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    Simon Cowell to Make First TV Appearance on 'The X Factor Israel' After Bike Accident

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    The music mogul and TV producer is ready to return to work as he’s booked as a judge on the Israeli version of ‘The X Factor’, four months after his serious injuries.

    Dec 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Simon Cowell is back in action after spending months recovering from back surgery – he has signed on to judge the Israeli version of “The X Factor”.
    The music mogul, who pulled out of his TV talent shows in the U.K. and U.S. earlier this year after suffering severe injuries in an electric bike accident, will be one of the judges on the fourth season of “The X Factor” in Israel, which has just begun production.
    It will mark the first time Simon will judge a show he created outside the U.K. and U.S.
    “Over the years, The X Factor format discovered amazing talents from all over the world, I can’t wait to see what Israel have to offer (sic),” he says in a statement.

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    The previous judges on The X Factor Israel, which is hosted by supermodel Bar Refaeli, have included rapper Subliminal and singers Ivri Lider and Shiri Maimon.
    The TV star was injured in the life-threatening accident in August this year. He broke his back in three places – and came within about an inch of severing his spinal cord and facing possible paralysis – while test-riding his new high-powered e-bike with his young son.
    He rested at his Malibu, California home alongside girlfriend Lauren Silverman and the little boy during his recovery. He reportedly underwent daily physiotherapy sessions.
    He was forced to pull out of the most recent seasons of “America’s Got Talent” and “Britain’s Got Talent”. Kelly Clarkson later took over his “AGT” seat alongside Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, and Sofia Vergara.

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      'X Factor U.K.' Judge Regrets the Way She Criticizes Misha B but Denies 'Racist Bullying' Claims

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      Tulisa Contostavlos apologizes for calling out the former contestant publicly while insisting her comments about the singer were never ‘racially motivated.’
      Jun 17, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Tulisa Contostavlos has hit back following “The X Factor U.K.” contestant Misha B’s claims of bullying on the show, insisting her comments about the singer were never “racially motivated.”
      Misha B revealed in a recent Instagram Live video that the comments Tulisa and fellow judge Louis Walsh made to her on stage – with the former accusing her of being “feisty” and “mean” – had upset her so much that she considered ending her life. Misha was diagnosed with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) following her appearance on the 2011 series, the season Little Mix won, and her allegations have led to producers at the U.K. TV talent show launching an investigation.
      Tulisa addressed Misha’s claims in an Instagram video of her own in the early hours of Tuesday, June 16, 2020 and said that while she does regret “calling her out” so publicly about her alleged backstage behaviour, it was never an issue of race.
      “I’m not taking away from the fact of how Misha feels,” the 31-year-old singer said. “I accept that she is entitled to her opinion and I’m sorry if she feels that that situation was racially motivated. I can only speak for my side of the situation, which I can say it 100 per cent was not. One thing I regret is calling her out publicly the way that I did. If I was the person I am today, who’s more emotionally intelligent, who has more life experience, I would have handled it in a very different way. And that I am truly sorry for and I deeply regret.”
      Since Misha’s video, numerous people online have accused Tulisa of being racist – which she strenuously denied as the video continued.
      “But to say, and make claims, I’m not saying she is but I’ve seen people doing it online, that it was racially motivated is ludicrous. Let me explain to you what happened. There had been an accumulation of things, that Misha had done to other contestants and my contestants, backstage. She had made two of my acts cry, one of them being on the night that I made those comments… I called a lot of people out on that show, white, black, tall, short – it’s nothing to do with skin colour.”
      “I was protecting my acts, and if somebody does some nasty stuff, whether it be on that show or not, I’m gonna call them out on it. It’s nothing to do with race. I didn’t wake up and go, ‘I wanna cause some drama for Misha B cos of the colour of her skin.’ She did some things that I felt I needed to pull her up on. These things were real and they were happening. I was dealing with crying contestants backstage because of her actions. Now I’m sure she’s not the same person – this was 10 years ago – just as I’m not the same person to call her out in the way that I did. I was a very feisty 22-year-old. I didn’t think of emotional consequences, but I can 100 per cent tell you, race was not even in the equation. It had nothing to do with race. These accusations are ludicrous.”
      Tulisa then stopped the video and restarted it in another part of her house when she continued to explain how much she owes to black culture and added that she’s now doing her best to “educate” herself on the Black Lives Matter movement after seeking advice from her friends.
      Concluding her video, the former N-Dubz singer emphatically stated, “Please believe me when I tell you, I do not have a racist bone in my body.”

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      'The X Factor U.K.' Producers Investigate Racism Allegations Against Two Judges

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      Former contestant Misha B claims to have been changed by her experience on the competition show after Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh accused her of bullying other hopefuls.
      Jun 16, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The producers of British TV talent show “The X Factor” are investigating a former contestant’s bullying claims against two judges.
      Misha B has revealed she considered ending her life when Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh accused her of bullying other hopefuls on the show in 2011 – the series Little Mix won.
      Louis alleged that contestants in his category had come to him with complaints about her and suggested she was “overconfident,” while Tulisa considered Misha “feisty” and “mean,” and the musician recently spoke out about her treatment on the show, claiming the judges picked on her because she was black, and revealing her time on “The X Factor” left her with post-traumatic stress disorder.
      In an Instagram Live video, Misha said, “That experience, that trauma, had changed me as a person… I didn’t trust anyone. Everyone asks me, ‘Misha, where have you been? What’s been going on?’ I’ve been battling. I’ve been healing. I’ve been working on self. I started therapy in 2012. I’m still having therapy now.”

      Misha, who singled out judge Kelly Rowland for being there for her, also slammed Tulisa, claiming she “scripted” an exchange, in which she was described as “feisty” and “mean,” playing into the racist stereotype of the angry black woman.
      “X Factor” bosses have taken note of what Misha has said and they are looking into the matter.
      In a statement obtained by WENN, a spokesman says, “We are very concerned to hear Misha’s comments regarding her experience on ‘The X Factor’ in 2011. We are currently looking into this matter and are reaching out to Misha to discuss the important issues she has raised.”
      “The welfare of contestants is our priority and we are committed to diversity and equality.”

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