NEWS : X Factor's Sterling Ramsey of Rough Copy was sacked after he was accused of stealing £200 from bookies

The 25-year-old Rough Copy singer was approached by his manager at his London branch of William Hill after £200 went missing. An X Factor source said: 'Sterling was sacked but denies he made off with any money.'

Accused: Sterling Ramsey, of boyband Rough Copy, was accused of taking money from his place of work

Bosses noticed that £200 was missing from the till before Sterling then left his cashier job in Earlsfield, south west London.

Sources told the Sunday Mirror that he was desperate to keep it a secret from X Factor bosses, but insiders at the ITV show have said that his success exemplifies how The X Factor provides the platform to change lives.

In an interview in October, Sterling said: 'I'm living proof that you don't need to turn to crime to earn a living.

'Through my music, the work I've done with other under-privileged youngsters and X Factor, I've finally made Mum and my grandparents proud.'

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