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Simon Cowell Wanted Whitney Houston For Next Season Of 'The X Factor'

Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell was doubly devastated upon hearing news of Whitney Houston's death on Saturday as he had hoped to hire her for The X Factor. The superstar singer was found dead in her hotel room in L...


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Simon Cowell & Nicole Scherzinger Open Up About 'X Factor' Shake Up

Nicole Scherzinger Simon Cowell & Paula Abdul

Music mogul Simon Cowell fought to help his friend Paula Abdul keep her job as a judge on "The X Factor," but he was overruled by TV executives. Abdul was dropped from the line-up of the reality s...


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Report: Beyoncé's $500 Million 'X Factor' Deal

Beyonce

Simon Cowell is a man who knows what he wants. And when it comes to The X Factor USA, what Cowell wants is Beyoncé.


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Jennifer Lopez Makes A Fashion Misstep In Baggy Checkered Pants

Jennifer Lopez

We spotted Jennifer Lopez leaving her Manhattan hotel yesterday. The singer/actress waved to fans as she left wearing blue and red checkered pants, a plaid scarf and fur stole.


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Simon Cowell Confirms Paula Abdul & Nicole Scherzinger's 'X Factor' Exits

Simon Cowell

Music and TV mogul Simon Cowell has confirmed Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger will not be returning as star judges on the new season of The X Factor. On Monday, host Steve Jones became the firs...


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Paula Abdul And Nicole Scherzinger Kicked Off 'X Factor'

X Factor

The contestants aren't the only ones getting booted off The X Factor: Judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger have been shown the door, according to EW.com.


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Steve Jones Won't Be Hosting 'X Factor' Again

Steve Jones

British presenter Steve Jones has announced he won't be returning as the host of "The X Factor." The Welsh star was rumored to be leaving the series after failing to impress viewers following the...


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Jada Pinkett-Smith To Launch Reality TV Show

Jada Pinkett-Smith

Jada Pinkett-Smith is launching a new TV talent show with American Idol star Simon Cowell. The pair will set out on a hunt for the world's best DJs. Speaking about the new venture, Matrix Relo...


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'X Factor' Winner Melanie Amaro Lands Recording Deal

Melanie Amaro

The teenager who became the X Factor's first winner has signed her first deal. Melanie Amaro picked up a $5 million check when she won the talent show last month and now she's an Epic Records art...


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Simon Cowell Spent Christmas Vacationing In Barbados After 'X Factor' Finale

Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell spend his Christmas jet skiing in Barbados. The star of hit show The X Factor took a much needed break after the show's season finale last week and was spotted on Christmas Eve on the...


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'The X Factor' Recap: Melanie Wins + The Year-End Awards

Melanie Amaro is announed winner of THE X FACTOR

Ordinarily I give shows like this the full mega-diary treatment, but ‘X Factor’ doesn’t seem worthy.


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Accident During 'The X Factor' Finale Injures Three

The X Factor

The finale of The X Factor on Thursday was marred by backstage drama after three crew workers were injured in a freak accident. The Simon Cowell reality TV show wrapped up its first U.S. series w...


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The X Factor Recap: Stars Join The Contestants In A Ludicrous Finale

X-Factor Finale

There have been a lot of stupid ideas on TV: AfterMASH, giving Christopher Moynihan a second series, that dancing show where Paula Abdul stood on a huge globe, but last night may have been the bigg...


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Nicole Scherzinger Is Eye Popping In A Cleavage-Baring Dress At 'X Factor' Press Conference

Nicole Scherzinger

Nicole Scherzinger stood out at "The X Factor" Press Conference in Los Angeles yesterday in a tight dress that showed off her ample curves. Fellow judge Paula Abdul went a more conservative route i...


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'The X Factor' Recap: Breaking Down The Final Three

X-Factor: Breaking Down the Final Three

There are so many things I could write about last night’s results show. I could write about the super-awkward group number. I could write about the Youtube clips of the contestants’ families (serio...


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Simon Cowell Wanted To Get It On With Paula Abdul

Simon Cowell Paula Abdul

Simon Cowell said he considered getting it on with Paula Abdul -- but thought the fantasy was probably better than reality.


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'The X Factor' Recap: The Final Three Looks Pretty Clear

Top 4 Performance: Marcus Canty performs

In honor of last night’s Pepsi Challenge audience song selection, I’m letting my readers write the opening to this week’s column.


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Barbara Walters Names Steve Jobs Most Fascinating Person Of 2011

Barbara Walters

Revered newscaster Barbara Walters has named late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs the year's most fascinating person. In a TV special on Wednesday, Walters told viewers she once had a rule that the t...


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'The X Factor' Recap: Rachel Goes Home In A Devastating Results Show

The X Factor - Rachel Goes Home

During my typical fast-forwarding through of the recaps of the previous week’s show and whatever pre-packaged piece of nonsense they force us to watch to get to “know” the contestants better, I beg...


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'The X Factor' Final Five Recap: It's Melanie And Everybody Else

Melanie Amaro performs in front of the judges on THE X FACTOR

In honor of ‘The X Factor’ truncating all the contestants’ performance in order to cram all ten of them into 90 minutes so there’s enough time for ‘I Hate My Teenage Daughter’, I’m going to truncat...


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'The X Factor' Recap: Drew Ryniewicz Goes Home In A Shocker

Drew Ryniewicz Goes Home In A Shocker

It’s been a bad couple of weeks for the Molly Dewolf Swenson Scale.


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'The X Factor' Recap: Not Many Kings On Michael Jackson Night

Melanie Amaro performs in front of the judges on THE X FACTOR

I’m back again after a week off for Thanksgiving this time. Curse you, Turkey and your insufferable way of making me miss ‘The X Factor’.


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Katy Perry, Simon Cowell & Donald Trump Named 'Most Fascinating People'

Katy Perry

Katy Perry, Simon Cowell and Donald Trump are among the Most Fascinating People of 2011, according to revered newscaster and TV personality Barbara Walters. The trio features on her annual list o...


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'The X-Factor' Recap: Stacy Leaves, Astro Throws A Tantrum, + Power Rankings

Astro Throws Hissy Fit on the X Factor

Sometimes I wonder how I’m going to fill even more than a few sentences about the hour-long list reading that is The ‘X Factor’ results show. Am I going to insult the performer? Am I going to remar...


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'The X Factor' Recap: Only A Few Really Bring It On Rock Night

THE X FACTOR: LeRoy Bell performs

I’m back after a week off for my sister’s wedding, and before we get started I should fill you in on what I thought of last week.


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'The X Factor' Recap: inTENsity Goes Home + Power Rankings

Steve Jones announces that inTENsity has been eliminated

I’m pretty sure this is the first time it’s ever happened. In the too-many years that I’ve been writing about various singing competition shows, I don’t think it’s ever come to pass that the contes...


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'The X Factor' Recap: A Few Hits But Mostly Misses From The Top 12

THE X FACTOR: Top 12 Perform

I’ll level with you; I went to the barber today and asked them to give me ‘The Steve Jones’ and it took them 17 hours to make my hair that lifeless. So I’m a little pressed for time.


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Fall TV: The So-So, The Bad And The Ugly

The X Factor

Thanksgiving is a few short weeks away, and before you slice into those turkeys, let’s take a look back at the new TV shows that are thriving and those that don’t have a Thanksgiving prayer. We’ll...


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'The X Factor' Recap: 17 Get Cut To 12 On The First Live Show

X Factor Lakoda Rayne

With 17 performances last night, ‘The X Factor’ was clearly all about the contestants and the judges, with little time for anything else.


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'The X Factor' Recap: Molly DeWolf Swenson-ing The Top 17

The X Factor

So far, I’ve done my best to keep ‘The X Factor’ and ‘American Idol’ completely separate. However, now that we’ve reached the cut down before the live shows, I’m going to take one element from my ‘...


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