X Factor

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Britney Spears Signs Onto The X Factor. For Real This Time.

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We’ve been waiting for Britney Spears to officially sign for a judge’s position on The X Factor longer than we’d been waiting for Jessica Simpson to pop out that baby. So, about 5,000 years or so? We kid, of course, but BritBrit’s alleged involvement with the show has been dangling over our heads almost since [...]

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Rihanna Is Sad That She Doesn’t Get Any Booty Calls

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Even though she’s officially been named the Sexiest Woman Alive, Rihanna still deals with the ups and downs of dating just like the rest of us. The singer recently stopped by Ellen, where she donned a snuggie and discussed her (strong) feelings on the single life. “It sucks!” she says. “I’m not dating at all. [...]

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Simon Cowell Announces Mariah Carey Will Hold Dominion Over X Factor

Who will judge the judges? The thought might have crossed your mind more than once after seeing the coddling going on over at American Idol this season. Someone tell JLo to get her flawlessly manicured claws out! We saw her in Enough; we know what she’s capable of. Luckily, over on Simon Cowell’s X-Factor, Mariah [...]

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Paula Abdul Sleeps Standing Up With Her Eyes Open, Ducks Simon Cowell’s Kisses

Aww, we miss Paula so much. For all of Steven Tyler’s American Idol inappropriateness, neither he nor J.Lo have ever seemed like they might have flown here from some alternate dimension filled with double rainbows and free Lunesta prescriptions. Not so Paula Abdul, who says she sleeps standing up with her eyes open. “I sleep [...]

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Christian Magazine Compares Simon Cowell To Jesus

In news that will no doubt make Simon Cowell’s Christmas, a Christian group is comparing him to Jesus Christ. Yes, that Jesus Christ. Maybe they thought X-Factor was short for Christ-Factor. Re, the official magazine of the Assemblies of God church, claims that Cowell’s no-nonsense tough-love style is very similar to the way Christ would [...]

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Paula Abdul Demands $3 Million Advance For “X-Factor”

So now that Simon Cowell is done with “American Idol” (sob!), he’s already planning his next big move which, in a way, has him returning to his roots. In 2004, Cowell, along with Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, was a judge on the first series of the British talent show “The X-Factor”. The show was [...]

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Simon Cowell Turned Down $100M Offer From Idol

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Every time Simon Cowell‘s American Idol contract comes up, we still marvel at the figures. Today, we’re marveling at the amount of money he actually turned down in order to depart the famous show. Reports that surfaced today have hinted that Cowell was offered an additional $100 million to stay with the franchise, but he [...]

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Simon Cowell Admits He Wants To Get Back With Paula

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We totally called it yesterday when we theorized that maybe Simon Cowell would find a way to reunite with Paula Abdul when he departs American Idol next year. Now Cowell has admitted that he does indeed want to work with Abdul again, saying “I’ve gone on record, I adore Paula. Whatever happens, I will be [...]