AMAZING! BRITNEY MAY BE OUT AS X FACTOR JUDGE

Simon Cowell has reportedly concluded that he miscalculated when he added Britney Spears to the judging panel on The X Factor for a reported $15 million per season. A week after the show’s second season closed with disappointing ratings, Us Weekly has quoted an insider as saying, “Britney will get the boot. … Producers wanted […]

VIEWERS GROWING WEARY OF OLDER TV HITS?

Ratings for the outgoing shows of the summer and incoming shows for the fall continued to show weakness this week. Particularly disappointing was the significant downturn of ratings for The X Factor, which, despite a major overhaul that included the addition of Britney Spears to the judging panel, came in well below the numbers for […]

BRITNEY TO JOIN JUDGES ON X FACTOR

Britney Spears has signed a one-year, $15-million contract to join the judging panel on Simon Cowell’s The X Factor, E! News reported on Wednesday citing an unnamed source close to the star. “The contract is signed,” the source told the entertainment cable/online entertainment outlet. “There’s been a lot of back and forth over the past […]

REPORT: BRITNEY SPEARS TO BE NEXT X FACTOR JUDGE

Simon Cowell is reportedly close to signing a $15-million deal with Britney Spears to become a judge on the next season of The X Factor. The irony of such a deal was not lost on Washington Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes, who reported on the industry buzz this way: “Looks as though Britney Spears, […]

REPORTS: BRITNEY, ADELE COURTED FOR X FACTOR

Britney Spears has turned down an offer of $10 million a year to become a judge on Fox’s The X Factor next season but has indicated she’d accept $20 million, according to TheWrap.com, which cited a knowledgeable individual in Spears’s camp. The website said that Spears rejected the $10-million offer three weeks ago and is […]