‘X Factor’ news.

Sources say that Cheryl Cole has not only been ousted as a judge from the American version of ‘X Factor’, but has also lost her job on the British version as well.

Cole reportedly as refused to take any calls or have meetings with the producers of the show. “Cheryl will not be returning to the British ‘X Factor,’” a source said. “She hasn’t returned phone calls. And you can’t exactly negotiate with someone who won’t even speak to you.”

Kelly Rowland from the former band, Destiny’s Child, has been named the replacement for Cole on the British version of the show as well as Tulisa Contostavlos, the hip hop singer from N-Dubz.

Just last week Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls will no longer co-host the show, instead taking Cole’s spot on the judges panel of the U.S. version of ‘X Factor’.

Sources say Cole had gained some weight after battling malaria last year and was asked to lose “as much as two stones” (or 28 pounds) before appearing in front of American audiences. There had been rumors that she was told to get rid of boyfriend, Derek Hough of ‘Dancing With the Stars’, to improve her image.

‘DWTS’ pro Kym Johnson hospitalized after nasty fall.

During rehearsals for next week’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’, professional dancer Kym Johnson and her front runner partner, Hines Ward, took a nasty tumble and was rushed to the hospital. The injury that Johnson suffered is an undisclosed injury.

Sources say the duo was in the rehearsal studio and that the fall was bad enough that Johnson was rushed to the hospital on a stretcher and was wearing an oxygen mask.
A rep for Johnson says that “she’s doing OK” and that she was sent to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

The show is down to the top four stars and are heading into the semi-finals. The Pittsburgh Steeler has impressed the judges and has been at the top of the leaderboard for several weeks.

Karina Smirnoff to appear in Playboy?

‘Dancing with the Star’s’ professional dancer Karina Smirnoff will reportedly pose nude for Playboy. Smirnoff will be the first ‘DWTS’ professional to appear in the buff. However, several of the contestants (Lisa Rinna, Brooke Burke, Pamela Anderson, etc) have appeared that way before they appeared on the show.
“The show has a very odd relationship with Playboy,” a ‘DWTS’ insider said. “It’s not something they like to admit or comment on, but sexy girls have long provided the show with a huge male demographic, helping to make it one of the most watched shows on TV.”

There have been no comments made about the rumors by ABC, ‘DWTS’ or by Smirnoff. When she was asked about it backstage on Monday she said, “I don’t think it’s fair to this experience to talk about it. I’m enjoying it way too much to take attention away [from it].”

Possible new romance with ‘DWTS’ Mark Ballas and ‘Idol’ Pia Toscano.

Pia Toscano, who was just voted off ‘American Idol’ and ‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro dancer Mark Ballas have been spotted on a dinner date in Los Angeles on Friday. The source says the duo were at Gulfstream restaurant.

According to sources, ‘DWTS’ contestant Chris Jericho helped the duo meet for a date. Jericho and Toscano had a mutual friend where Jericho was able to exchange phone numbers through.

Reportedly, the duo had ‘a great first date’ and plan to do it again.

Carrie Ann Inaba is engaged.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, agreed to sub for Kelly Ripa on today’s ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ show. Little did she know she was in for a big surprise. Inaba’s boyfriend of two years, Jesse Sloan, showed up with a 2.5 carat diamond ring and popped the question while on the air.

Inaba, 43, denied reports to the audience that she was engaged, but by the end of the show, she was, in fact, engaged. In the last minutes of the show, the lighting crew dimmed the lights and violinists ushered Sloan in. He told Inaba she was beautiful and his inspiration and said, “Will you marry me?”

Inaba’s response was, “Yes! I will marry you!”.

Chris Brown not exactly welcome by ‘DWTS’ cast.

Singer Chris Brown performed in the ballroom of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ last night. To the viewers, the performance went off without a hitch. There was none of the booing that was feared by ‘DWTS’. However, backstage things were less than perfect.

A ‘DWTS’ insider said, “No one wanted anything to do with him. Most of the cast think it’s disgraceful that ABC invited him on in the first place, but after he smashed a window backstage at ‘Good Morning America,’ almost everyone participating in the competition thought he should have been canceled.”

Even the host of the show, Tom Bergeron, who is really friendly, told Ryan Seacrest, “I did say to the producers that it might be to their advantage to not have me interview him, because my natural tendency would be to say something”. Bergeron was afraid if he had to do an interview with the singer, there would certainly be trouble.

According to sources, Kirstie Alley “wanted to spend as little time as possible around him. It was hard enough for her to be in the same building as him.”

“As a victim of domestic violence, I don’t agree with him coming on the show, but it’s out of my control”, professional Cheryl Burke said.

Wendy Williams has made no secret of her dislike for Brown ever since he attacked Rihanna in 2009. Williams went on her talk show after the ‘Good Morning America’ blowup by Brown and said she was “disgusted with this little boy”.

According to an insider, the cast is usually excited to meet the big stars that make appearances on ‘DWTS’, but “with Chris, no one wanted to be around when he rehearsed.”

Chris Brown to perform on ‘DWTS’.

Reportedly, singer Chris Brown is set to perform on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on Tuesday night. Insiders are a bit worried that the singer may get booed by the audience by the audience.

“It’s a family friendly show that wants to keep its tone upbeat and happy,” a show said. “The last thing they want to happen is for Chris to not get a very warm welcome and ruin the whole atmosphere for the entire evening.”

“I did say to the producers that it might be to their advantage to not have me interview him, because my natural tendency would be to say something,” show host Tom Bergeron told Ryan Seacrest. According to sources, there will not be an interview, only a performance.

“We are prepared to cut right to commercial after Chris performs,” an insider told sources. “If anyone boos you wont get to hear it on TV. The only thing that we are worried about is if the audience doesn’t react well before the performance. The sound guy will do his best to pump up the music and drown out the sound from the crowd.”

Jennifer Beals turns down DWTS invitation.

Actress Jennifer Beals, the star of the movie “Flashdance”, has turned down the popular reality show Dancing with the Stars.

According to sources, Beals has said, “I am not a dancer. They asked me and I said no. You could back up a truck to my door filled with cash and I wouldn’t do it”.

Beals and friend Marlee Matlin visited the Dancing with the Stars ballroom several years ago and says it was an intimidating atmosphere and reportedly said, “the sound of the audience is so loud and the energy in there is so intense. I wanted to start crying just in feeling for her. I joked with Marlee and said, ‘You don’t know how lucky you are you can’t hear this’”, the actress added, “The noise level is so intense and people’s excitement level is so intense. I could never. I’m not that kind of a performer”.

Derek Hough with DWTS will take the season off.

Professional dancer, Derek Hough is taking Season 12 off from Dancing with the Stars, his reps have confirmed, so that he can film a movie. Hough has won the mirrorball three times.

“We wish Derek the best as he takes time off from Dancing with the Stars to pursue his film career,” Conrad Green, the TV show’s executive producer, said in a statement, “and look forward to having him return to the show in the fall.”

Hough will star in Cobu 3D which will begin filming in the Spring. Hough will play a street dancer from New Orleans, when he moves to New York he falls in love with an Asian drummer which is a member of a rival group.

Hough began with Dancing with the Stars when it was in its 5th season. “I will be making it back to Dancing with the Stars in the fall,” he said. “I’m just taking a little break and taking this chance to grow and expand a little bit as an artist.”

Cheryl Burke was abused as a child and as a young adult

Cheryl Burke who is one of the professionals on Dancing with the Stars, is not ashamed of what she has been through in her life. The two time champion of DWTS told sources that she was molested as a child and, in her younger years, was in two physically abusive relationships.

Burke is set to release her new book Dancing Lessons, which was co-authored by PEOPLE senior writer Monica Rizzo, and will be a detail of her life story.

“I’m telling my story,” said Burke. “They’re not secrets. There’s no shame.”

According to the source Burke was assaulted beginning at age 5. The mailman, who she trusted, would pick her up from school at times and do odd jobs around her home. Burke revealed that she testified against the man and help send him to jail for 20 years. She went on to say, “if I can help just one person, for me that’s all that matters.”

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