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'X Factor' Hopeful D'Angelo Wallace Arrested During Show

Emerald Catron — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:20:16 +0000

Poor Deangelo Wallace — first the judges walked out during his rendition of Chris Brown’s ‘With You,’ then he got arrested and put into a police car right on camera for taking off with his mic. Is the ‘X Factor’ just extra crazy this year? First that one guy dissed Demi Lovato so hard onstage, and [...]

Ke$ha, Britney Spears Exchange 'Honey Boo Boo' Tweets

Emerald Catron — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:35:58 +0000

Ke$ha offered Britney Spears some words of "support" before 'The X Factor' aired by calling her "Honey Boo Boo." While most might consider being compared to TLC's newest star a little bit of an insult, Britney considered it quite the compliment and responded in kind with a "special juice" reference. Clearly they're as addicted to the show as we are.

Demi Lovato Gets Totally Owned by Disgruntled 'X Factor' Candidate

Tom Blunt — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:25:52 +0000

A rejected ‘The X Factor’ aspirant got the last word against the judges this week. When Demi Lovato offered this middle-aged performer some condescending comments about his career prospects, she suddenly found one of her own weaknesses — her reliance upon auto-tune for smooth vocals — thrown right back in her face. Video of the man’s actual performance [...]

Astro Throws a Tantrum and Gets Booed On 'X Factor' [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:17:06 +0000

Rapper Astro may be one of the most talented contestants on ‘The X Factor,’ but the 15-year-old showed some real immaturity when he threw a tantrum after landing in the bottom two with Stacey Francis on last night’s elimination episode. As each of the judges chose who would be eliminated, Astro pouted and stood defiantly [...]

Phillip Lomax Covers a Rihanna Song in Front of Rihanna Herself on 'X Factor' [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:26:57 +0000

It couldn’t have been easy for any of the remaining ‘X Factor’ contestants as they sang their hearts out for a spot in the top 16 last night. But Phillip Lomax arguably had the toughest job of all when he was asked to sing Rihanna‘s song ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ in front of judge L.A. [...]

Simon Cowell Disses 'X Factor' Judges [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:06:19 +0000

Simon Cowell and his sharp tongue are back! On ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,’ Cowell offered unfailingly honest opinions of his fellow judges on ‘The X Factor,’ which is set to premiere tonight. Interestingly, Cowell’s most scathing (and funniest) comment had nothing to do with the famously loopy Paula Abdul. (Although he did compare [...]