon’s team, Fin shared the Instagram DMs with his fans – yes, fans… as …