THE X FACTOR
Britney Spears has reportedly signed a deal to fill in after Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul left last year. According to E! Online, after months of negotiations and speculation, the pop princess will officially be alongside judges Simon Cowell and L.A. Ried. Reps for the show had no comment, however. Cowell this past March even said he was "flattered" Spears was interested in joining the FOX show but revealed little about the singer becoming a judge.
We hope you join the show girl, you deserve it! Just don't let it become a trainwreck like the last time we saw you on TV in Britney and Kevin: Chaotic.
What qualities does your "ideal" man/woman have? Whether your list includes the clichéd "tall, dark, and handsome" or your taste dabbles a little more on an unconventional "must have nice eyes and preferably have a pet ferret", surely "nice teeth" is somewhere in there. Perfect teeth is overrated, but if you start humming the Jaws theme song whenever you see your date - or worse, see yourself in the mirror - maybe it is time to get some help...
If only we were a part of the celebrity world, we could hire people to ensure we are looking our 100% best. Here is a list of (just some!) of Hollywood's most enviable smiles:
Talk about adding insult to injury. Times two.
Simon Cowell's new upcoming talent show The X Factor, which will make its debut in the fall, is stirring up the controversy as reports of newly added judge Cheryl Cole already being given the boot. British pop superstar Cheryl, 27, has previously appeared with Cowell in the U.K. version of the show for three seasons and was ecstatic when it was announced earlier this month that she will be judging for the U.S. installment, alongside Cowell, Paula Abdul, and L.A. Reid. Also, as of recently, it has been announced that only was she out of her new gig, her original position as a judge for the U.K. version is being revoked as well!
Fans of the Backstreet Boys and 98 Degrees have been deprived of a good boy band for years. However, the wait it seems has come to an end thanks to band members Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Jonathan Gill and Oritse Williams of JLS. The four young men hail from Britian where they got their start from reality talent show "The X Factor." Although they were runners up, the group was noticed by Epic Records and signed quickly after. While in Britain they made quite the name for themselves and a fan base to brag about. Their fist self titled album went triple platinum and single "Beat Again" made it to #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
Simon Cowell's American Idol contract is up after this season and with Paula already gone and the additions of Kara DioGuardi and Ellen Degeneres as judges, the Brit brute's future on the show post-2010 is unknown. One thing is known though, and that is Idol or not, Cowell plans on bringing his hit British reality show The X Factor to the States sometime soon. The X Factor has already produced spin-offs in 19 other countries and launched the careers of stars like Leona Lewis, but Cowell's current Idol contract has kept him from launching the rival singing show in America.
British pop star Leona Lewis was attacked Wednesday afternoon while signing autographs for her new memoir, Dreams, in a London bookstore. An eyewitness told the press that her assailant "walked up there with the book, she signed it and, as she looked up, he just punched her."
Lewis, who’s now likely in the market for additional bodyguards, was shaken by the incident, though not hospitalized. The suspect, twenty-nine year old Peter Kopwalsczyk, was immediately apprehended and charged with assault. Kopwalsczyk will be arraigned on the 26th of this month, and since the attack was unprovoked, it’s likely that he’ll also be undergoing some psychiatric evaluation as well.
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