Cheryl Cole Officially Out as X FACTOR Judge

After nearly two weeks of speculation and conflicting reports, Cheryl Cole is officially off the judging panel for the upcoming US version of THE X FACTOR.

“Nicole Scherzinger will be replacing Cheryl Cole on the judging panel of ‘The X Factor,'” Fox and Freemantle said in a statement. “Nicole will join Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid and Paula Abdul on their search across America to find the next global superstar or group to win the life-changing $5 million recording deal. Nicole has previously joined Simon Cowell as a guest judge on ‘The X Factor’ for the UK version of the show in 2010. Steve Jones will act as sole host of ‘The X Factor.'”

What do you think of the judging shake-up?

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