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Cowell still lobbying for Cole to return to X-USA

By | Published on Monday 6 June 2011

Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell hasn’t had his people issue a statement about Cheryl Cole being axed from ‘X-Factor USA’ because he is still trying to get her reinstated, Simon Cowell’s people have said in a statement.

Actually, it was good old Max Clifford who told the BBC this weekend that Cowell is still busy negotiating with network chiefs at Fox in the US to try and get Cole back on the American version of his telly talent show franchise.

Clifford: “Simon’s position is clear – he wants her to be on the show if that’s possible. The reason Simon hasn’t said anything [since Cole returned to the UK] is because he has been working to try and make sure she is on the show. But obviously there’s other important people involved in this decision in America and they’ve all got to be happy”.

Implying that Cowell wasn’t entirely in the loop himself regarding decision making on the US version of ‘X’, the publicist continued: “Hopefully the situation [regarding Cole] will be clarified as soon as possible, because it’s been as clear as mud for the last week – but talking to him a couple of hours ago, I think that’s a pretty fair summary of where we are”.

Clifford was speaking to the Beeb after a News Of The World report that speculated Cole would be back on the judging panel at the ‘X USA’ auditions by the end of this week, following her dramatic departure from the fledgling show last month.

As much previously reported, some expected the axed Cole to run back to the UK version of the programme, but then ITV announced its judging line up for 2011 without the Girl Aloud. There have been rumours the singer is also in talks with the BBC about judging on the UK version of the ‘Voice’ franchise, which will come to the Beeb later this year.

Clifford also denied speculation that Cole’s sudden axing from the US ‘X-Factor’ show had been some sort of elaborate publicity stunt.



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