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"David Hasselhoff is in line to replace Piers Morgan as a judge on Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent, it has been reported. The former Baywatch actor left the equivalent position on America&amp;#039;s Got Talent earlier this year - although it was alleged that Hasselhoff was dropped due to his well-publicised battle with alcohol. Simon Cowell is now believed to have offered the 58-year-old a \u00A3500,000 deal to judge the next series of the ITV talent contest in place of Morgan, who has stepped down to concentrate on his new CNN anchor role. A source told The Sun: &amp;quot;David was delighted to receive the call as he really enjoyed his time on America&amp;#039;s Got Talent. He is popular in the UK and loves the country, so for him it is a dream opportunity. &amp;quot;You might say it&amp;#039;s ironic Simon asked David to replace him after he was dropped in America. But they are great pals and David is really looking forward to the auditions.&amp;quot;  A show spokesperson confirmed that they were in negotiations with Hasselhoff but denied that a deal was already done. They said: &amp;quot;We are talking to David Hasselhoff. Nothing has been finalised.&amp;quot; Other stars rumoured to be in the running for a place on the judging panel include Patsy Kensit, David Walliams and Paul O&amp;#039;Grady. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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