X Factor viewers are VERY angry the judges saved Honey G over Ryan Lawrie in the sing-off

Well, we all knew this might happen at some point: The X Factor judges have opted to save Honey G over a, shall we say, more serious act.

Yes, after tonight’s sing-off, judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louise Walsh sent 20-year-old singer Ryan Lawrie home, while keeping the ‘genuine urban artist’ in the competition.

And Twitter went into meltdown…

https://twitter.com/behlul_official/status/800444169445670912
https://twitter.com/Aaron_Bumby/status/800443418077962244
https://twitter.com/Travis6Harrison/status/800443055941636096
https://twitter.com/Howdy_Simmer/status/800442772465414144
https://twitter.com/GreekBaby1D/status/800442683328237568

Oh dear @SimonCowell you just made you're show a joke! U will watch that back and kick yourself. #XFactor

— Emma McGarrity (@chappyb27) November 20, 2016

And there's a lot of anger in Cowell's direction in particular, after the head judge sent Ryan Lawrie, his own wildcard act, out of the competition...

Think Simon should've backed up his wildcard #XFactor

— alexandra (@alexandranoell) November 20, 2016

https://twitter.com/t_mathieson_/status/800443590392639488
https://twitter.com/_Smurf_0/status/800442609927864320

And yes, some managed to see the funny side...

https://twitter.com/tonysheps/status/800452626865328128

But the majority were absolutely fuming...

https://twitter.com/EmmaLan79651693/status/800451930636034049
https://twitter.com/JackBinstead/status/800451061622382592

The X Factor continues on ITV next Saturday night at 8pm