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"Louis Walsh is to fill in for Simon Cowell at the next set of X Factor USA auditions. Walsh will join Britney Spears, LA Reid and Demi Lovato at the judges&amp;#039; table in Kansas City later today (June 8) as Cowell recovers from a bout of bronchitis, The Sun reports.   &amp;quot;Simon said it was an emergency and Louis was the man for the job,&amp;quot; an insider explained. &amp;quot;He said he&amp;#039;d sorted out a private jet for him and he was to get on it as soon as he finished up in Manchester [yesterday]. &amp;quot;He greased the wheels with the US bosses, telling them that Louis was the man who knew more about The X Factor than any other judge.&amp;quot; Walsh has been a judge on The X Factor in the UK since it launched in 2004, bar a very brief period during the fourth series where he was replaced by Brian Friedman.  He also previously filled in at Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent two years ago when Cowell fell ill with flu. Photo gallery - &amp;#039;The X Factor&amp;#039; USA judges at season two auditions:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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