It’s uncertain yet who will fill the recently vacated judge's chairs on "The X Factor." Did you say Beyonce Knowles? One thing's for sure it won't be her. That is, if Simon CowellSimon Cowell is to be believed.
Last week “X-Factor” had a major shakeup where judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula AbdulPaula Abdul along with host Steve Jones getting the axe. And while the rumor mill twirled with gossip about Cowell offering "Single Ladies" singer Knowles an enormous sum to come in, the fame bad tempered Brit says it's not happening.
In an interview with “Extra” Cowell said he had no idea where the scuttlebutt came from. He read it online that he offered Knowles $100 million a year and he said that’s a complete nonsense.
Cowell also admitted that Fox executives began talking to him about a shakeup at the beginning of the year and it had to happen straight away. He also revealed that “X Factor” has been a lukewarm success and that his announcement that the show would be bigger than the “American Idol” was too ambitious.
"It's only because I opened my big mouth and said we were going to get 20 million [viewers]," Cowell said. "If I hadn't said that, everybody would be saying the show was a huge success."
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