CHERYL COLE is officially no longer a judge on ‘X-Factor’. According to the latest entertainment news, Pussycat Dolls babe NICOLE SCHERZINGER will replace her on the judging panel.
Sources close to the show reveal the reason behind Cheryl’s dismissal: her thick British accent. Producers were concerned that her accent might be a hindrance in her effectivity as a judge, since the show will be catering to an American audience.
The latest entertainment news is that former ‘American Idol’ judge PAULA ABDUL has just officially signed on to be a judge on ‘The X Factor’. Looks like Paula will be re-united with fellow ex-’Idol’ judge SIMON COWELL once more—admit it, you’ve missed the catty exchanges!
Paula, who left ‘American Idol’ to start her own show, ‘Live to Dance’ (which was a flop), was Simon’s first choice for his show. She signed the contracts last Saturday, making her an official part of ‘X-Factor’, which will be airing in September.
SIMON COWELL wants PAULA ABDUL and CHERYL COLE to be on the judge’s panel of The X FACTOR! It looks like Cowell has finally made up his mind about his judges for his US Version of The X Factor; which debuts this fall on Fox.
Cowell told Deadline.com all about how he’s been assembling his judge’s panel.
“First of all, it’s like casting a dinner party. You’ve got to have people on the panel you get on well with.” Cowell has made it clear that he has finally decided on his judging panel.
Jessica Simpson and Paula Abdul are frontrunners for X Factor judge seats. Simon Cowell, who is in charge of the shindig, said the two gals were in the lead to take seats when judging starts this fall. The show is hoped to be wildly popular, like it is in England.
Simon and Paula worked together a lot, so he would know if she was good or not. Jessica could be a wild card, but supposedly she is a strong contender.
Paula Abdul called 911 on Valentine’s Day when trapped in her (ex?) boyfriend’s car. Ugh – Paula why?! Apparently Paula and her boyfriend were out for some sort of a romantic Valentine’s Day outing, when at 4:35 pm she called 911 and complained to the operator that she wasn’t allowed to leave some man’s car.
Huh? Huh, indeed.
Paula Abdul can’t go back to American Idol without a big, fat lawsuit. Of course you’d expect Paula’s name to get thrown around with the Idol mess that is going on…she can’t stay away from it, even if she really isn’t wanting to come back. Which is good, because she’d have a big fat lawsuit on her hands if she did supposedly.
More pictures of Paula after the song…
