MTV.co.uk News — Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole have informed ITV they won’t be on the judging panel for The X Factor when it returns later this year, according to reports. The News of the World states that the... more info

People.com — The X Factor is talking to PEOPLE - so tell us what you want to know more info

The Telegraph — Viewers of MasterChef have accused the BBC of dumbing down by turning the programme into an X Factor-style competition. more info

ContactMusic — JENNIFER LOPEZ has made a U-turn on her decision to become a judge on SIMON COWELL's US version of the X Factor. JENNIFER LOPEZ , the American singer and actress who is currently working as a judge on AMERICAN IDOL, has changed her mind about defecti... more info

Pop Crunch — The Meanest Man Across the Pond is a big inspiration for baby names on this side of the Atlantic. Music mogul Simon Cowell is so popular Stateside that Americans are now naming their tots after The X Factor judge, sources at the Social Security Admin... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole will allegedly be replaced by two new judges on the UK version of The X Factor, according to current panelist Louis Walsh. SEE PICS OF CHERYL & SIMON FROM THE X... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cheryl Cole has allegedly vowed to put her work commitments on hold to help her drug addict brother, Andrew Leighton.According to Now magazine, The X Factor judge is worried about her 31-year old... more info

ContactMusic — Sixties icon MARIANNE FAITHFULL has hit out at SIMON COWELL's "depressing" reality TV shows such as AMERICAN IDOL and THE X FACTOR - branding them "completely false".The former rock wild child admits she's not a fan of the genre and is convinced prod... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cheryl Cole has reportedly been told that she will have to lose her Geordie twang in order to secure her seat on the US version of The X Factor panel.According to the Sunday Mirror, the Girls Aloud... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Cheryl Cole looks set to win a $1m deal to advertise Pepsi if she secures a spot on the American version of The X Factor. The soft drink giant is said to be keen to shoot a multi-million pound... more info