'X-Factor' shake-up

The judgment was harsh this week for <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ENTTV00000981" title="The X Factor (tv program)" href="/topic/entertainment/television/the-x-factor-%28tv-program%29-ENTTV00000981.topic">"The X-Factor"</a> judges. <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB000004" title="Paula Abdul" href="/topic/entertainment/music/paula-abdul-PECLB000004.topic">Paula Abdul</a> and Nicole Scherzinger <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/01/paula-abdul-simon-cowell-x-factor-shakeup.html" target="blank">received pink slips this week</a>, along with host <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB000013017" title="Steve Jones" href="/topic/entertainment/steve-jones-PECLB000013017.topic">Steve Jones</a>. The show shake-up leaves <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB001160" title="Simon Cowell" href="/topic/entertainment/television/simon-cowell-PECLB001160.topic">Simon Cowell</a> and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB0000000802" title="L.A. Reid" href="/topic/entertainment/espionage-intelligence/l.a.-reid-PECLB0000000802.topic">L.A. Reid</a> on the judges panel until they find replacements and clears the way for a major makeover for next season.<br>
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The judgment was harsh this week for "The X-Factor" judges. Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger received pink slips this week, along with host Steve Jones. The show shake-up leaves Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid on the judges panel until they find replacements and clears the way for a major makeover for next season.

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