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15/05/2012 10:12 | By Emma Roberts, Entertainment reporter, MSN Entertainment
X Factor USA: Britney and Demi unveiled as judges
Britney Spears and Demi Lovato join Simon Cowell and LA Reid on the US X Factor judging panel
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After weeks of rumours and speculation, Simon Cowell has unveiled pop princess Demi Lovato and music veteran Britney Spears as the two new judges on this year's US X Factor.
The music mogul was joined by the two pop stars at Fox's Upfront Presentation in the States, an event where TV bosses reveal their planned television shows for the year.
Demi and Britney will be taking the places of Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger on the show's prestigious panel and they will be joining LA Reid.
Simon's decision to bring music big-gun Britney in has raised speculation that he is urgently trying to make this year's show a huge hit in the States, as X Factor's debut run in the US last year was less successful than Simon had hoped...
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15/05/2012 11:01
The voice, the x factor, bgt, its all the same its rubbish tv
15/05/2012 13:01
Will someone please put an end to Simon Cowell's vanity projects, they are nothing to do with music or talent, just masturbating his ego!
15/05/2012 12:21
why does simon not like people who can play their own instuments,, to me thatis a talent, mind you he lets a dog win BGT that says it all i supose
15/05/2012 11:07
The Voice natural talent... The x facter people are always judged by simon unfair in my eyes...
In his eyes if you dont look like a pop star your not a pop star!
In his eyes if you dont look like a pop star your not a pop star!
15/05/2012 11:31
Got very bored with the UK one many years ago now, as well as the BGT and all the other rubbish they bring out. So couldn't care one way or another who does this.
15/05/2012 12:58
Britney can teach them how to lip sync.
15/05/2012 13:23
This show is for an American audience, why does ITV 2 feel the need to broadcast this show in the UK. I have no opinion on X Factor USA I just feel ITV2 could find more appropriate programmes to broadcast to a British audience. My complaint is with ITV and not Simon Cowell.
15/05/2012 12:17
Won't be watching this time Simon don't like the choices you've made all rubbish.
15/05/2012 11:36
fair polay to simon cowell bringing britney in she is hot and demi is to and la reid well hes la reid lol, but seriously the voice is the most awful programme around the singers just screech they remind me of my cat when it was dying it made the same noise r.i.p ruffles, (the was my cats name)
fair play simon cowell
15/05/2012 14:04
Simon cowell is a walking pound/dollar sign with a smarmy grin. It's really sad how all these people fall at his feet.
15/05/2012 13:11
...and we care because....??!?
15/05/2012 15:47
Jim Rogers, Britney's prob had more than a good lay
15/05/2012 11:57
Not sure why Simon would pick Britney, she can't sing and she's been on drugs.
15/05/2012 11:41
Simon couldn't pick his nose so don't know how he can pick stars all the ones he votes in are rubbish wouldn't have them cleaning my windows can't wait for all these talentless shows to be axed
17/05/2012 16:16
Surprised Britney's on the US X Factor. The last time she went near a judging panel they took her kids away.
15/05/2012 19:10
dont live in US, live in UK but it's kinda cool that a disney star a judge on US X factor!
15/05/2012 12:50
@doreen weekes,,, britneys probably a good lay ??
15/05/2012 13:25
I think Simon got it spot on with his line up of judges on BGT this year.
David and Alesha were a breath of fresh air, pleasure to watch.
But reckon might be giving the X Factor a miss this year, don't like the look
of this lot.
15/05/2012 11:39
La Reid's a cool guy. Britney looks about 45!! What an angin bird she is.
15/05/2012 14:16
Good point made in the article, Demi Lovato is only 19! **** do either her or Britney actually know about anything! Be lucky enough to be picked by the Disney Channel at a very young age, be exploited and managed and marketed by them for many years and in Britneys case leave and go a bit mad for a bit. (We have yet to see what happens to Demi outside of Disneys control) I would very much doubt either of them know anything about the actual music industry.
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