 As creative director, he was able to work with the contestants of the show as well as the judges, Osbourne, Cowell, Minogue, Walsh, and later Cheryl Cole, who replaced Osbourne.Friedman left the UK show in 2010, and was re-contracted to work on the American version of the show, "The X Factor USA", alongside the contestants and judges; Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul, and formerly Cheryl Cole.Friedman finished his judging duties on MTV's "Top Pop Group" and directed, choreographed, and danced on "Dancing with the Stars", before acting as producer and creative director for "America's Got Talent", and as creative director for "The X Factor USA".