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This should be fun: On the March 19 episode of Castle , longtime Young and the Restless star Lauralee Bell will make an appearance as Pam Francis, the wacky judge of a primetime singing competition. Sound like anyone you've seen on Fox? The American Idol / X Factor / Dancing with the Star s ripoff will be titled A Night of Dance and a contestant from it will be found dead to kick off the installment. "She has the huge Morgan Fairchild hair and the fuchsia-colored sequined dress and the...Read Full Story

When it was reported on Saturday that Whitney Houston passed away , I mentioned that there was a rumor going around last week that Simon Cowell was considering signing Whitney as a judge on The X Factor . Today we learn that the rumor was true from Cowell himself. In an interview with Piers Morgan , Simon confirmed that he had reached out to Whitney and was planning to meet with executives this week over the possibility of signing her as a judge on The X Factor . Simon Cowell called into...Read Full Story

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Head to head: X Factor judges Paula Abdul and Cheryl Cole were spotted in similar dressed at the Fox Upfront at Wollman Rink in New York City's Central Park last night They both turned up at the first X Factor USA auditions in purple - and it seems Cheryl Cole and Paula Abdul have been taking inspiration from the same colour palette again. They both turned up to a party in New York last night in similar shades of reddy orange after both turning out in the same colour...Read Full Story

Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage.com As it turns out, one of the rumors surrounding potential judges for the X Factor was true. Following the news of Whitney Houston 's world-shaking death , Simon Cowell called in to CNN's Piers Morgan on Saturday and confirmed that Houston was in consideration for the Fox reality competition. MORE: L.A. Reid Signs On for Season Two of The X Factor "The rumors that had got back to us...and that's often what happens when people want to be on these shows...Read Full Story

As it turns out, one of the rumors surrounding potential judges for the X Factor was true. Following the news of Whitney Houston 's world-shaking death, Simon Cowell called CNN's Piers Morgan on Saturday and confirmed that Houston was in consideration for the Fox reality competition. "The rumors that had got back to us...and that's often what happens when people want to be on these shows, somebody tells someone to get the word out, it's normally a sign that they are interested," Cowell...Read Full Story

In tonight’s episode of Extra, The X Factor producer and star Simon Cowell makes a pretty serious dig at The Voice. Raise your hand if you’re surprised … yeah, that’s what we thought. "I would ask how many records have they made, how many artists have they discovered?" Cowell says in the interview, taking an obvious jab at Voice coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton. "That's where we have to be different on the judging panel. It's very... Related Content...Read Full Story

Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline’s TV coverage. With American Idol’s ratings down well into double-digits year-to-year this season, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe claimed not to be surprised by the drop and even grew somewhat defensive with journalists during a conference call this morning. “You’re asking me how I feel about the 11 th season ratings when I originally thought we’d be going off the air after three weeks (of season one)?” he said. “Let’s be honest about this: We’re...Read Full Story

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 axed, Simon Cowell today addressed the controversy. In an interview with current confidant and former flame, Extra’s Terri Seymour, 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 being “gracious” about her...Read Full Story

In part two of "Extra's" exclusive interview with Simon Cowell, the "X Factor" creator told our Terri Seymour his plan of attack for competing this fall in what may be the same time slot as NBC's "The Voice." "If I'm right, 'The Voice' is now going to compete with us in the fall. You have to rethink things even more than we were a couple of weeks ago... 'cause now it's war." Simon added, "I really am up for that. I think it's crazy, but if that's what they want to do, then we have to be...Read Full Story

Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones may be out, but Simon Cowell is in. All in. He's the man abaft The X Factor and, to his credit, the aboriginal to accept that division one did not go as planned. "Can I do it bigger than aftermost year? Yes. Will it be better? Yes. But that takes adamantine assignment and a lot of planning," the judge/producer says in a new babble with Extra. So... who ability Simon accompany in to abetment with that task? Did he absolutely action Beyonce...Read Full Story