Saturday 19 May 2012

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X Factor judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger have been fired, along with host Steve Jones.

Jones and Scherzinger's exits were predicted after lacklustre performances (and way too much crying), but many were shocked at Abdul's ousting due to her close personal friendship with Cowell.

Ever the proffessional, Cowell issued the following statement:

I want to say a massive thank you to Paula, Nicole and Steve for being part of The X Factor last year.

We had a lot of fun making the show together and importantly, we found some real talent and stars. You do develop friendships with the people you work with and Paula, in particular, is a very close friend and I expect to be working with her on another project in the near future.

 I'm sure all three are going to have massive success in what they do next, but now is the time to thank them all for everything they did last year.

One person who will be having the last laugh will be UK singer Cheryl Cole, who was fired at the last minute before the season 1 premiere, and replaced by Scherzinger.

Who do you think should judge the X Factor?

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