
As with many a pop icon with extra time on their hands, Janet Jackson is rumoured to be taking a desk job on the US version of X Factor. Asked on a chatshow whether she might be interested in the plum job, Janet gave a weak denial which hinted that she had been already been in talks with the show bosses. 'I'm not a judge on the X Factor, and that's all I'm allowed to say,' she quipped. That's a yes then.
US X Factor hasn't been the straightforward cash-cow Simon Cowell might have envisaged. Cheryl Cole was fired after only a couple of episodes and now both Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul have been given the heave-ho after ratings failed to hit the high notes.