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"Will Khloe Kardashian soon be yukking it up with Simon Cowell, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato on X-Factor?\r\nCould be! After Brit Steve Jones was fired as host following season one of FOX&amp;apos;s talent competition, the 28-year-old reality star&amp;apos;s name has been floated as a potential replacement -- and Lamar Odom&amp;apos;s wife is among the finalists, two sources confirm to Us Weekly.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s not official but she is definitely a strong contender for the hosting gig,&amp;quot; a show source says. &amp;quot;Simon liked her spunky personality!&amp;quot;\r\n(After several high-profile firings following season one, Cowell tapped Demi Lovato and Britney Spears to sit alongside him and L.A. Reid at the judges&amp;apos; table. The pre-taped audition rounds of the show premiere next Monday, Sept. 10, with hosted live shows airing later this season.)\r\n\r\nA source close to Kardashian seconds that she&amp;apos;s close to a deal. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s not 100 percent contractually done, but it&amp;apos;s looking good!&amp;quot;\r\nA rep for Fox had no comment.\r\nOn an X-Factor conference call Thursday, Cowell confirmed they&amp;apos;re close to picking their next emcee. &amp;quot;We&amp;apos;ve screen tested a lot of people....I think we&amp;apos;re going to make a decision in about the next seven days,&amp;quot; he said -- and hinted that his finale choice might not be a seasoned hosting veteran.  &amp;quot;My gut feeling is we&amp;#x2019;ll probably go with a boy and a girl who haven&amp;apos;t had any hosting experience, because I think that might make it more interesting.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nTell Us: Would Khloe make a good X-Factor host?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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