Peter Kowalczyk

LONDON (Reuters) - A schizophrenic man who admitted punching British pop star Leona Lewis as she signed copies of her autobiography in a London bookstore was ordered by a court on Monday to be detained indefinitely under mental health regulations. Peter Kowalczyk, 29, hit the singer, who won the British TV talent show "The X Factor" and whose single "Bleeding Love" was a worldwide hit, in October. London's City of Westminster magistrates' court was told that Kowalczyk said "gotcha" as he...Read Full Story

A rejected contestant on a hit television talent show X Factor is suing the programme after claiming she was subjected to "humiliation" and "degradation" by the judges, it was reported Thursday. Emma Amelia Pearl Czikai, 54, fell foul of acid-tongued judge Simon Cowell when she sang a pop song on "Britain's Got Talent", in an episode broadcast to millions of television viewers in May 2009. In the acerbic style that has made media mogul Cowell famous in Britain and the United States, the judge...Read Full Story

Getty Images Leona Lewis ’ attacker was said to be jealous of the singer's successful music career, and so lashed out and hit her at her book signing in London Wednesday. The man, Peter Kowalczyk , had auditioned for UK TV talent show The X Factor , which Leona won in 2006, but was not good enough to make it through the first stage. Peter’s father Tomasz said: “He wants to be a singer. He went along and [lined] up at The X Factor . How far he got with it? Nowhere.” Peter, 29, was arrested by...Read Full Story

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A man accused of attacking British pop star Leona Lewis as she signed books in London earlier this month is not fit to attend court, British media reported on Monday. Peter Kowalczyk, 29, was charged with striking the 2006 "X Factor" winner, and a hearing at the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court heard he had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and was being examined by psychiatrists. After a brief hearing, the case was adjourned until November 23...Read Full Story

The man who attacked Leona Lewis had previously auditioned for the X Factor but had been rejected. Polish born Peter Kowalczyk hit the singer in the face at a London book signing last Wednesday. He has been charged with assault and sectioned under the Mental Health Act after previously being arrested. Leona has now cancelled UK TV appearances and a promotional tour to Germany. A spokesperson for Lewis said, “Leona is absolutely gutted that she did not get the signings finished. This guy...Read Full Story