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"Hope you X Factor fans like Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid, because everybody else just up and left the show. So what happened?\nPinterestFacebookHOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 22: Host Steve Jones (L) and Top 3 finalist Melanie Amaro onstage at FOX&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;The X Factor&amp;#39; Live Finale Show on December 22, 2011 in Hollywood, California. THE X FACTOR Finale airs Wed., Dec. 21 and Thurs., Dec. 22 on FOX. (Photo by Ray Mickshaw/FOX via Getty Images)\nPHOTO: Getty ImagesAccording to reports, host Steve Jones wasn&amp;#39;t asked to return--and Nicole Scherzinger wanted off the show (I guess we could have seen this coming, right? She had tears in her eyes 90 percent of the time). Paula Abdul&amp;#39;s departure is the most mysterious--especially since she and Simon are so tight.\nPinterestFacebookLOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 19: (L-R) Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger attend &amp;#39;The X Factor&amp;#39; press conference at CBS Televison City on December 19, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)\nPHOTO: WireImageSo what happens now? I&amp;#39;m betting Simon goes back to his original panel pick--UK singer Cheryl Cole was supposed to be a judge on the show from the beginning.\nAnd then, I&amp;#39;m guessing, he&amp;#39;ll go straight to our original suggestions for new team members--Whitney Houston, anyone?\nBut level with me here--are you guys devastated or totally &amp;quot;eh&amp;quot; about this news? These days, we&amp;#39;ve got three huge music shows. I&amp;#39;m all about Idol--but my friends are all obsessed with The Voice. Which do you watch?\nMore on TV we love...\nOMG! The New Season of True Blood Looks Amazing!\nThe Best Moments Of The 2012 SAG Awards\nPrepare Yourself for More Kim Kardashian on Your TV Set. We Have the Deets on Her Drop Dead Diva Role.\nPhoto: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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