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'X Factor' shake-up: Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger out - Miguel - 01-31-2012
Quote:The X Factor news came fast and furious on Monday night -- first, that host Steve Jones would not be returning, then that judge Nicole Scherzinger was exiting and finally that Paula Abdul also would be shown the door. Now The Hollywood Reporter has learned that all of these major show decisions are coming from one key confab being held in the U.K.
According to a show source, a series of X Factor season 2 offsite meetings are currently taking place wherein show creator Simon Cowell has assembled his team and creative brain-trust for a post-mortum. The purpose: detailing what went wrong and what was done right on season 1 of the Fox singing competition.
Among the brash verdicts, says the source: that Abdul's role was seen as "irrelevant to the mix," in part through no fault of her own (as mentor to the groups, her contestants were picked off early in the competition).
As for Jones and Scherzinger, another show insider says the X Factor host was notified by a show producer around 7:30pm on Monday evening that his option was not being picked up. (Cowell did not call Jones personally to deliver the news.) Soon after, Scherzinger was informed that her contract also would not be renewed. The host and judge did not receive an explanation for the decision, but a source close to the show says Cowell has decided that the show needs a bigger celebrity on the panel next season.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/x-factor-simon-cowell-paula-abdul-out-season-2-285992?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
RE: 'X Factor' shake-up: Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger out - My Alter Ego - 01-31-2012
(01-31-2012, 02:45 AM)Miguel Wrote:Quote:The X Factor news came fast and furious on Monday night -- first, that host Steve Jones would not be returning, then that judge Nicole Scherzinger was exiting and finally that Paula Abdul also would be shown the door. Now The Hollywood Reporter has learned that all of these major show decisions are coming from one key confab being held in the U.K.
According to a show source, a series of X Factor season 2 offsite meetings are currently taking place wherein show creator Simon Cowell has assembled his team and creative brain-trust for a post-mortum. The purpose: detailing what went wrong and what was done right on season 1 of the Fox singing competition.
Among the brash verdicts, says the source: that Abdul's role was seen as "irrelevant to the mix," in part through no fault of her own (as mentor to the groups, her contestants were picked off early in the competition).
As for Jones and Scherzinger, another show insider says the X Factor host was notified by a show producer around 7:30pm on Monday evening that his option was not being picked up. (Cowell did not call Jones personally to deliver the news.) Soon after, Scherzinger was informed that her contract also would not be renewed. The host and judge did not receive an explanation for the decision, but a source close to the show says Cowell has decided that the show needs a bigger celebrity on the panel next season.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/x-factor-simon-cowell-paula-abdul-out-season-2-285992?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Wow -- that was quick and abrupt "housecleaning." While the dismissals of Jones and Scherzinger probably comes as a surprise to no one, Paula's does. Given the "brash verdict" above, might that mean that: a.) the judges might not be considered mentors (an excellent idea); b.) merge categories or revise them: c.) other options; d.) none of the above?