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January 31st, 2012

It’s official: Paula Abdul is out at “The X Factor.”

The former judge just released a statement on the matter.

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January 31st, 2012

In the wake of reports that Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger have been axed from “The X Factor,” the Internet is abuzz with speculation about who should replace the ousted judges.

So, who do you think would be good additions to the judges’ panel?

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January 30th, 2012

There’s now a second major departure from “The X Factor.”

Just hours after Steve Jones announced that he’ll not be returning as the singing competition’s host, it’s been confirmed that judge Nicole Scherzinger is leaving the show, too.

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January 23rd, 2012

Simon Cowell has split from his fiancee of two years, Mezhgan Hussainy.

“The X Factor” creator revealed the news in an interview with the Daily Mail, saying, “We have had a break from each other.”

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January 18th, 2012

According to the National Enquirer, Ryan Seacrest is playing hardball with “American Idol” producers and “threatening to join his old pals Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul on ‘The X Factor.’”

In the final stretch of his three-year contract with the show, Seacrest supposedly “wants a $15 million chunk of the ‘Idol’ pie” to host another season, although the Enquirer contends that he’s bluffing about making the leap to “X Factor.”

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January 18th, 2012

Former “X Factor” contestant Astro has landed a record deal!

The fifteen-year-old rapper from Brooklyn, who butted heads with Simon Cowell on the singing competition, has just been signed to L.A. Reid’s label Epic Records.

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January 11th, 2012

Early Wednesday, a tweet saying “I Love Ron Paul” appeared on Nicole Scherzinger‘s Twitter account.

Did she really send it?

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January 7th, 2012

Paula Abdul and Jeff Bratton have split.

The couple ended their relationship in November, he just revealed to People.

Abdul and Bratton had dated for about a year and a half since meeting on a flight in 2010.

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