Mariah and Beyonce Not Going on X-Factor
After FOX’s “The X-Factor” cleaned house by firing Paula Abdul, Steve Jones, and Nicole Scherzinger, rumors have been flying all over about who’s going to fill in the chairs and if those names will be bigger than the two ladies and host.
Head show runner and producer Simon Cowell is denying the latest reports that Beyonce and Mariah Carey will fill in the seats next season. Initial reports said that Cowell offered Beyonce a hefty $100 to sit alongside him, but Cowell says it’s not true.
“No, I have no idea where this rumor came from,” the feisty Brit told “Extra.” “I read it online that I had offered her $100 million/year. It’s complete nonsense. The budget of the show is $100 million. No one’s gonna pay $100 million/year for someone. It would never ever, ever happen. It’s absolute nonsense and I genuinely haven’t had a conversation with her about it.”
As far as Mariah Carey coming on the show, the singer was supposed to help the judges but her plane got delayed due to the hurricane that hit last summer, but Cowell doesn’t have plans to approach the songstress with a permanent position. No, she’s not on the list because I don’t think Mariah would make that commitment. I really, really don’t. She’s just had kids. You have to work five days a week on this show and you’ve got to do all the traveling as well. Just to put it out there, she will not be on the list. I adore her, I would love her, but you can’t expect someone who’s just had two kids, who’s got a record career, to make the kind of commitment we would need on this show.”
Who do you think Simon will hire in place of the fired judges? Any other big names you can think of? Weigh in here!
