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" Simon Cowell has claimed that he is on good terms with former X Factor judge Cheryl Cole. Their relationship was said to be fractured after Cole was axed from Cowell&amp;#039;s X Factor USA last autumn. When asked whether the pair&amp;#039;s friendship is back on track, the Syco boss told Live magazine: &amp;quot;I think it is, yeah - we text occasionally. &amp;quot;I mean she&amp;#039;s not on the phone every night anymore, but she broke the ice when she sent me that funny birthday message. I thought it was hilarious. I loved her for it.&amp;quot; In October, Cole sent an aeroplane over his house trailing a banner that read, &amp;#039;Simon Cowell is 52 today. Ha ha ha. Love Cheryl&amp;#039;. However, referring to her X Factor dismissal by US network Fox, Cowell added: &amp;quot;I know when I&amp;#039;ve crossed the line a little bit. &amp;quot;I thought there was going to be a big reaction. I wasn&amp;#039;t prepared for what was coming next. I had to apologise for the way it was handled.&amp;quot; Despite persistent rumours suggesting the contrary, the &amp;#039;Promise This&amp;#039; singer has insisted that she will not return to the UK version of The X Factor, having quit the ITV talent show last year. &amp;amp;gt; Simon Cowell still wants Cheryl Cole on The X Factor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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