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Nicole Scherzinger, Paula Abdul Leave ‘X Factor’: Mariah Carey to Be New Judge?

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After weeks of gossip that ‘X Factor’ judge Nicole Scherzinger was leaving the show, sources are confirming that not only is Nicole quitting to work on her perpetually delayed album, but fellow judge Paula Abdul and host Steve Jones have been fired, too! No sooner did news of the show’s major overhaul hit the web, that speculation over who will serve as Nicole and Paula’s replacements for Season 2 began to run rampant.

One star who very well may join the cast of Simon Cowell’s reality competition is Mariah Carey. Many insiders are betting that the diva is Simon’s top choice for the show, since he wanted MiMi for the premiere season. At that time, while Mariah was “enthusiastic” about the opportunity, Simon revealed she was too busy tending to her newborn twins to take time for the gig.

While the diva herself has yet to respond to the speculation about her ‘X Factor’ future, Mimi’s husband Nick Cannon decided to speak on the topic during his radio show ‘Rollin’ With Nick Cannon’ last week.

“Like Nicole Scherzinger, my wife is not a fan of judging people. Nicole actually did say that she is used to performing, and the judging thing is not really natural for her,” he explained. Nick continued, reminding us that his wife is one of the biggest recording superstar ever, “I really think that a lot of entertainers feel that way and I think these shows are really good shows, but when you get someone of status, or just big-time, career-wise, to do these shows, I personally think it’s a step down.”

“Why would would my wife want to be on a show like that?” Cannon asked. “For somebody who has a legendary career, I don’t know why they would do that.” So, it looks like Nick certainly has his opinions about his wife sitting on the ‘X Factor’ judges panel, but Mariah doesn’t really seem like the kind of gal to let a man speak for her! We guess we’ll have to wait and see if the rumors will become reality.

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