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PHOTO Britney Spears arrives for first X Factor auditions looking damn sexy

Brand new X Factor judge Britney Spears showed up for her first day of work as the show taped its first round of auditions in Austin, Texas earlier today. The pop star wore a tight little pink dress with a shear midriff that could prove to be quite the distraction for all the aspiring heterosexual males and lesbians trying out for the show! Keep reading to see her arrival as well as that of her fellow judges Demi Lovato, LA Reid and the honorable Simon Cowell!

UPDATE – See a photo of the judges sitting at the table from inside the auditions and find out who’s sitting where this season!

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Report: Britney Spears wants $20M to judge on X Factor

My mama taught me you should never judge, unless you can get a desperate sweater chested Simon Cowell to pay you $20 million to! Ah yes, the speculation that Brit-Brit will be slurping down Venti Mocha Frappachinos while giving her professional opinion on young singers for the American version of X Factor continue to swirl. Get the latest and find out Britney’s other option that would have her going all Celine Dion!

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Cheryl Cole back as US X Factor judge? Reportedly invited to return

The ongoing across-the-pond game of human ping pong continues as singer Cheryl Cole has reportedly been asked to return as a judge on the US X Factor just a week after the shocking announcement she had booted from the panel. Keep reading to find out who it was that supposedly got Fox to change their mind!

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2011 UK X Factor judges officially announced

After Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole’s departure from the UK X Factor‘s judging panel at the conclusion of last season there has been a whirlwind of rumored replacements that has included such names as Frankie Sandford, Alesha Dixon and Danni Minogue – all of which have since announced that other obligations prevented them from signing on. Today ITV made an official announcement via press release ending speculation once and for all! The 2011 UK X Factor judging panel will consist of Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, Louis Walsh and Kelly Rowland. Keep reading for the full press release and photos of the new judging panel!