ContactMusic — Simon Cowell has shot down reports Glee star Darren Criss will be involved in the second season of Americas The X Factor because he has never heard of him The actor who recently took over from Daniel Radcliffe in Broadway hit How to Succeed in Busine... more info

The Independent — One Direction, who rose to fame on The X Factor, have become the first British pop group to go straight to No 1 in the US charts with their debut album. more info

ContactMusic — Tulisa Contostavlos admits shes devastated after her ex-boyfriend leaked a sex tape of them onto the internet The X Factor judge says she has been in bits after former partner Justin Edwards - also known as Ultra - put intimate footage of... more info

Guardian Music — British boyband become first UK act to top American chart with their debutThe debut album by One Direction, the boyband put together on The X Factor, has struck a blow for Britain by entering the the US album chart at No 1 – displacing Bruce Spring... more info

Perez Hilton — It would be the end of an era! But what does he care? He's got the U.S. one now to occupy his time! Although Simon Cowell has high hopes that he can get another year out of the X Factor UK with the current line-up of judges - Gary Barlow, Tulisa Con... more info

Perez Hilton — This is looking like a great week for Chris Rene!!! The X Factor runner-up released his music video for Young Homie today and it looks FABulous! Young Homie offers a little snippet of Chris's life in Santa Cruz and his upbringing before he auditioned... more info

ContactMusic — Simon Cowell reportedly wants Stella McCartney to dress The X Factor contestants The 52-year-old music mogul apparently hopes to follow in the footsteps of rival American Idol - which recently joined forces with Tommy Hilfiger - and get an establ... more info

ContactMusic — Lawyers representing British X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos have issued an injunction on any description of an alleged sex tape featuring a woman reported to be the singer and TV presenter The seven-minute tape popped up briefly via website pappz... more info

Starpulse — George Clooney's girlfriend Stacy Keibler is in talks to host the upcoming season of hit TV series The X Factor, according to a new report. Music mogul Simon Cowell has been scrambling to find th... more info

ContactMusic — Simon Cowell has indicated he will pull the plug on The X Factor if ratings do not improve next season While he was referring to the longer-running British version of the show in an interview with todays Monday London Daily Express his words would al... more info