Reunited and it smells so bad! Paula Abdul is rejoining frenemy Simon Cowell on the talent show circuit. The ditzy ’80s pop star behind hits like “Straight Up” And “Rush Rush” will appear alongside Cowell, music mogul Antonio “LA” Reid, and British pop tart Cheryl Cole at the judges’ table when The X Factor America debuts on FOX in September.

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Simon Cowell recently shot down rumors that Mariah Carey would be joining his upcoming TV talent show, The X Factor, but after some prodding from a persistent radio show host Mr. Nasty has confirmed that the pregnant-and-ready-to-pop singer will have some type of role on the singing series when it begins airing on FOX in September.

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Simon Cowell is lining up former Sony record executive Tommy Mottola — a man once courted to replace him on American Idoll — as a judge on the US version of The X Factor as PEOPLE Magazine cites sources who say ditzy pop tart-turned-fashion mogul Jessica Simpson is also up for a gig on the panel.

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The Meanest Man Across the Pond is a big inspiration for baby names on this side of the Atlantic.

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American Idol’s Simon Cowell will return to the judge’s chair on The X Factor on FOX this fall — and in a move unprecedented for a television talent show, the winner of X-Factor will take home a recording contract worth $5 million.

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