It's been reported that Cheryl Cole has been replaced as a judge on US X Factor. BY NICOLE SCHERZINGER.
According to TMZ, Cole, who had already sat on the judging panel for auditions in a number of US cities, lacked chemistry with fellow judge Paula Abdul and producers were worried about her accent.
Scherzinger — who was initially hired as co-host with Steve Jones — will now move to the judging panel, with Jones left to present the show alone. TMZ are also speculating as to whether Cole will now return to the UK version of the show, claiming she's "furious" about the whole thing.
It's like that whole Brian Freidman/Louis Walsh 'controversy' a few years back, but with better hair.