The Newsroom — After suffering a fatal gunshot wound, celebrities like MC Hammer and Paula Abdul are already Tweeting their condolences for the Soul Train producer's death. more info

The Newsroom — Host Steve Jones and judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul will not return for the show's second season. more info

ContactMusic — Following the news that Steve Jones Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul will all be leaving the US version of The X Factor all eyes have turned to Simon Cowell and the TV talent shows fans are keen to see who he will bring in to replace the former jud... more info

ContactMusic — As the fall-out from yesterdays brutal X Factor US cull continues the shows boss Simon Cowell released a statement that didnt exactly clear up as to why hed removed former host Steve Jones and judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul from the show..... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Simon Cowell has addressed the shake up on The X Factor USA, after it emerged that host Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger and now Paula Abdul have all left the series. As we previously reported,... more info

Detroit Free Press — Simon Cowell pulled off his best Donald Trump impression and fired the majority of his first-season "X Factor" mates, including "Straight Up" singer Paula Abdul. more info

The Newsroom — In a surprise shake-up, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger have been let go. Find out what's next, and why the 'bloodbath' went down. more info

Starpulse — Music and TV mogul Simon Cowell has confirmed Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger will not be returning as star judges on the new season of The X Factor. On Monday, host Steve Jones became the firs... more info

ContactMusic — US X Factor boss Simon Cowell has thanked judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul and host Steve Jones after they were axed from the show The show boss paid tribute to the trio after they were dropped from the series and wished them success in th..... more info

Perez Hilton — So we've heard what Paula Abdul had to say about getting fired, and we heard what Nicole Scherzinger had to say about the ax. But what does Simon Cowell have to say about the X Factor bloodbath?? A LOT of people have been wondering how he could fire... more info