*A week after the bloodbath on his Fox series “The X Factor,” in which judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones were taken out, Simon Cowell on Tuesday addressed the controversy in an interview with confidant and former girlfriend, Extra’s Terri Seymour, reports Deadline.com.
He suggested that the pink slips came via a direct order from Fox. “It was fairly straight what they wanted, and we were told it had to happen straight away,” Cowell said. He praised Abdul for...Read Full Story
New York Daily News Simon Cowell Wanted to Keep Paula Abdul on The X Factor People Magazine By Tim Nudd Simon Cowell blames himself for the big shakeup at The X Factor, saying he set unreasonable expectations for the show, and was forced to let Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger go when it underperformed. "I would've liked to have kept ... Scherzinger has 'no regrets' over X Factor ABC Action News Exclusive! Simon Cowell on 'X Factor' Shakeup Extra TV 'X Factor's' L.A. Reid Signs on for...Read Full Story
Simon Cowell Fought For Paula Abdul’s X Factor Spot. Music mogul Simon Cowell fought to help his friend Paula Abdul keep her job as a judge on America’s The X Factor, but he was over-ruled by TV executives.
Abdul was dropped from the line-up of the reality show last month (Jan12), along with fellow panel member Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones.
Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid kept his place as a judge, and Cowell reveals he did everything he could to keep Abdul alongside him on the Fox series...Read Full Story
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“ Straight Up ” is a 1988 hit single by American singer Paula Abdul, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and brought her widespread public attention. It was written and produced by Elliot Wolff.
After debuting at number 79 on the chart the week of December 3, 1988, the song became so popular that it ascended to the Hot 100 top 20 before a music video had even been shot for the song. The black and white video, directed...Read Full Story
RollingStone.comSimon Cowell Comments on X FACTOR Firing of Judges Paula Abdul, Nicole ...The Daily BLAMBy Keven Skinner After Cowell shook up The X-Factor by letting go host Steve Jones, judge Nicole Scherzinger and longtime associate and former American Idol co-worker Paula Abdul, he's finally commented on the events and shot down rumors of Beyonce and ...Cowell wanted to keep Paula AbdulIndia TodaySimon Cowell Wanted to Keep Paula Abdul on...
The axe — or is that the ‘X’ — fell at ‘X Factor‘ yesterday (Jan. 31), with judge Nicole Scherzinger being fired, along with host Steve Jones. Sources indicate that judge Paula Abdul was also cut. Word is producers and Simon Cowell were looking ...
London, Feb 9 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell has admitted he didn’t want singer Paula Abdul to be fired from “The X Factor” and added that pop star Mariah Carey is not likely to become the new judge. “I would’ve liked to have kept Paula.
Simon Cowell didnt want to fire Paula Abdul from The X Factor The music mogul insists it wasnt his choice to have his former American Idol co-judge removed from the panel of the show ahead of its second season but he is relieved she took it we...
Simon Cowell is finally talking about the late January bloodletting that saw the firing of Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones from "The X Factor." And he's passing the blame on Abdul's departure right back onto FOX.Cowell tells "Extra" that FOX execs told him to unload the judge, saying the word came down "at the beginning of the year-- and we were told it had to happen straight away.""I would've liked to have kept her," Cowell...
THR Staff During a discussion of the singer's sudden death on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," the reality mogul confirmed THR's report Friday that he was indeed considering Houston for one of the slots vacated by Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger.read more
A few weeks ago we learned that host Steve Jones and judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul (in that order) were unceremoniously fired from season 2 of The X Factor here in the US. Shortly after news broke of the firings, Simon Cowell issued a short statement expressing his regret over the way things went [...]
In an exclusive interview with Extra TV, the X FACTOR's Simon Cowell broke his silence for the first time regarding the recent firing of judges and host from the Fox singing competition ... the show was a huge success." The big question remains ...
Simon Cowell has revealed that he never wanted to fire Paula ... Speaking for the first time since it was announced that Paula, Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones were not going to return for the second season of the show, the media mogul ...
Simon Cowell shoots from the hip with ‘Extra’ about filling voids at X Factor since the trinity shakeup leaving judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger along with host Steve Jones without recurring contracts. Rumors were quickly underway ...
Paula Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American pop singer who made a huge come-back in popularity as a judge on the mega hit TV show "American Idol." Find more pictures, videos and articles about Paula Abdul here.
Baltimore Sun - NEW YORK // A leaked audio tape in which Paula Abdul can be heard sobbing and bad-mouthing a former spokesman has made its way to the Internet. In what appears to be a recent conferenc
Gay Wired - Days after allegedly tripping over her dog and doing a face plant into the floor, former pop princess and American Idol judge Paula Abdul is sticking to her guns, insisting that the many t