X Factor: John and Edward are deluded, says Simon Cowell - 48 hours after saving them from boot
Nov 11 2009 X Factor judge Simon Cowell branded John and Edward "deluded" yesterday - just 48 hours after saving them from the axe. The pop mogul came under fire on Sunday for keeping them in the show despite declaring they were "vile". After Simon gave them the nod, they faced a public vote and came through ahead of Welsh student Lucie Jones, 17. ITV later received 3,000 complaints from viewers incensed at Cowell's double standards. But in a radio interview yesterday he said: "The twins are...

This X Factor Fanatic Is Obviously Displeased With Simon Cowell Then…
Earlier today we were outside ITV studios in London taking pictures of such celebrities as JLS and The Saturdays, when all of a sudden a van wheeled it's way in front of us brandishing the slogan: “The X Factor is turning into the Deadlock Factor farce Mr Coward! Singers need not apply…" Now we know that Simon Cowell's decision on Sunday night to let the public decide on Lucie Jones & Jedward's fate was a controversial one, and one which provoked a strong reaction from the general...

X-Factor's Lucie supports Jedward after losing out
An X-Factor contestant eliminated in the nail-biting race with Jedward has come out and said she thinks the widely panned twins’ act is good. Lucie Jones said: “It’s not called ‘The best singer in Britain’, it’s called The X-Factor and it’s the performance aspect as well as the voice. The twins have definitely got the voice, no matter what people say about them. They might get nervous, I don’t know, but they can sing – they’re not all...

X Factor: Jedward inundated with TV offers as Simon Cowell says he may take vote to deadlock AGAIN
John and Edward Grimes, seen here last night, have been flooded with TV offers despite the rumbling controversy over their continuing presence on the show

Thousands of fans complain, but did Simon Cowell fix the X Factor?: PHOTO
In the latest controversy to hit The X Factor , fans have been complaining in their thousands over Saturday night's show, which saw Lucie Jones sent home ahead of Jedward . Viewers have blasted Simon Cowell's decision to refer his vote back to the public, and ITV has received an astonishing 3000 complaints about the show. SEE MORE X Factor HERE Simon , who has previously described the twins as ‘vile', once joked he would leave the country if they won. But love them or hate...

X Factor: Did Simon Cowell want Cheryl Cole to oust Lucie Jones?
Reports have claimed that Simon Cowell wanted Cheryl Cole to vote to save John and Edward Grimes on Sunday night's X Factor. A source told The

X Factor: Simon Cowell Seduces Lucie Jones' Grandma And Jedward
X Factor Watch: Simon Cowell seduces Lucie Jones grandma, and makes

X Factor: I was wrong to keep John and Edward in the show, admits Simon Cowell
Nov 10 2009 By Rick Fulton Simon Cowell has admitted he was wrong to save Jedward from the boot. The X Factor supremo faced a furious backlash after he voted for the twins following their sing-off with Lucie Jones on Sunday's show. Yesterday, Cowell said he only backed Jedward because he thought they would get the boot in the public vote. Cowell said: "'I genuinely thought they'd be voted out." Publicist Max Clifford, who is Cowell's friend, told the Record: "He is thinking he maybe got it...

Team Minogue or Team Cowell?
Team Minogue or Team Cowell? Fuming Dannii Minogue is refusing to talk to Simon Cowell after his decision to let Lucie Jones get the chop from The X Factor. The singer has declared WAR on her fellow judge for dumping her act in favour of tone-deaf twins John and Edward Grimes. A pal said: "Dannii has declared war on Simon. She is so angry with him and hasn't spoken to him since the show. "Backstage on Sunday night it was very frosty and Simon just made things worse by smirking all the...

Lucie Jones and Jedward and the X Factor Row
Lucie Jones, Jedward and Simon Cowell are all in the UK Press this week as tensions mount over vote fixing that forced Lucie Jones out of the show in favour of the John and Edward twins with the amazing hair do’s. A record 16.6. Million people watched the show but a huge 3000 complained to ITV calling the decision to keep Jedward and dump Lucie as outrageous.

Dannii Minogue Is Furious With Simon Cowell…
On Sunday night Simon Cowell made the controversial decision of letting The X Factor vote go to deadlock, which resulted in Lucie Jones getting the boot from the show. Although three days have now passed since then and the public backlash has started to die down, there is one person that is still fuming and that's Lucie Jones' mentor Dannii Minogue. The X Factor judges haven't spoken since the show and Dannii is convinced that Simon is just keeping the twins in to help boost his own acts....

Ofcom won't investigate X Factor result
Watchdog receives 3,000 complaints Tuesday, 10 November 2009 Ofcom will not launch a probe into Lucie Jones ' exit from The X Factor on Sunday night. Viewers complained that judge Simon Cowell , 50, let the decision go to Deadlock following her sing-off with John and Edward Grimes .  He previously stated he would leave the country if the twins, 18, won the competition. Ofcom says it does not investigate the outcome of programmes. An ITV spokesman has played down the situation, saying:...

Cowell confirms Britney's X-Factor show
Britney Spears is preparing for a sensational return to Britain after Simon Cowell revealed she will perform on The X-Factor.

McDonalds here she comes!
After the most controversial X Factor results show in living MEMORY, we caught up with Lucie Jones, who got the sharp end of a John & Edward shaped stick.

Max Clifford: -Simon Cowell knows he got it wrong!'
Max Clifford has claimed that Simon Cowell is regretting his decision to send Lucie Jones home, on last week's X Factor show. The Daily Record

'Deluded' Jedward getting worse, says Cowell
X Factor judge Simon Cowell may have saved John and Edward, but today he blasted them as "deluded" and declared: "They're not aware how bad they are." Cowell gave his backing to the Grimes twins on Sunday's show - leading to Lucie Jones being given the boot - but today he said they were getting "progressively worse". Related articles

Jedward: X Factor twins John and Edward help ITV rake in advertising
The controversy surrounding Simon Cowell's decision to grant John and Edward Grimes a reprieve on X Factor has sent advertisers into a frenzy and is set to earn ITV hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Jedward: X Factor twins John and Edward help ITV rake in advertising
The controversy surrounding Simon Cowell's decision to grant John and Edward Grimes a reprieve on X Factor has sent advertisers into a frenzy and is set to earn ITV hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Cowell says hes public enemy No 1
London, Nov 10 - ANI: Music mogul Simon Cowell has claimed that he has become Public Enemy No 1 after he saved twins John and Edward from being axed from The X Factor show. Cowell, 50, had defended the controversial duo known as Jedward, and as a record 16.6million watched, Welsh singer Lucie Jones got the chop on November 8. A massive 3,000 people complained to ITV, with thousands of fans blasting the outrageous decision, and pledging to boycott the show, and a staggering 11,000 joined a...

Simon Cowell 'Wanted Cheryl To Vote Lucie Out'
Simon Cowell reportedly asked Cheryl Cole to vote against X Factor singer Lucie Jones at the weekend, so that twins Jedward would remain in the contest. According to the Mirror, pop mogul Cowell hoped Chezza would do his dirty work by voting Jones off the ITV1 show, so that he wouldn't lose face by sending her home. "It seems Simon may have tried to get Cheryl to vote for the twins so he could save Lucie and then it could have gone to deadlock without him, or the show, losing any credibility."...

Today's big issue: X Factor: PHOTO
ITV may be investigated by broadcasting regulator Ofcom after Simon Cowell's shock vote to save Irish twins John and Edward Grimes on Sunday night has led to the show being dubbed 'Fix Factor '. Cowell, who previously told the press that if Jedward won he would leave the country, voted to save the twins, sending the vote to deadlock - and leading to Welsh songstress Lucie Jones being voted off after receiving the lowest number of public votes. ITV has received over 3,000 complaints about the...

John and Edward X Factor -fix' claims investigated: PHOTO
Numerous complaints about The X Factor have been received by Ofcom after John and Edward survived the show on Sunday and will be investigated, the broadcasting regulator has confirmed. The terrible twins won thanks to the public vote after judge Simon Cowell’s shock decision to give his backing to Jedward over Lucie Jones, leaving the panel in deadlock - and placing the result in the hands of those who had phoned up. An Ofcom spokesperson has apparently confirmed that they’ve...

Twins 'guilty' over Lucie exit
John and Edward Grimes have been racked with guilt after knocking Lucie Jones out of The X Factor, she has revealed.

X Factor: John and Edward Grimes 'racked with guilt' over Lucie Jones: PHOTO
Twins John and Edward Grimes have been racked with guilt after knocking Lucie Jones out of The X Factor, she has disclosed.

Watchdog to probe X Factor voting complaints
Broadcasting regulator Ofcom was today investigating complaints following Simon Cowell's decision to let the public decide who was to be voted off the latest episode of The X Factor. Welsh teenager Lucie Jones was kicked off the talent show after the public chose twins John and Edward Grimes to go through to the next round. Related articles