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A GANG of serial pranksters have taken credit for the X Factor stage invasion.
Trollstation posted a video taken from the audience as they took credit for the invasion that saw five men rush onto the stage during Honey G's performance and grab her.
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Earlier in the evening, the gang's leader, Daniel Jarvis posted a video on his Facebook page promising he would make his X Factor debut during the show.
The Sun Online can reeveal that the pranksters were jailed in May after terrifying people with an ill-thought out fake art heist at the National Portrait Gallery.
Members of the public were so upset by the prank, they stampeded to get away from the gang who wore tights over their faces.
Five members of the gang were jailed for a total of 72 weeks after pleading guilty to two counts of using threatening behaviour and causing fear of unlawful violence.
The gang posted a video of their prank, with it showing the full distress of Honey G as the five men surrounded her on stage.
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Simon Cowell ran to her aid as the men ran down from the audience, with one lunging at the rapper - appearing to try and remove her hat and sunglasses.
Audience members revealed one of the men also tried to snatch the microphone away from her.
The cameras panned to the judges as Louis Walsh tried to carry on like normal.
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Nicole Scherzinger looked stunned as security ran on stage and removed the unknown person.
Honey was left shaking after the incident but was comforted by Dermot O'Leary.
Simon went on to apologise to Honey, telling her: "I'm so sorry about that, are you ok?"
He added: "I thought that was part of the act, I was quite worried.
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"You create people to go crazy."
The North Wheezy rapper told Simon she was fine but she looked shaken and anxious.
Dermot continued to comfort Honey as he confirmed there had been a "stage invasion".
Sharon Osbourne later told the audience: "People just want to get close to her."
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Viewers at home were stunned by the incident, with some tweeting their horror and confusion at what had happened to her.
Prior to the incident, Honey had the crowd on their feet and dancing to her version of MC Hammer's Can't Touch This.
Prior to her performance, Honey welcomed the cameras into her mum's house.
Gushing about her daughter, saying: "She's always wanted to be a rapper."
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The pair went on to duet, with Honey's mum playing the piano as she rapped along to Can't Touch This.
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